Re: ATM Grit for roughing out

[spooner@page.az.net (Michael Spooner)]

Sorry for double posting, but lost some in the first one.???

> > using.  Is there any problem with using grit drastically larger
> > than 80?
> >
> > Craig
> 
> Well...all I have is a true story. I once chucked a 6" blank in my
> lathe and rough ground with a carbide bit.
> I stopped grinding (tool on top) with 80 grit when I thought the
> fractures in the center would be covered by the diagonal.
> I think I removed more glass during smoothing than if I had ground the
> curve with 80 to begin with.
> 
> Geez, am I supposed to admit all this stupid stuff on the Internet?
> 
> Mike