Re: [ATM] Quandry over steel washer tool

[Jarvis Krumbein <jkoptic@juno.com>]

Go with the tile.  It's proven and reliable as well as being predictable.

Jarvis Krumbein
 
On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:15:54 -0800 "Mark" <MarkSKowalski@comcast.net>
writes:
> Started today, a 12" plate blank using a stone tool topped with 
> steel
> washers.
>  
> Unfortunately, when I made the tool, I didn't realise that the 
> washers had a
> bit of variation in thickness.  If
> I had, I would have put them on the blank and poured the stone over 
> them.
> But, as it was, I made the
> stone "blank", then epoxyed the washers to its top.
>  
> So now, after 6 hours of hogging with #80, only about 1/3 of the 
> washers are
> showing contact and
> the blank is not deepening very fast.  Have about 10% of the sag 
> after the 6
> hours and the wear
> is not well centered.
>  
> Should I gut it out and continue?  Should I trash the tool and start 
> a new
> one?  I have no more washers but
> I do have 1x1 tile...but I've heard that tile is not the best thing 
> to start
> a flat blank with.  I do have another
> 38 pounds or so of Hydrostone :-)
>  
> Any help is appreciated!
>  
> Mark
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