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Grinder vs. Diamond Belt
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 9:44 pm
by Paul Tarlow
Will a 70 grit diamond belt will "eat" glass significantly faster than a typical Glastar-type grinder?
I grind lots of small pieces to shape and I'm looking to speed things up.
Thanks,
Paul
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 9:49 pm
by Brock
Oh yeah! Brock
Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 10:12 am
by Jackie Beckman
How small are your pieces Paul? A new 70 grit belt on your wet belt sander will eat more than glass if you're not careful - - watch your fingers if the pieces are really small.
Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 10:22 am
by Paul Tarlow
Jackie Beckman wrote:How small are your pieces Paul? A new 70 grit belt on your wet belt sander will eat more than glass if you're not careful - - watch your fingers if the pieces are really small.
Cabochon sized. We make LOTS of them.
Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 10:27 am
by Jackie Beckman
Well, I'm not nearly as proficient with my wbs as Brock, not by a long shot, but grinding little-bitty pieces like that on the wbs seems like a scary proposition to me. Watch your pinkies.
Re: Grinder vs. Diamond Belt
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 7:19 am
by Brian and Jenny Blanthorn
Paul Tarlow wrote:Will a 70 grit diamond belt will "eat" glass significantly faster than a typical Glastar-type grinder?
I grind lots of small pieces to shape and I'm looking to speed things up.
Thanks,
Paul
We use a very rough diomond grinding wheel 30 / 40
Then a 40 / 50 for finer
Electro plated
We use a bed 2 grind on n tip it twisal the glass arround
Or we also ajust the height
We then get a multy beviled edge we then finish this off by hand then
Tumble finish em then polish up the one or 2 surfaces
Thats how we do the pebbles