From: "Jean-Guy Moreau" 
To: "Frank Ward" , "Jerry B.
Hillman"
        
Cc: 
Reply-To: "Jean-Guy Moreau" 


Frank, how you reduce a high edge zone, and/or lack of polish on edge with
your machine ?

size and shape of lap, kind of stroke, length ?

Thanks,

Jean-Guy

> If your outer three zones are going up, then flip the mirror
> on its back and after a long cold press use the tool on top.
> Then do back and forth strokes across the center with only an
> inch or two overhang at the end of each stroke. I
> use a machine so it's hard to translate, but what you want is
> to keep the tool in contact with the edge, you do that by allowing
> very little overhang. The more the overhang the more time the
> tool is not in contact at the edge. With the heel of your hand
> pressing down try to "push glass up the hill" and over the edge
> as I like to think of it.
>
> That action will lower the edge numbers, hopeful without lowering
> the middle and 707% zone too much too.
>

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