O.K. Thanks!

James

Welcome from Canada!

 

James

I was looking for a few pieces. Anyway, I decided to take a chance and ordered
a small amount to see what I get. Hopefully there are a few good pieces that I
can use.

James

I have had a closer look at the white quartz at the place I get my rocks from and
think I will wait. In the picture most of it looks more like foggy clear quartz.

I wanted solid white. I know it's just a picture and not a true representation of
what you get but still leery enough to think about it some more.

James

Thanks Everyone!

I think I will give it a try.

James

Or maybe Milky Quartz as it's not all pure white.

Is it just regular quartz that is white?

Anyone cab with it?

Thanks,

James

Maybe she's looking for a Goldilocks pendant.

Not to thin, not to thick, not to shinny. Just right. 

James

Thanks!

Will check out Kingsley.

Yes, the soft resin mesh discs.

BTW, Found these on Amazon while searching for sponge pads:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_seeall_17?srs=8542904011&rh=i%3Aspecialty-aps%2Ck%3Alapidary%2Ci%3Atools&keywords=lapidary&ie=UTF8&qid=1460299365

By Yihao, but probably Hans discs. Looks like free shipping to the US from China. Would
take a while to get them probably. Some as cheap as $10.26 US. Not an endorsement as
I never dealt with these people, so buyer beware.

James

Sorry, can't answer the slab question but it's not only you that
is having problems with the search function. No matter what I search
for I get 38 pages of results and most of those don't even have the
words I was searching for.

I think the moderators are aware of the problem.

James

17.1oz with the metal disc attached would be less that a pound for just the plastic.

I have the Kent thin metal discs and they are fine just placed on a plastic backing plate
with the bolt holding them in place. They seem to be good. The lower grit ones
are probably not as good as the Ameritool ones but the finer grits are fine.
And for $18.00 CAD (about $13.00 US) from a place in Montreal, they are a good deal.

I read somewhere (I know, I am bad for reading things and then forgetting where I
read it) that with feathering glue you can soak them in water and the glue will soften
up and you can pull off the old mesh discs when they need to be replaced.
Hopefully someone here can confirm that. Carol would know but I have not seen her
post in a long time.

I avoid the PSA stuff as that sticks like crazy. Put a PSA sponge disc on slightly off
center and it tore trying to get it off.

Anyway, all I need them (backing plates) for is the mesh discs (if I find I have to glue
them) which obviously weigh less that the metal disc. So I think they would be fine.

Where do people get there master laps (backing plates)?

The only ones I can find on Amazon are aluminum by Hans and are shipped from
China. Shipping to Canada is nuts (more that the cost of the disc).

I can get them from JS Gems where I got the Ameritool. He has the sponge pads
as well. But the shipping from California to Canada is expensive as well.

Where do you people get your backing plates?

James

O.K. came across one problem.

With the mesh disc not being glued down, if you put a
lot of pressure on it you can have buckling of the disc.
The disc folds up on you and will also stall the motor.

Will try using feathering glue in just a few places around
the disc to see how that works. Hopefully it will stop
the buckling and have the added benefit of, hopefully,
making it easier to remove when it needs replacing.

Will let you know the outcome.

James

Thanks!

Didn't think of adding washers if need be.

Still looking into the weight of the master lap. Did find
that the extra weight cuts down on vibration at higher
speeds but need to find that info I saw on the weight
limitation.

James

O.K. Need some assistance on the specs of an 8" , 1/2" arbor,
backing plate (Master lap).

The ones I got with the Ameritool are 9.52mm thick.

Would it make a difference if the thickness was only
6 to 7mm thick?

I am asking because I an not sure if the bolt would
screw in far enough for the thickness.

Also, the thinner backing plates are made of aluminum
and supposedly weigh 1.6lbs.

I read somewhere that we have to watch the weight
of a plate on the Ameritool, but can't find the info again.
Something about to much weight not being good for it.

Can someone tell me the weight of the regular plastic
ones that came with the Ameritool?

Thanks,

James

Welcome from Canada!

 

James

Yeah, maybe Snow Goose is better with the color.

Think I will just leave it as is. Was thinking about smoothing it out
but that's risky as I can't tell how far down the pattern goes. Could be
1/2" or maybe 1/16th". Could ruin it.

James