Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Electron John, post: 2618667, member: 84417&quot;]GDJMSP,&nbsp; I understand and agree with what you are saying but I have one questions.&nbsp; How do you know that everyone polishing die for the second time (after it has become damaged or worn) uses a polishing wheel?&nbsp; Isn&#039;t it possible that some without access to a polishing wheel might place a polishing pad of whatever grit or diamond compound, flat on a table and rub the die face down on the pad in a figure 8 for a few minutes?&nbsp; And now a days most of the polishing wheels have an auto head assembly that rotates the sample as the wheel spins below it.&nbsp; Both of these methods produce more random polish marks than the traditional hold it flat on a spinning wheel method.&nbsp; </p><p>I imagine that the first polishing of a new die has a strict SOP that dictates a proper polishing procedure that works such that we don&#039;t see any lines.&nbsp; But the second polishing seems more of a trouble shooting step that may allow the operator a bit of discretion on how to get the task done in as short a time frame as needed.&nbsp; Maybe you or Insider have a better understanding of Mint protocol.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in