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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3885623, member: 24633"]The use of rags to clean certain areas of the dies and equipment can be likened to using rags to clean a bathroom. But, that has nothing to do with the process of making the dies in preparation for producing proof coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Now, it’s just a matter of using three varying grades of paste-like diamond dust and rotary tools to achieve the mirror-like affect.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-Dust-Compounds-for-Polishing-Dies.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-Dust-Compounds-for-Polishing-Dies.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-Dust-Compounds-for-Polishing-Dies-510x340.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Three different grits of diamond dust are used in polishing dies.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alberto-Morell-Applying-Diamond-Dust-Compound.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alberto-Morell-Applying-Diamond-Dust-Compound.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alberto-Morell-Applying-Diamond-Dust-Compound-510x340.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Alberto applying diamond dust compound to a proof die.</p><p><br /></p><p>A grade of the diamond dust is added to the die by hand, and the polishing begins through the abrasive contact of the compound and rotary tip."</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3885623, member: 24633"]The use of rags to clean certain areas of the dies and equipment can be likened to using rags to clean a bathroom. But, that has nothing to do with the process of making the dies in preparation for producing proof coins. "Now, it’s just a matter of using three varying grades of paste-like diamond dust and rotary tools to achieve the mirror-like affect. [URL='http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-Dust-Compounds-for-Polishing-Dies.jpg'][IMG]http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Diamond-Dust-Compounds-for-Polishing-Dies-510x340.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Three different grits of diamond dust are used in polishing dies. [URL='http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alberto-Morell-Applying-Diamond-Dust-Compound.jpg'][IMG]http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alberto-Morell-Applying-Diamond-Dust-Compound-510x340.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Alberto applying diamond dust compound to a proof die. A grade of the diamond dust is added to the die by hand, and the polishing begins through the abrasive contact of the compound and rotary tip." Chris[/QUOTE]
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