[Rockhounds] Information on Lapidary Equipment

[The Hammer]

Hi BJ,

To answer a small part of your questions.  If those grits are black they are most likely silicon carbide.  The grit is frequently used in tumbling  I'm sure others here on list can advise you if there are other common applications. The numbers represent the grit size (I THINK it is estimated grains per inch), so your 60 grit is the coarsest and your 600 is the finest

-Ron

----- Original Message ----
From: B & B <therockhunter at hotmail.com>
To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 7:46:48 PM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Information on Lapidary Equipment

Hello 
Everybody 
 
I 
am 
hoping 
that 
I 
can' 
get 
some 
help. 
I 
just 
recently 
received 
some 
lapidary 
equipment 
and 
I 
need 
anybody 
help 
with 
teaching 
material 
or 
information 
on 
the 
following 
products. 
Also 
can 
anybody 
help 
with 
the 
grits. 
I 
am 
not 
sure 
what 
each 
one 
means 
60-100-220-400-500-600. 
Any 
little 
bit 
will 
help 
Thanks 
for 
all 
your 
help. 
 
* 
6 
wheel 
polish 
unit 
I 
hear 
they 
call 
it 
a 
geni 
 
* 
Egg 
and 
sphere 
Maker 
 
* 
Lap 
Grinding 
Wheels 
on 
a 
stand. 
 
Thanks 
BJ 
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