Copper Laps: The gem cutting industry's best kept secret.
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Copper laps are a mystery to many facteters, new and seasoned alike. 💫
Some turn their nose up at copper 😤 stating that they are a leftover relic from an era gone by, exiled to the dust bin of history, and replaced by newer, shiner, diamond 💎 bonded steel laps.
I believe that copper laps are some of the most versatile and cost effective laps to add to your arsenal. In fact, I’m working on moving exclusively to copper laps after discovering how well they work. Faceting is all about color 🌈 anyway, so why use boring silver colored laps when you can add a plash of color to your splash pan by using a copper lap! ✨
I will pull back the veil of mystery 😶🌫️ on how you too can charge a copper lap that adds a whole new facet (get it?) of gem cutting to your arsenal.
Once you go copper, you never go back! Find out how by watching this 8 minute tutorial video that explains all the ins and outs of copper laps, and become a believer yourself!👆
Thank you, well done, excellent presentation.
Great video!
Thank you for the explanation. Good luck. I hope you make more videos. I support you
Sweet Thank you big time for this video
Great job
with copper I always get 90% through polish and they it scratches. I don't have this issue with wood laps, & I they don't take 8 business days to prep and maintain.
Over time I came to the conclusion that copper is a good medium for a cutting lap, for sure. As a polishing lap it shines at first but over time it picks up bits of material and causes scratching, much like you've experienced.
Very good
steel roller are cheaper than corrundum on kingsleynorth, just bought some, thanks for the video
Happy to help!
I used them for over 50 years, then I made them, then I moved on to something better.
Is there a cleaning paste that you can use for alloy, stainless and zinc laps?
I'm new to all this. So basically I use the diamond paste of whatever grit I want on that particular polishing lap, and then I always stick with the same grit on that lap?
Yes. Once the diamond has embedded itself, there is no way to remove it from the lap unless you resurface it. Stick to the same grit. You can use coarser grit diamond on that lap if you want to convert your lap to that grit exclusively for some reason in the future.
I've got a couple of copper laps that I need to charge. But every time I try I get this horrendous screeching harmonic. Any recommendations for dealing with that? or should I just scrap these ones and get replacements?
Hi do you have any link to get one ?
My copper laps were ordered from here: lapidarygrinder.com/products/8x1-2-lapidary-glass-flat-lap-ginder-copper-flat-polishing-lap
@@gemsbyjohnny thx ,do you know how can I used it for frosted edges with copper lab ? All the copper lab are same or not ?
@@gemsbyjohnnyI see the lap is about $43. I don't have any laps and I'm curious if the time, effort, and cost of this is better than buying a factory lap. Thank you.