Lapping
Jim Wilkins wrote:
Lapping implies a rigid guide holding the abrasive.
OK, now I get it. This was the critical element I was missing. So to lap,
say, a lathe way, you would spread the paste on a flat piece of brass or
aluminium and rub it on the ways?
I won't even ask how they lap the automotive valves...
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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC
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