From: "Bill Kelley" 
To: "Bob Mazzullo" ,

Reply-To: "Bill Kelley" 


Hi-
Hey- I don't think he meant to leave the wire mesh on the lap. Unless
scraps of mesh were left behind, which doesn't seem likely. Anyway stuff
that gets buried in a lap that is denser than pitch doesn't seem to work
its way to the surface. Don't give up too soon on the idea. I've used
"hardware cloth" which is a metal mesh. No scratches. Of course I
took it off after pressing the pattern :>) Bill


>
> Hello all....
>
> I have just been informed by Frank Ward that using wire lath to generate a
> facet pattern on a pitch lap would more than likely generate a pattern of
> scratches on the glass itself.
>
> It would seem obvious that sharp metal and smooth glass do not mix....what
a
> dummy I am. Well, I guess you can tell I am new at this. Had I attempt
this
> and generated  a nice diamond pattern of scratches on my nice smooth
mirror,
> I'd be cursing up a blue streak. Thanks, Frank, for pointing this glaring
> fact out to me.
>
> Dang....thought I had something there. It should have occurred to me why I
> hadn't seen or heard of anyone using metal to press a lap. Frank also
> mentioned that he would like very much to hear of my results once I
"tried"
> this method. I have more than a sneaking suspicion that more than a few of
> the ATM community would be hospitalized as a result of busting a gut from
> laughing so hard.
>
> Thanks again to all....
>
> Bob Mazzullo
>
>
>

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