DIY lapidary soft disks for 1 dollar each

just a quick video where i demonstrate how i make my own DIY soft nova wheels for lapidary use.

[@marcosofsky2605]

Yeah, buddy! I had to search for these videos so I could make sure I wrote down all the details-your sources for diamond powder, etc. I am so glad I stumbled on your videos-you really know your stuff and have imparted valuable time and money-saving lessons. I cannot thank you enough, HomeTown!!!

[@miles11we]

Its always fun when i find someone who likes to diy and mod basically everything like me

[@myrtille92100]

Thanks for the tutorial and tips! Amazing!

[@offyarocka]

very cool DIY!!!!!! Thanks for sharing ✌🤠✌

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

Thanks for watching!

[@JohnDoe2.01]

Genius! I'm going to see if I can duplicate this! Thanks!

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

Have fun!

[@TheBelagaana]

Thank you!

[@noviceartisan]

Audio only comes out of the left channel!

[@raccoon437]

I was wondering where you've found those silicon carbide for cheap. Is it also from aliexpress ? It seems more pricy here in France, approximately 10€.

[@myrtille92100]

What grit of silicon carbide is the rubber lap you used for the lapis , if I understand well, you have different range of grits

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

yea i used 100 grit for the lap i used in the video

[@myrtille92100]

@@sweetgumnyc7794 Thank you so much!

[@anthonyaiuppa4731]

How thick is your acrilic mold?

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

1/4" but i dont think thats critical

[@Gojirafistful]

Are you based in nyc ? And is their any way to contact you via business email or zoom ?

[@dwdidit3664]

Link for diamond please.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm skeptical of this process working as you say it does. How does the flex seal flat lap wear in and maintain being a flat surface? Does it not have give to it? It would seam from what you showed here that your leather wheel isn't actually polishing the stone but rather you're just rubbing wax on a stone and burnishing it which isn't really polishing it at all.

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

having give is the whole point. its a soft disk. previously i was lapping on hard diamond plates and i was finding it really time consuming to get a consistent dome but i find these softer disks are easier to work with. btw i like your channel, iv seen your videos before!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@sweetgumnyc7794 So you're treating the lapping wheel more like a sponge backed disc then meant for dome vs. something hard to make a flat polished surface then?

[@sweetgumnyc7794]

exacty@@CurrentlyRockhounding

[@yungjit3783]

Where the vivarium