In article , John Wilson says...

Does anyone know how to lap the end surface of a rod so that it is perfectly
flat and normal to the rod axis?

That's not possible. Any technique you use to form the end of the
rod will render it less than perfectly flat, and less than
perfectly normal to the axis.

Jim


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