RE: [meteorite-list] Flat Laps

2005-12-23 Thread Bill Mason III
Dear Meteorite friends, I have been using flat laps for making telescope optics for over 50 years. So I will share some hard earned knowledge. May things have changed in the last 10 years that will make your life simpler? I used to use cast iron laps from 12 to 36 diameter. Each very

Re: [meteorite-list] Flat Laps

2005-12-22 Thread dfreeman
More of an issue of the flat lap brand is the making sure you do not cross contaminate the grit sizes. I had one here in Wyoming and kept getting dirt blown in on the finer grits because I had the flat lap out of doors. They can be messy so get a garage. I sold my like new 24 for $25 so I