max.levesque
Aluminum
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2007
- Location
- Sherbrooke
I understand that for sliding surfaces (dovetail, etc.,) the pockets left by scraping are desirable, because they allow oil to remain longer between surfaces.
I was wondering if, for instruments like straight edges, it would be a good or bad idea to lap the surfaces after scraping.
For example, if I have a angled straight edge that I use to correct a machine dovetail, will a straight edge with a lapped surface transfer the prussian blue more uniformly ?
Or do the scraping pockets on the straight edge "help" in any way (ex. because they contain more prussian blue )?
I was wondering if, for instruments like straight edges, it would be a good or bad idea to lap the surfaces after scraping.
For example, if I have a angled straight edge that I use to correct a machine dovetail, will a straight edge with a lapped surface transfer the prussian blue more uniformly ?
Or do the scraping pockets on the straight edge "help" in any way (ex. because they contain more prussian blue )?