ivor and olive lewis on mon 18 jul 11
Dear Derek Kasper,
Look for Lapidary Journal on you local newsagents display. You will find
several suppliers.
Gem cutters have an infinite range of diamond products ranging from one
caret industrial stones for dressing Silicon Carbide grinding wheels to
loose powder as fine as 1/100,000 for brilliant polishing. Wheels, Laps,
Bands, Burrs, Saws.
You will be spoiled for choice.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
Robert Briscoe on mon 18 jul 11
Hi I have been using a drum sander mounted on the wall for years with great
success. It is a hub like a garden tractor front wheel hub. Mounted aroun=
d
this is a perforated rubber material that you put a silicon carbide belt
over it for grinding and or polishing pot bottoms. When the motor is turne=
d
on the rubber expands to hold the belt in place. Creative industries sells
these or used to with a motor etc. You can put one together with a used
dryer motor, an arbor ( hardware store item) that attaches to the motor
shaft and connects to this hub assembly for a superior grinder/polisher. I=
t
is soft so it won't bang on your pots like a hard wheel grinder. I bought
the hub and the belts at "dad's rock shop They sell various sizes. I use
the 8" x 3" hub and I get a couple of different grit sizes on the belts.
These are much less expensive at this place, that I have found. Check it
out. I won't speak for them any more than, they have them, and the two
orders I placed with them were well handled and I was satisfied with their
product and service. The hub and belts are found here.
"http://www.dadsrockshop.com/sc_products.html. Bob Briscoe
Derek Kasper on tue 19 jul 11
Thanks for the advice Ivor. As you say, there are a kazillion sources of
diamond products. I just wasn't able to find a source for my specific
desire. Thanks to Bill Schran I have managed to find and order a setup
perfect for my needs. Anybody that is interested can contact me for more
information. When it arrives in a couple of weeks I could give an update o=
n
whether this is the answer to my dreams---or not!
Derek Kasper
-----Original Message-----
From: ivor and olive lewis [mailto:iandol@WESTNET.COM.AU]
Sent: July-17-11 11:08 PM
Subject: diamond lapping discs/plates
Dear Derek Kasper,
Look for Lapidary Journal on you local newsagents display. You will find
several suppliers.
Gem cutters have an infinite range of diamond products ranging from one
caret industrial stones for dressing Silicon Carbide grinding wheels to
loose powder as fine as 1/100,000 for brilliant polishing. Wheels, Laps,
Bands, Burrs, Saws.
You will be spoiled for choice.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
Lee on wed 20 jul 11
I really like my diamond hand blocks. The first ones I experienced
were the ones Craig Edwards got in Cold Spring at the Granite works.
I was trying to adjust the size of a bsiqued lid on the bench grinder
at NCC and wasn't having much luck. Kept cutting divots out of the
lid. I brought it home and used the diamond blocks on it and made a
perfect fit, smoothing out the divots I made with the grinder.
Check them out here:
http://www.toolocity.com/setofdiamondhandpolishingpads-8pcs.aspx
I find 400, 200 and 50 the most useful.
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that is, =3D
"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Craig Edwards on wed 20 jul 11
Yeah, people that finish granite for a living have all sorts of ways to
polish up your pots. The prices are usually good also.
--=3D20
Make Good Pots
~Craig
New London MN
http://woodfiredpottery.blogspot.com/
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Lee wrote:
> I really like my diamond hand blocks. The first ones I experienced
> were the ones Craig Edwards got in Cold Spring at the Granite works.
>
> I was trying to adjust the size of a bsiqued lid on the bench grinder
> at NCC and wasn't having much luck. Kept cutting divots out of the
> lid. I brought it home and used the diamond blocks on it and made a
> perfect fit, smoothing out the divots I made with the grinder.
>
> Check them out here:
> http://www.toolocity.com/setofdiamondhandpolishingpads-8pcs.aspx
>
> I find 400, 200 and 50 the most useful.
> --
> Lee Love in Minneapolis
> http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
>
> "Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97t=
hat is, =3D
"The
> land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
> within itself." -- John O'Donohue
>
Derek Kasper on thu 21 jul 11
Thanks Lee. These were next on my shopping list, so it's nice to know =3D
where
to look.
Derek
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee [mailto:cwiddershins@GMAIL.COM]=3D20
Sent: July-19-11 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: Diamond lapping discs/plates
I really like my diamond hand blocks. The first ones I experienced
were the ones Craig Edwards got in Cold Spring at the Granite works.
I was trying to adjust the size of a bsiqued lid on the bench grinder
at NCC and wasn't having much luck. Kept cutting divots out of the
lid. I brought it home and used the diamond blocks on it and made a
perfect fit, smoothing out the divots I made with the grinder.
Check them out here:
http://www.toolocity.com/setofdiamondhandpolishingpads-8pcs.aspx
I find 400, 200 and 50 the most useful.
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that =3D
is, "The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Lee on thu 21 jul 11
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Derek Kasper wrote:
>
> Thanks Lee. =3DA0These were next on my shopping list, so it's nice to kno=
w =3D
where
> to look.
They are $10.50 each, but shipping is the same for one or four, so I
ordered four.
Above 400 (800 for example) the blocks are not useful on ceramic
because the diamond is in little epoxy hemispheres instead of flat
circles.
> Check them out here:
> http://www.toolocity.com/setofdiamondhandpolishingpads-8pcs.aspx
>
> I find 400, 200 and 50 the most useful.
--
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that is, =3D
"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
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