I'm just beginning with the mouthpiece work,something that has 
interested me for years though.I have found the basic tools but I 
find it very hard to find a completely flat glass surface I could 
work on.If I understand,correctly this is a must thing to have.Where 
to get one? I have some glass surfaces but these are not completely 
flat.

I bought a nice granite block, flat to 15/10,000. I think I got it from
Enco Supply. It's been a number of years now, and it's rather difficult
to wear out a big piece of granite!
 
Steve Goodson
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Endorsing Artist Liaison
UNISON  SAXOPHONES
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-----Original Message-----
From: boptonetom [mailto:vphaanmaki@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:09 PM
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Purchasing a flat glass surface
 
I'm just beginning with the mouthpiece work,something that has 
interested me for years though.I have found the basic tools but I 
find it very hard to find a completely flat glass surface I could 
work on.If I understand,correctly this is a must thing to have.Where 
to get one? I have some glass surfaces but these are not completely 
flat.





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Thanks,Steve.I will check it out.--- In 
MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Goodson" <selmervi@b...> wrote:
> I bought a nice granite block, flat to 15/10,000. I think I got it 
from
> Enco Supply. It's been a number of years now, and it's rather 
difficult
> to wear out a big piece of granite!
>  
> Steve Goodson
> Sales Manager, Chief Designer,
> Endorsing Artist Liaison
> UNISON  SAXOPHONES
> www.unisonsaxophone.com
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> Tuesday - Thursday
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> MASTERPIECE NECKS; PHAT REEDS; JODY JAZZ 
> MOUTHPIECES, CHARLIE A'S GIG DUST, and 
> MUSICMEDIC REPAIR KITS
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>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:09 PM
> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
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> interested me for years though.I have found the basic tools but I 
> find it very hard to find a completely flat glass surface I could 
> work on.If I understand,correctly this is a must thing to 
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> to get one? I have some glass surfaces but these are not completely 
> flat.
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I went down to the local glass store and had them cut me one.  It 
only needs to be flat enough for table flattening work.  Maybe USA 
glass is flatter.  

I think a Formica topped table would be flat enough too, but you 
would end up scratching the surface a lot with "sand" and metal 
dust.  Precision granite would work great, though it costs more and 
shipping is high if you can not find one locally.

Glass is nice in that it is somewhat portable.  I use to store my 
stuff in a briefcase.  Lately, I have been experimenting with 
adheasive backed sand paper.  I have 2 plates of 3/8" thick glass 
that I flip over to get 4 wrking surfaces.  I have 1 surface blank 
and the other 3 surfaces with 220, 400, and 600 grit mounted on 
them.  I lay finer grits on the blank surface as needed.  This could 
be done with a larger granite surface, but more space would be needed.

For around $5US, I bought a replacement black glass
for welding masks from the local hardware store (Lowes
if I remember correctly). It is a bit small but it
works for me.

--- boptonetom <vphaanmaki@...> wrote:

---------------------------------
I'm just beginning with the mouthpiece work,something
that has 
interested me for years though.I have found the basic
tools but I 
find it very hard to find a completely flat glass
surface I could 
work on.If I understand,correctly this is a must thing
to have.Where 
to get one? I have some glass surfaces but these are
not completely 
flat.


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OK,thanks,Mojo.Must be my technique then...and it probably is!--- In 
MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Bradbury" <kwbradbury@y...> 
wrote:
> I went down to the local glass store and had them cut me one.  It 
> only needs to be flat enough for table flattening work.  Maybe USA 
> glass is flatter.  
> 
> I think a Formica topped table would be flat enough too, but you 
> would end up scratching the surface a lot with "sand" and metal 
> dust.  Precision granite would work great, though it costs more and 
> shipping is high if you can not find one locally.
> 
> Glass is nice in that it is somewhat portable.  I use to store my 
> stuff in a briefcase.  Lately, I have been experimenting with 
> adheasive backed sand paper.  I have 2 plates of 3/8" thick glass 
> that I flip over to get 4 wrking surfaces.  I have 1 surface blank 
> and the other 3 surfaces with 220, 400, and 600 grit mounted on 
> them.  I lay finer grits on the blank surface as needed.  This 
could 
> be done with a larger granite surface, but more space would be 
needed.