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Hogging a 6 inch

Started by nightmanager, 07/03/2004 12:26AM
Posted 07/03/2004 12:26AM Opening Post
I've never done this before but I got some very good advice from a fellow at the NEAF from Springfield. I have the glass blanks and the grit but I'm told it would be better if I used a tile tool made of dental stone. I have ordered this and I'm about to screw up my courage to start rough grinding my blank from Willman Bell. I've done some work along the edges of the blank with a sharpening stone, but I honestly can't see much difference. Naturally I don't want to suddenly chip the thing. I've noticed that one side has some lettering in relief on the poured glass and the other side feels slightly uneven. I assume that this is the side where I can grind. Is this correct? I have all the appropriate books on the subject and none of them says anything about the mirror side; they just stipulate the back be as flat as possible. Thanks.
Erik