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 Post subject: DIY Diamond polishing laps
PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:44 pm 
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I`m about to build a diamond polishing table. Was wondering if anyone knows what kind of cast iron exactly you can use in tradiotional diamond polishers scaifes. So called "grey cast iron" can be quite near, but I don`t know exactly.. Thank you. :D


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 Post subject: Re: DIY Diamond polishing laps
PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:43 pm 
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MrWestham wrote:
I`m about to build a diamond polishing table. Was wondering if anyone knows what kind of cast iron exactly you can use in tradiotional diamond polishers scaifes. So called "grey cast iron" can be quite near, but I don`t know exactly.. Thank you. :D

Good luck on that project.
Why don't just buy some scaives?
Save money and time.

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As Thomas said, scaifes are not really expensive. Buy the real thing and save time as well as frustrations...

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