Thread: Flattening Glass Plate....

I had good luck with 12x12 marble tile being flat...works great for a sheet of sandpaper.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I had good luck with 12x12 marble tile being flat...works great for a sheet of sandpaper.

+1

Same here the shops surface polish the marble so the chances are much higher of "Flat"

I'd do a search on "lapping film" before starting a whole new topic on reinventing a method that has already been discussed at large on the forum.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I'd do a search on "lapping film" before starting a whole new topic on reinventing a method that has already been discussed at large on the forum.

Have to agree with Stefan here

Film has a few followers, but it also has many others that just won't use it

IME it really comes down to the razors that you are honing, Film works just fine with straight edged, harder steel, and is a bit lacking when used on others..

Not better or worse just more limited then hones..

But yes there is quite a bit of info on here by simply searching "Lapping Film"

Originally Posted by mainaman

I'd do a search on "lapping film" before starting a whole new topic on reinventing a method that has already been discussed at large on the forum.

Thanks for the advice, Stefan. I've been reading up on lapping films (my thanks to Euclid440) and want to try them out myself, just for fun. I needed a very flat substrate, which is the reason why I bought the four glass plates and lapped them to flatness.