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Re: [ATM] Pitch hardness

To: Paul Bradley <paul@paul-bradley.com>, ATM Mailing List <atm@atmlist.net>
Subject: Re: [ATM] Pitch hardness
From: Mark Holm <mdholm@telerama.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:15:41 -0400
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Paul Bradley wrote:
> I have some gugolz 74, but have just measured the temperature in my garage
> where I'll be polishing and it's about low 50s fahrenheit.

Hi Paul,

If you are polishing a diamond mirror, your pitch may be about the right
hardness.  For anything softer, you definitely need softer pitch.  I
used Gugolz 64 in a heated basement at ~65 degrees F and found it too hard.

See also  http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Shrader/Acculap/acculap.html

Mark Holm
mdholm@telerama.com

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