I think I’m in a spot that a lot of people are. I bought the 1500 grit stones and an extra set of blank glass platens. I also have the 4/2 and 1/0.5 emulsion strop pack.
I’m currently using 6,3, and 1 micron films; I went 3 to 1 instead of 3 to 1.5 because I’ve never had a problem with that progression when using 3m diamond films before and started with the 6 micron film because it’s the film used after the 1500 grit diamonds in the Pro Pack III kit.
However, I’m starting to wonder if it wouldn’t make more sense to switch to 9, 6, and 3 micron films since 3 micron films already give a nice polish. I figure that the strops could improve the finish and sharpness to a level I’d probably find indistinguishable from the 6,3,1 progression. Also, I would think that the 9 micron film might do a better job at cleaning up any errant scratches from a coarser grit that for some reason I might have missed. If a 2:1 micron ratio is a conservative progression to use, the 9 micron film should even be able to efficiently work scratches from the 600 grit stone; they aren’t the exact same kind of abrasive though so who knows.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Am I overthinking this?