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Posted by Adrian on September 26, 2007, 8:37 am
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>> HI
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>> Looks like it would be a fairly easy thing to homebrew - a spare
>> Glastar pressure wheel (got some of those !), mounted on a bolt with a
>> big spring and a wingnut, and a platform of some some sort, maybe
>> covered with a low-friction coating.....
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>> ...but then, I've probably missed something critical..
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>> I do a lot of foil work, and anything that makes it simpler / quicker
>> has to be good news...
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>> Regards
>> Adrian
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> Sure go ahead and make one yourself. Just because you can copy it,
>doesn't make it any less effective.
Of course !
> I'd rather spend the $50 bucks than
>fool around with a homemade unit for a few hours to get it working right.
You have a point <g>
It's so tempting to say 'hey - I could make one of those' -
and then spend (?waste?) several potentially productive hours
fiddling, only to end up with something that's not as effective as
the commercial model....
>It's really a very simple idea. The glass stays flat, and you only need to
>rotate it in the groove.
Yes - looks like it would be easy to use.
I have the Glastar set up on a fairly high workbench, and sit on a
fairly low typist's chair. The effect of this is that I can get pretty
close to the foiling roller, it's just below normal eye-level, and
it's easy to keep pressure on the glass with your thumbs.
With the table foiler, is it a 'one handed' operation ?
> I can foil 200 perfect pieces an hour with it.....
Coo - that's travelling.
(Tempted to make some comment about 'turbo-soldering' - but
don;t want to open up that particular can of worms again !)
>without those tiny annoying finger cuts and reading glasses!
Ah - glasses !
Just been fitted with a pair of varifocals. Have used glasses for
long-distance since primary school, but found over the last few years
that they just weren't working for close-up work. The varifocals were
horrendously expensive - but, so far, they're excellent !
As for finger cuts - tend to get more of those from grinding rather
than foiling. Grinding is made easier (in my experience) by using a
small wood block in the right hand to apply pressure to the glass into
the grinder head, and guiding the glass with the left hand.
This avoids the tendency to push sharp edges of glass (particularly
ripple or mirror) into your thumbs....
Thanks for the info & comments
Adrian
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