How to make your own Ground Glass

[Steve Hopf]

A quick review of the rules reveals that, apearently, I may post a link to my own article here. This article explains, step by step, how to make your own ground glass identicle to the glass that I sell.

Here is the link:

How to make your own Ground Glass.


(Edit: Wow, I didn't realize this was my first post here! Hi Everybody!)

[Ari]

Thanks, Steve, and welcome!

[dsim]

Thanks for an informative article Steve.

[Steven Tribe]

There is just the problem that the website you link to, has a well developed product order system!!

Perhaps you could make just the text/pictures available without the commercial angle?

[Steve Hopf]

Steven,

The value in this article comes from the fact that it is a tried and true commercial method for producing ground glass that has been refined for years. My apologies if I accidentaly broke any rules by linking to our site, but if you read the article you will see that you do not need to buy my product in order to use this information. You can use commonly available lapidary grit, you just will not get as good of a result.

[Lachlan 717]

There is just the problem that the website you link to, has a well developed product order system!!

Perhaps you could make just the text/pictures available without the commercial angle?

Or, perhaps you could just thank him for giving way the "secrets" that allow you to make your own version of the product that he sells?

To Steve Hopf,

Thanks for the information!

[IanG]

Thanks Steve, I've published a similar article on the net (and a magazine) from 1898 (BJPA) alongside one of my own, both of which mirror yours but with more details

I don't think you've given away many secrets because grinding a screen is a balance, and many won't appreciate what that balance is. It's easy to grind a basic screen but how you grind, choice of grits etc makes a huge difference.

Practice makes perfect, but a perfect screen for one isn't perfect for all, and I've only just reach 3 figures

Ian

[Steven Tribe]

I have given the very short article a real read this time - instead of halting when I saw commercial boxes on the left. There are references to selling within the text, too.

This should have posted in the "New Products" section.

[Steve Hopf]

Offering grit for sale is purely a service to the LF community. I ask $10 including shipping for a 1/4" thick glass pad and enough grit for at least one 8x10 screen. In fact, I am not even sure if that covers costs for the grit, I just scoop some out of the same jar that I use every day. If you wanted to buy the same grit I use from the same supplier, which would not work very well without the other additives, you would be looking at $17.50 for a pound of grit, which is the smallest amount you can buy, plus $15.00 minimum for shipping. That being said, any mod who is reading this, please move my thread to the appropriate forum.

Thanks

[Jim Jones]

Thank you, Steve, for a valuable tutorial. Posting such information here seems reasonable to me.