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Why make a flat lap out of bronze?
Hello, I ended up with what I think is a bronze 12 inch flat lap. I can't find any reference to anyone using bronze for this application.
I was a wood disk sander since it came with pizza box full of fine sandpaper all super fine grits, and then thin cotton/fabric for holding compounds.
It's been faced dead on, and you can see that it had been balanced with weight taken off in several places on the back. I work on steam engines and this was very well made. Then it looks like it was never mounted based on the bore is super clean.
The center bore is 1 inch with a large flange. I'm not sure what the standard is.
Does anyone know a reason to use bronze instead of cast iron?
How would I go about finding someone who can actually use this part?
u/A_movable_life — 7 days ago