Post by sheltie on Mar 22, 2012 18:36:07 GMT -5
Well, at this point that' not saying a lot. My 16" Covington Lap is definitely frustrating me. I can follow the instuctions to the dot and still something makes it win out. I just started using it a week ago so it is still trial and error but mostly error. At first it didn't give me nearly the shine I wanted. Now, my homemade weights, splash barrier, and final polish have all conspired to make me feel like an even bigger fool.
We had just put on the final polish mix and I went to check it five minutes later. The entire area was white with splatter. I forgot to saturate the the pad first and then tried to make up for it by putting too much water in. I have been attaching the slabs to the plexiglass with floral clay tape but two of the slabs had come loose and that made an even bigger mess. Double stick tape had not worked for us before.
Here's what we do and I really need suggestions. We make the weights combining plaster crete and lead weights in a plastic container with a top on it. We then attach the weight to the plexiglas using floral clay tape and add more floral tape on the bottom to attach the slab to it. We put 1/4" aquarium tubing around the plexiglas.
I guess my questions are: what are we doing wrong, and what to y'all use in lieu of a vibrating lap? I know about the high speed sander and a bull wheel. But that's all I know. We have a home hobby shop and everything we do for ourselves and family. We have no intention of selling anything, we just like looking at the final "product". We've tumbled for several years with great success so this comes as a complete surprise. I really like a highly polished slab but haven't been able to get there yet.
What should I do? Stay the course and follow whatever suggestions I may receive or try another piece of equipment to do the job? If so, what equipment is necessary? I realize it isn't the lap's fault, but patience is not a strong point.
We had just put on the final polish mix and I went to check it five minutes later. The entire area was white with splatter. I forgot to saturate the the pad first and then tried to make up for it by putting too much water in. I have been attaching the slabs to the plexiglass with floral clay tape but two of the slabs had come loose and that made an even bigger mess. Double stick tape had not worked for us before.
Here's what we do and I really need suggestions. We make the weights combining plaster crete and lead weights in a plastic container with a top on it. We then attach the weight to the plexiglas using floral clay tape and add more floral tape on the bottom to attach the slab to it. We put 1/4" aquarium tubing around the plexiglas.
I guess my questions are: what are we doing wrong, and what to y'all use in lieu of a vibrating lap? I know about the high speed sander and a bull wheel. But that's all I know. We have a home hobby shop and everything we do for ourselves and family. We have no intention of selling anything, we just like looking at the final "product". We've tumbled for several years with great success so this comes as a complete surprise. I really like a highly polished slab but haven't been able to get there yet.
What should I do? Stay the course and follow whatever suggestions I may receive or try another piece of equipment to do the job? If so, what equipment is necessary? I realize it isn't the lap's fault, but patience is not a strong point.