would it be safe to polish an airgun barrel with this? we use this in ultra deep vacuum chambers typically below 10(-9)Torr,(the -9 is supposed to be an exponent).
you mean like cutting a patch size piece ? what kind of material is the backing ?would it be safe to polish an airgun barrel with this? we use this in ultra deep vacuum chambers typically below 10(-9)Torr,(the -9 is supposed to be an exponent).
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I use 400 grit clover (new barrel after basic cleaning patch) on a patch/jag ....... so this is 10x finer.would it be safe to polish an airgun barrel with this? we use this in ultra deep vacuum chambers typically below 10(-9)Torr,(the -9 is supposed to be an exponent).
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I've seen barrels that I think would benefit from valve-lapping compound... (that's (mostly) a joke folks, please don't use valve lapping compound.)The popular J-B bore compound is about 1000 grit, and quickly breaks down into smaller particles. For the typical new barrel (to the extent there is such a thing), J-B is what I regard as the finest abrasive that makes sense to use.
Many barrels will benefit from something coarser but if you’re new to the practice, I think J-B or something similar is a reasonable place to start to get acquainted.
lol. it’s a notos barrel and it’s already good as is but i feel like i can make it better.. i can’t stop thinking everything can be made better. haha is that ocd?If it's made for high vacuum environments, I suspect it's completely and utterly safe for your airgun. It's probably not going to polish sh*t*, but it won't hurt anything.
GsT
* to do any meaningful polishing you need to start with a more course abrasive. Or be prepared to make 10,000 strokes...
precisely why i’m looking at this diamond 4000 grit. i know it can clean edges without too much material being removed. i’m afraid i’d end up removing too much metal with anything more course. this would be my first time doing this. the barrel itself is already good but i feel it could be better if it was mirror clean throughout.The popular J-B bore compound is about 1000 grit, and quickly breaks down into smaller particles. For the typical new barrel (to the extent there is such a thing), J-B is what I regard as the finest abrasive that makes sense to use.
Many barrels will benefit from something coarser but if you’re new to the practice, I think J-B or something similar is a reasonable place to start to get acquainted.
you have a pointtoo much is relative .. 4000 will basically do nothing, you need to start with 400-600 to cut coarsness out of most gun parts/barrels at a reasonable pace .. then of coarse you can finish with something fine, anything over 1000 is kindof a waste of time, we're not dealing with match grade lab equipment parts here ... that material you have may or may not be suitable as an application medium though, depending on how well it can be utilized ..
The intention is to remove miniscule amounts of metal - think of it as the undesirable debris left from any machining operation. To that end, you use abrasives which are so mild that actual, destructive, damage is pretty much out of the question.Isn't there a risk of smoothing the rifling sharp edges?