Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snag Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: grind flat surface on rocks / granite Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:28:53 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:28:55 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="21b379126e3279dacfc2b1e08c26cfd2"; logging-data="1350546"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19rSvaj8Pj6Sk+Zck/x34SOzE6SWJCG3Bs=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:ohiF0AbMRXuSnqeA3jqVZqT6UOo= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240920-4, 9/20/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2205 On 9/20/2024 4:32 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote: > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vckkdk$17tla$1@dont-email.me... > That being said, the one thing you seem to catch my attention about was > time and material removal rate.  I am always sensitive to time, and I > don't know how you could improve that except by employing mechanical > means to assist in at least the rough/coarse part of the process.  The > problem I see with mechanizing the fine finish is you might need fairly > fine mechanical bits. > Bob La Londe > > -------------------------------- > > Search for "gem faceting machine". All this talk about flat rocks has pushed me right over the edge . I just ordered a 9 x 12 x 2 surface plate ... supposed to be within a tenth which is probably closer than anything I'll be doing . And just over 60 bucks delivered . -- Snag Voting for Kamabla after Biden is like changing your shirt because you shit your pants .