When I first got my SK6 (Monday afternoon) I was depressed at how badly machine the bottom was! It was replete with a number of ugly swirls and a few noticable slices (I could feel 'em).
So I set about to lap it, making sure to thoroughly clean between the various grits:
220 -> 400 -> 600 -> 1000 -> 2000
For the last two grits my wife was nice enough to stop at the local autoparts store on her way home And bear in mind that all but the first step was using wet/dry.
First I tried stopping at 600, but noticed faint latteral scratches. While I couldn't feel them at all, they still worried me. So I started over, this time going all the way to 2000, and instead of "figure 8ing" the whole time, I just kept changing the sanding direction between grits (perpendicular).
The lines are still there, still can't be felt, but this thing is a freakin' mirror.
Is this good enough? Or should I make it my life's mission to remove all traces?
So I set about to lap it, making sure to thoroughly clean between the various grits:
220 -> 400 -> 600 -> 1000 -> 2000
For the last two grits my wife was nice enough to stop at the local autoparts store on her way home And bear in mind that all but the first step was using wet/dry.
First I tried stopping at 600, but noticed faint latteral scratches. While I couldn't feel them at all, they still worried me. So I started over, this time going all the way to 2000, and instead of "figure 8ing" the whole time, I just kept changing the sanding direction between grits (perpendicular).
The lines are still there, still can't be felt, but this thing is a freakin' mirror.
Is this good enough? Or should I make it my life's mission to remove all traces?