heathercraft
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Post by heathercraft on Nov 1, 2011 9:49:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the info all!
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glenng
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Post by glenng on Jul 8, 2015 20:44:45 GMT -5
:)I am also new to flat laps and this forum but have wanted to be able to polish geodes, pet wood, slabs, etc. for a long time. I was just looking at the 16" Covington vibrating flat lap as a relatively cheap way to get started, and see a few comments above that they make some quality equipment. Anyone with significant reservations with this choice? Itching to go in Cajun land.
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glenng
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Post by glenng on Jul 9, 2015 19:57:40 GMT -5
I am also new to flat laps and this forum but have wanted to be able to polish geodes, pet wood, slabs, etc. for a long time. Last night, I was looking at the 16" Covington vibrating flat lap as a relatively cheap way to get started and see a few comments that they make some quality equipment. Anyone with significant reservations with this choice? Itching to go in Cajun land.
Created this again trying to figure out how to make it show up as new.
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Post by captbob on Jul 9, 2015 23:41:55 GMT -5
Hi glenng and welcome to the forum. Maybe starting a new thread would get you some more answers as your question is kinda lost here. I don't have a Covington vibrating lap, but I do have two 15" Raytech Hustlers and a big honkin' 27" vibe. So maybe I can help a little. Covington makes good equipment. Other than some complaints I have read about their saw blades, I would say Covington is a good way to go. If buying new shop around, prices vary! We even have a member here that is a dealer for these machines I believe. Used. it would be nice to see it running and if you can't see it, make sure you trust the seller. Standard "buyer beware" kind of thing. Vibrating laps are messy and loud. Not the sort of thing you would want running in your house or where it can be heard from a sleeping area for sure! Count on a pretty good mess up to a couple feet from the machine. I'm talking about a "Mom's gonna be pissed!" mess - if that applies. Recap = Noisy & Messy Vibrating laps work well on grinding and polishing things like faced geodes and rocks and of course slabs. It takes a bit of learning, but it's not rocket science. Trial & error / practice makes perfect. You'll get it figured out pretty quickly. You can't leave these things to run unattended like a rotary tumbler. You will need to make an appearance now and then to check on the grit/water slurry. I have left them to run over night with no problems, probably wouldn't want to go past 12 hours and that's only after you know what you're doing. Might want to check every hour or two at first. A spare pan for polishing is a HUGE plus. If you decide to get one, post a new thread and folks here will be happy to answer questions and get ya going. We can discuss weights, cushions, slurry, and all kinds of fun things that I don't care to go into at this hour. Jump on in on some threads and chat some. Most here don't bite! Again, welcome to the asylum
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glenng
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Post by glenng on Jul 10, 2015 18:11:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome, the feedback, and the encouragement! Space away from the people who care won't be a problem, and I'm no stranger to the error part of things. Looking forward to scratching a long ignored itch. Happy to order from someone on the forum for a decent price, so let me know if you have any specifics. I'll be shopping around a little.
I can see already that I'm going to spend a lot of time reading about new things I didn't know I wanted to do!
Thanks again
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