Double Deck Vibratory Lap DL18

The Diamond Pacific DL-18 Double Deck Vibratory Lap allows simultaneous rough grinding and finish polishing with a double-decker 18" pan setup. The top pan can polish with its special premium grade felt pad while the lower pan works through the other stages of grind and prepolish. USAGE AND OPERATION Slabs are rotated in a circular orbit so there is little damage to any stone edge. Each pan comes with a heavy duty vinyl tubing around the outer edge to act as a buffer between moving slabs and sides of the pans. For general-purpose lapidary use, a sequence of tumbling grits in 60/90 coarse, 220 coarse, 400 fine, 600 pre-polish, 1000 pre-polish, , then a suitable polish slurry will produce a satisfactory shine on most lapidary materials. In general, a larger number of grit steps will lead to a better final polish. CONSTRUCTION The lower plate is aluminum finished with special indentations for use with silicon carbide grits for grinding and sanding flat stones. It comes with a heavy-duty