robbiejohn
starting to shine!
Member since July 2010
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Post by robbiejohn on Oct 19, 2011 18:30:37 GMT -5
Hi there friends, I'm fortunate enough to have a large workshop for stone work, so in a sense, size doesn't matter. I happen to have two Lortone cabbing machines: a Max-pro 8C and an SA-8. Right now, each of them has a 1.5 by 8 inch 100 grit silicone carbide grinding wheel on the left, and each also has an 8 by 3 inch expandable polishing wheel with silicon carbide belts on the right. Also, at the right end of each arbor is an 8 inch polishing disk with a leather-over-rubber polishing surface. My question is, if I place these two units side-by-side on my sturdy table, what would be the best order for placement and for wheels? None of what I have is carved in stone (hee hee, couldn't resist that one), I can change the wheels and their order as needed. What I hope to get out of my arrangement is something that's up to doing the work of some of the fancier 6-wheel units available now. Eventually I'd plan on switching to diamond grit and belts, but for now, I think I'm nearly up and ready to go. Your advice is most welcome, and I thank you for it. Cheers! from Robbiejohn.
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quartz
Cave Dweller
breakin' rocks in the hot sun
Member since February 2010
Posts: 3,341
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Post by quartz on Oct 19, 2011 22:25:45 GMT -5
In my opinion, If you want to be able to polish with both pads, keep the machines far enough apart to be reasonably sure to not contaminate a polish pad with stuff off an adjacent roughing or finishing wheel, or set one end wheel up for a finer grit on a disc. Most machines are set up to run left to right in order of finishing.
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