To: jhisson1{at}columbus.rr.com, atm{at}shore.net
From: mdholm{at}telerama.com
Reply-To: mdholm{at}telerama.com


If you choose to grind in more edge bevel, do it with strokes that are
tangent to the edge, not vertically down.  By that, I mean the direction
should lie in the same plane as the face of the mirror.  Going down (more
or less perpendicular to the face of the mirror) is more likely to result
in more chips.

Hold the grinding stone so that it is at a 45 degree angle to the edge, use
water to lubricate and be fairly gentle.  Too much pressure, especially
when your bevel is pretty narrow, is asking for more chips.  Also, the grit
in the stone may be coarser than the grit you are grinding with.  Do it
away from your grinding area and wash up well afterward, especially  your
hands, forearms and under your fingernails and if you like to be sure,
change your clothes too.

The cheapest carborundum stone from a hardware stone is the tool for this
job. You want the hand operated one about 2" x 6" x 3/4". 
This is not a job for power.

If you have a wok you don't use for cooking, one of the clever atm's on
this list has found that a great beveling method is to put some slurry of
carbo and water in the wok, set the mirror face down, carefully, and rub
the mirror around the wok.

Mark Holm
mdholm{at}telerama.com

Mark Holm
mdholm{at}telerama.com

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