Re: [ATM] Quandry over steel washer tool

["Mark" <MarkSKowalski@comcast.net>]

Thanks all!  I just finished torching the epoxy'ed washers off the stone.
I'll epoxy some tiles on the stone tomorrow after sanding the surface
a little bit.

Cheers,
Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Eason [mailto:atmpob@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:46 PM
To: Mark; atm@atmlist.net
Subject: Re: [ATM] Quandry over steel washer tool

You should start with something like a pipe flange to do the hogging.  That
is what I did on my 16 F5 plate.
Then after you get the curve pour a stone tool and add the washers.  I used
US nickels.  They are cheaper than washers.

http://home.comcast.net/~doeason/grinding_tools.jpg

Dale Eason

--- Mark <MarkSKowalski@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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