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Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: owner-atm@shore.net [mailto:owner-atm@shore.net] On Behalf Of Bob Mazzullo Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:02 PM To: atm-digest@shore.net Subject: ATM re: a question of "smoothness"
Hello Jerry <wa4guu@verizon.net> (and everyone)....
In a message to Vladimir, you mention that you have your techniques for getting the surface smooth.
Bob Mazzullo
I will elaborate later (I am supposed to be working right now). The major things are stroking as slow as possible and use a full size "normal" lap if at all possible. Small tools and graduated facets always increase roughness for me. If you need that small or unusual lap to force the shape in the glass interleave the work with a little smoothing on the large lap. You can feel when the lap is working well and when it isn't. Sometinmes it is knowing when you should stop work and trim and/or press the lap. You can feel both of those and they will have effect on how slow you can stroke. Slow stroke can be very slow. One forward and back can take 10 to 15 seconds.
More later....
Jerry
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