Oil vs Water vs Glycerin vs Silicone Diff Fluid
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:11 pm
hey all
been doing some hand finished free form opals..
they are now up to being polished...
i just ordered some diamond paste / water based..
they also make oil based... given i am polishing ethiopian opals, would this be bad?
also... one of the things i am going to try if i can find the tiny back of diamond powder i have is silicone diff fluid
its used in toy cars and drones as a way to make a gearless differential...
make a chamber, and have two parts near meet, and put in differential fluid
if the torque is too high, it will just shear and turn... if not, it will act like a connector gear
they make the stuff in all kinds of thicknesses... i have one that is 10,000 cst
Difference of Viscosity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1c4E1ze0Vo
what i want to do is use my dental cups to hold some of the diamond paste..
and i was going to try the diff fluid.. after all silicone is a very large molecule compared to h20
[bigger list here https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/kine ... d_397.html ]
so basically what i am doing is trying to see if i can use the diff fluid as that viscosity can be selected
10,000 cst is as you can see above, thick as honey.. you can get it 10x that... or more..
so. whats experiences with these things within the realm of hydrophane opals..
will oil polish ruin it... or the molecules to large to penetrate?
i have used water, and have added glycerin... but have yet to try the silicone
anyone? anyone? beuler, beuler?
been doing some hand finished free form opals..
they are now up to being polished...
i just ordered some diamond paste / water based..
they also make oil based... given i am polishing ethiopian opals, would this be bad?
also... one of the things i am going to try if i can find the tiny back of diamond powder i have is silicone diff fluid
its used in toy cars and drones as a way to make a gearless differential...
make a chamber, and have two parts near meet, and put in differential fluid
if the torque is too high, it will just shear and turn... if not, it will act like a connector gear
they make the stuff in all kinds of thicknesses... i have one that is 10,000 cst
Difference of Viscosity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1c4E1ze0Vo
what i want to do is use my dental cups to hold some of the diamond paste..
and i was going to try the diff fluid.. after all silicone is a very large molecule compared to h20
[bigger list here https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/kine ... d_397.html ]
so basically what i am doing is trying to see if i can use the diff fluid as that viscosity can be selected
10,000 cst is as you can see above, thick as honey.. you can get it 10x that... or more..
so. whats experiences with these things within the realm of hydrophane opals..
will oil polish ruin it... or the molecules to large to penetrate?
i have used water, and have added glycerin... but have yet to try the silicone
anyone? anyone? beuler, beuler?