Mouthpiece Work / DIAMOND LAPPING by MEYER
FROM: tilemakerpro (tilemakerpro)
SUBJECT: DIAMOND LAPPING by MEYER
Now----- I am just guessing, but by using my machinist intuition, I would suspect that Meyer has, a special mouthpiece facing, lapping machine (osculating movement). This machine would be equipped, with interchangeable form blocks, that are surfaced textured, with a diamond coating (much like diamond coated files uses for sharpening knifes). According to my theory all the MOUTHPIECES, would be first manufactured to a common rough facing shape. The exact shape would be finished on the lapping machine. One, would have to select a form block of the proper curvature and length, (to specified length and tip size) and set this form block in place, on to the osculating lapping machine. By some kind of holding device, or holding fixture, the mouthpiece would be aligned with the lapping block, so as to allow the osculating lapping block to form/shape the finish of the facing and table. The lap would have to move in a perpendicular path to the mouthpiece length. I would thick that this process would also be down wet. OK------My next theory would be a diamond-particle, wet-slurry compound, applied to a ball or barrel shaped buff, to polish out the chamber. Any way, I do not think that the term "diamond" is used to denote the "lay" of the scratches, such as a CROSSHATCH, compared to circular or longitude or crossw
FROM: kwbradbury (kwbradbury)
SUBJECT: Re: DIAMOND LAPPING by MEYER
I was thinking Meyer's lapping was a hand operation. It makes more sense that it is a machine operation.