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Diamond belt sanders for polishing glass
can anybody shed any light or hands on experience??
what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg -- "Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions." - Judge Earl Johnson Jr. |
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"Boner the Cat" wrote in message . com... can anybody shed any light or hands on experience?? what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg It depends what you are doing with them, 1" is generally for smaller pieces with more incurve radius, makes getting in the back of the curve easier. More importantly, if this is your first purchase of these, they do NOT polish glass, they will give you a very fine surface, depending on grit/diamond size, but not polished, for that you need a different wheel. They will definitely take the surface to a point where polishing is easier. |
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"Javahut" wrote in message ... "Boner the Cat" wrote in message . com... can anybody shed any light or hands on experience?? what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg It depends what you are doing with them, 1" is generally for smaller pieces with more incurve radius, makes getting in the back of the curve easier. More importantly, if this is your first purchase of these, they do NOT polish glass, they will give you a very fine surface, depending on grit/diamond size, but not polished, for that you need a different wheel. They will definitely take the surface to a point where polishing is easier. well, you can get to a polish, but it's hard and takes a long time. i use a 3" vertical belt sander with 80, 220, 400, 600, cork to get a pretty good polish. wish i had a 4" belt sander, but they have a larger footprint that i don't have room for at the time. regards, charlie cave creek, az |
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Like Java said, it depends on what your doing with it. If a 1 inch works for
your needs, a 2 inch is just more expensive. Randy Hansen SC Glass Tech. Scam Diego, Comi-fornia "Boner the Cat" wrote in message . com... can anybody shed any light or hands on experience?? what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg -- "Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions." - Judge Earl Johnson Jr. |
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I have a lot of small pieces that are 1 1/4" by 4 1/2" art glass. I use a
lot of spectrum water glass. but after i cut it looks like cardboard edges after using the finest diamond wheel and that very gentle of touches. what can I do?? thks bg "Randy" wrote in message news:C9Hhc.19560$dZ1.9348@fed1read04... Like Java said, it depends on what your doing with it. If a 1 inch works for your needs, a 2 inch is just more expensive. Randy Hansen SC Glass Tech. Scam Diego, Comi-fornia "Boner the Cat" wrote in message . com... can anybody shed any light or hands on experience?? what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg -- "Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions." - Judge Earl Johnson Jr. |
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to the bottom, mate!
"Boner the Cat" wrote in message om... I have a lot of small pieces that are 1 1/4" by 4 1/2" art glass. I use a lot of spectrum water glass. but after i cut it looks like cardboard edges after using the finest diamond wheel and that very gentle of touches. what can I do?? thks bg "Randy" wrote in message news:C9Hhc.19560$dZ1.9348@fed1read04... Like Java said, it depends on what your doing with it. If a 1 inch works for your needs, a 2 inch is just more expensive. Randy Hansen SC Glass Tech. Scam Diego, Comi-fornia "Boner the Cat" wrote in message . com... can anybody shed any light or hands on experience?? what is best buy for belts?? 1" vs. 2" ? thks bg -- "Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions." - Judge Earl Johnson Jr. Now that I know what you need to do,..... You can fire polish them in a kiln, you can get a finer grit wheel, or , if I knew what you had for equipment, point you in a direction that would benefit you. Go do a Google on "Kingsley North", lapidary outfit in Northern MI that will save you some money. IF you have a small disc or belt sander you can get a disk or belt to fit what you have and you can edge the glass with those, you will get a high semi-matt finish, nearly polished, with varying belts and grits, but to polish you will need a wool felt disk or pad and cerium oxide or jewelers rouge. I know of nothing else that will polish, some stuff will get close, maybe thats all you need. |
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"Boner the Cat" wrote in message om... I have a lot of small pieces that are 1 1/4" by 4 1/2" art glass. I use a lot of spectrum water glass. but after i cut it looks like cardboard edges after using the finest diamond wheel and that very gentle of touches. what can I do?? thks bg Accept the fact that Spectrum water glass just "does" that. I deal with that same problem...every day of my life. |
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It sounds like a characteristic of the glass itself. Is it porous and
bubbly? I'm not real familiar with this type of glass. As you saw in Charles post, you have a series of grit sizes you use to get your finish finer and finer. Your final step is the cork belt to actually polish the edge. This is all done with water on the belt. 80 grit is real rough. I would start with the 220 and work down from there. As far as the belt width goes, It's all about surface area. The wider your belt the more edge you can swipe in the same time. This makes your work go faster on the long edges. So you can achieve the same result with series of 1" belts as 4" , you just put in a lot more elbow grease. You also have to be more careful working the edges of the belt so as not to gouge your finish. A wider belt makes that a bit easier. The wider belts will last longer too if you work them right. Don't use to much force on them.You can strip the diamond/abrasive/cork right of the belt pushing to hard. Just let the belt do the work. Now don't forget to wear your slip resistant safety shoes, eye protection with side shields, ear plugs, gloves, a hard hat, and have a second person as a watch out in case you faint or something,.....it could happen..... Wear a respirator in case you make some dry dust, do not wear a tie, no long sleeves, no long hair, watches or rings. If you have facial hair, shave it. You want your OSHA approved respirator to pass the fit test. Make sure you're certified for belt sander use. Have your MSDS sheets for silica dust handy, along with your safe operating procedure guide lines for your belt sander. (you might forget how to use it from when you were certified) You might consider a back up generator in case of brown outs. Make sure you have your permits from the air pollution control district first. They have been known to shut down bakeries for "the smell of baked bread". You don't dare run that Honda without your permit. Oh and most important of all , declare what gender you perceive yourself as today. That's so we know what bathrooms you'll be using. That's how we do things in Comi-fornia. I Sure hope I didn't miss anything.. Randy Hansen SC Glass Tech Scam Diego, Comi-fornia |
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the terminator will set you free!!!
thks for the advise. I am going to build a special kiln for fire polishing "Randy" wrote in message news:8QYhc.28430$ab3.22293@fed1read02... It sounds like a characteristic of the glass itself. Is it porous and bubbly? I'm not real familiar with this type of glass. As you saw in Charles post, you have a series of grit sizes you use to get your finish finer and finer. Your final step is the cork belt to actually polish the edge. This is all done with water on the belt. 80 grit is real rough. I would start with the 220 and work down from there. As far as the belt width goes, It's all about surface area. The wider your belt the more edge you can swipe in the same time. This makes your work go faster on the long edges. So you can achieve the same result with series of 1" belts as 4" , you just put in a lot more elbow grease. You also have to be more careful working the edges of the belt so as not to gouge your finish. A wider belt makes that a bit easier. The wider belts will last longer too if you work them right. Don't use to much force on them.You can strip the diamond/abrasive/cork right of the belt pushing to hard. Just let the belt do the work. Now don't forget to wear your slip resistant safety shoes, eye protection with side shields, ear plugs, gloves, a hard hat, and have a second person as a watch out in case you faint or something,.....it could happen..... Wear a respirator in case you make some dry dust, do not wear a tie, no long sleeves, no long hair, watches or rings. If you have facial hair, shave it. You want your OSHA approved respirator to pass the fit test. Make sure you're certified for belt sander use. Have your MSDS sheets for silica dust handy, along with your safe operating procedure guide lines for your belt sander. (you might forget how to use it from when you were certified) You might consider a back up generator in case of brown outs. Make sure you have your permits from the air pollution control district first. They have been known to shut down bakeries for "the smell of baked bread". You don't dare run that Honda without your permit. Oh and most important of all , declare what gender you perceive yourself as today. That's so we know what bathrooms you'll be using. That's how we do things in Comi-fornia. I Sure hope I didn't miss anything.. Randy Hansen SC Glass Tech Scam Diego, Comi-fornia |
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We sure hope so. The insanity has to stop somewhere.
"Boner the Cat" wrote in message news the terminator will set you free!!! |
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