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Omni Platen with excessive vertical runout (AKA “platen hop”)

Omni Platen Vertical Runout AKA “Platen Hop”

My platen – the flat part the lap rests upon – is not flat. This means as you cut a stone, the lap has high and low spots as it rotates which continually tap-tap-tap on the stone. I had a … Continue reading

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