Christian DeCamillis stated he used a cast iron lap with diamond paste to polish the cmax graver he used in his DVD "Basic Technique for Bulino Engraving". He felt this gave him the high degree of polish nessicary to produce black appearing cuts.
I've not been able to come up with a viable source for a cast iron lap. There is one available in Thiland, but shipping is more than the cost of the lap. One other person advertised on the internet but had no phone number, doesn't except credit cards, and has a "temporary" address for an item he may or may not have in stock.
Can anyone help me with this? Is there something magic about a cast iron lap? What little I have been able to find out is this technology is quite old and not being used much anymore according to some of the people I contacted. What might be a suitable substitute for cast iron?
Thanks for your help, Don Hansen.
I've not been able to come up with a viable source for a cast iron lap. There is one available in Thiland, but shipping is more than the cost of the lap. One other person advertised on the internet but had no phone number, doesn't except credit cards, and has a "temporary" address for an item he may or may not have in stock.
Can anyone help me with this? Is there something magic about a cast iron lap? What little I have been able to find out is this technology is quite old and not being used much anymore according to some of the people I contacted. What might be a suitable substitute for cast iron?
Thanks for your help, Don Hansen.