awesome lapidary trick for homemade nova wheels / use on flat laps like diamond pacific all-u-need

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Жыл бұрын

here is show how i use EVA foam sheet to make my own soft lapidary plates that function like resin or nova wheels but for almost nothing.
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@marcosofsky2605 Ай бұрын

I am impressed by several of your ingenious uses of some rather inexpensive motors- I just recently noticed yor video with a $100 faceting machine-what I picked up from that is your mention of using the faceting staff FOR GRINDING AND POLISHING GRAVERS! THAT IS SOMETHING I never would have thought of! That is a great idea! I have 2 -$300 Vevor Faceting machines and one of them I gat free-both brand new! Thank you! NewYork my hometown!

@megmac9283 4 күн бұрын

TY so much for sharing this GR8 info!! Really appreciate you!😍👍

@BirdWhisperer46 18 күн бұрын

And what flat laps really need is a center connector that is level with the disc's, not some big old nut and bolt sticking out.

@AlexG-qv8ri 3 ай бұрын

Congrats, you have reinvented the felt polishing wheel 😂

@delmarhi Жыл бұрын

My wife and I were just trying to come up with something to solve this exact issue. We were having inconsistent polishing and it was taking a fair bit of time since we were trying to solve that issue. We have tried a lot of different ways except for the more expensive cab king wheeled machines. Just purchased all these materials. Will give an update once I give them a use. Thanks for the information!

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

please do!!

@kikoiekiko7440 10 ай бұрын

whats the update?

@mothernaturerocks1 Жыл бұрын

I have been using foam sheets for many years on cabs and I use the 3M diamond micro finishing film on top for up to 1200 grit. Works great on cabs and no mess

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

thats awesome!! i thought i was the only one!

@410connects 11 ай бұрын

I made my own resin lap just mixed some 1 to 1 resin and poured the diamond in and it all went to the bottom of my disk mold then when cured pull it out and you have a nice diamond resin lap

@richardbinell2053 6 ай бұрын

Looks like you could use old CDs and DVDs as backing.Thank you so much for sharing.

@lapidarydave Жыл бұрын

awesome video this could help a lot of ppl ❤

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@peterwiley4383 Жыл бұрын

Great idea.

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

@Daniel-bn5rn 9 ай бұрын

You are very helpful, thanks

@keithcoinc Ай бұрын

Ok, I watched the other video for the Gorilla Glue Goop soft lapidary disk. It would seem that a hybrid of the two may also work wonderfully, especially for the grit that "flies off." One could Use the foam in this video impregnated with Gorilla Glue Goop (to coin a phrase). What do you think? Thank you by the way for your helpful ideas. I'm jealous of all of your laser tools though! [No emoji for jealousy or envy.]

@zefwoodelf Жыл бұрын

whaaaaaaaat?????? im SO going to try this!

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

you should!

@GymBodyMuscles 10 ай бұрын

Nice one. Will it work for glass edge sanding?

@timothyford1103 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@babbagebrassworks4278 Жыл бұрын

A use for EVA foam I never would have thought of. I suspected you might be using that Silicon Carbide power.

@johnny0253 4 ай бұрын

cool idea but how you switch grits without contaminating the next grit ??? you have to keep washing the machine out after each grit switch out??

@OzoneFineArtVentures 2 ай бұрын

Where did you source the silicon carbide? I did a quick search and came up with a lot of bulk packs but not so much the finer grits in smaller packages like what you've got there. I'm very interested in trying this. Thanks for sharing!

@tikeswarpradhan6082 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir 🙏🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

@kikoiekiko7440 10 ай бұрын

does aluminum oxide works on this EVA foam method? i am planning to work with glass

@robertmissmolly Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great tip!...where did you get your flat lap and how do you like it?

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

i found my flat lap on alibaba. i think this vendor has since gone out of business but there are several others. i love my flat lap!!!! i use it for so much more than polishing. i actually made a few videos describing the many uses i found for it!

@trptrungblogs Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️💓💎💎💎🤗

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

thanks:)

@Algoldprospecting 9 ай бұрын

That’s looks like a Faceting machine. Which machine is it?

@Alexander-cu6bd Жыл бұрын

I have just ordered my 500 grit Silicon Carbide, I really need something to Segway the 300 grit diamond disc to my 320 grit resin polishing pad. Currently using a Hitech Slant Cab, will be reporting back soon!

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

please do!

@andthen3168 10 ай бұрын

Hey there, did you end up trying this method of cutting with the hi tech slant flat lap??? I just got the same machine and wondering if this cheap way works as I’m using it for cutting Opals? Any feedback is greatly appreciated 👍

@travisphelps3602 Жыл бұрын

I have a machine similar to yours but If its like mine, did you have problems when it's set to 90 degrees and meeting up with the grinding surface? When mine is set at 90 it way to far above

@RobbyMatthias Жыл бұрын

I have one of the green,'china-made' machines'.I take off the (brass-height-adjuster) and use washers'(5/8" center-hole),of various-thickness,to adjust the cutting-arm for 90 degree(girdle-cutting/polishing) of stones'.These machines' were not well 'thought-out',per-se'!

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

i absolutely love mine. i made another video where i show all the uses i found for it. faceting is least of them. thanks for commenting!

@luisgomez385 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any links to the products you mentioned in the video?

@sweetgumnyc7794 Жыл бұрын

im sorry, i dont. i really dont like recommending vendors because i dont want to be associated with a potentially bad seller. that said i buy all my products and materials on either aliexpress or amazon.