Re: Kilian's Mirror: Polishing../by machine.

Bill Marriott (btk@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 28 Mar 1995 21:08:51 -0800

You wrote:

>
>> Yeah boooorrrriiinnngggg. Thats why I gave up glass pushing some
years ago >> until a friend gave me some junked parts of a grinding machine which
>> I put together. I built the drive for the parts and got the thing
working. >> Now its fun again , you get it going and just check it every 15 to 29
min. >> Just watch TV between wets. I even use a medical IV bottle to make
the >> wets last longer. Just a slow drip to keep it wet.
>> I think it is worth while for any serious ATM to build a grinding
>> machine.
>> Bob Pfaff
>
>It is amazing how much and thurough of a polish you will put on glass
>when the machine is doing the work! Like the old fable about the boy
>who wanted to polish an axe head.-Rik
>
>
Especially for the over 40 crowd, add a recirculating slurry, pneumatic down pressure, and you're all set. Save up your energy for hand figuring. Bill Marriott Forest Knolls, Ca. btk@ix.netcom.com