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A variety of choices for every type of need
Type, Name, or Brand	Description	6" Diameter	8" Diameter
BATTTM Lap (Cast Alloy) The New Tin Standard	A good, solid cast tin alloy pre-polishing and polishing lap. This hard tin alloy allows the casting to be rigid enough to serve as a solid lap, without boinding to a base plate, or being excessively heavy. It provides sharper meets at higher speeds than are possible with laminated laps, and does it without the use of toxic metals such as lead and cadmium. Now used by hundreds of experienced and beginning gemcutters. Finished on both sides makes it more versatile than the one-sided laminated laps. Because of being a solid casting, it can be resurfaced many times to provide many years of service. It has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 3 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$85.00	$113.00
Ceramic by Crystalite	Developed to provide the ultimate polish on most gemstone materials with a hardness of 7.5 or more. This lap is made from a special formulated ceramic material. Properly charge this lap with 50,000 or 100,000 mesh diamond spray for best performance.. A procedure will be made available on our web-site. Has 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 2 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$265.50	$295.00
Ceramic by Graves called "Falcon"	No Longer Available The only ceramic lap developed exclusively to provide the ultimate polish on faceted gemstones. The falcon lap produces flat, sharp edges with a brilliant polish for award winning gemstones. The special composition and surface preperation make this ceramic lap easy to master and reduces scratching typical on standard ceramic laps. Recommended for use with Falcon K7TM 50,000 or 100,000 mesh diamond spray. Instructions included. This lap was originally developed by Arthur Kalinski in 1981 and is now manufactured by Graves. Shipping weight for 6" is 2 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$265.50	$295.00
Ceramic by Lapcraft	Solid, pure, high density technical ceramic especially designed to produce sharp corners and flat facets. Great for hard stones such as CZ's, spinels, rubies, sapphires, etc. Charge this lap with 50,000 or 100,000 mesh diamond spray. It must be properly charged for best performance. A procedure will be made available on our web-site. Shipping weight for 6" is 2 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$265.50	$295.00
Copper	Develop this lap to your grinding, sanding, or polishing specs. It has a 1/16" thick, rolled, pure-copper surface bonded to a 1/4" thick aluminum Master Lap. Charge this lap with diamond powder to meet your specific need. It has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$95.00	$119.00
Corian lap by Jarvi	No Longer Available An all purpose polishing lap. Charge this lap with any polishing powder (such as aluminum oxide) to meet your specific need. It has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for the 8" lap is 2 lbs.	-	$18.00
Fast Lap by Raytech	Fine metal particles embeded in a tough resin binder provide the diamond holding properties of metal with the grooving resistance of a reinforced resin structure. The microscopically interupted surface eliminates any need for scoring and reduces the tendency to scratch. This lap is effective when used with either Raytech Diamond Spray, in combination with either Spray Lube II, Thinner, or a little of both. Useful with oxide polishes. Shipping weight for 6" is 2 lbs., 8" is 3 lbs.	$99.00	$129.00
FINALAP by Lapcraft	This is a unique lap that gives a brilliant polish to a variety of hard stones. This dense metalized resin lap resists grooving, readily accepts a charge of diamond and requires no break-in time. This lap is supplied with a bottle of 50,000 diamond slurry. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$105.00	$125.00
Last Lap by Crystalite	A universal facet-polishing lap that polishes an assortment of facet material such as beryl, sapphire, tourmaline, topaz, and quartz. The lap is composed of pelletized metal bonded into an epoxy matrix which will resist grooving and gouging. Charge the lap with 50,000 mesh diamond slurry which is supplied with each lap. has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$121.00	$139.00
Lead-Tin Lap Check to see if available	An all purpose lap used for polishiing any faceted gem. It can be charged on each side with different grits of diamond or scored for use with conventional polishing agents such as cerium oxide or aluminum oxide. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 3 lbs., 8" is 5 lbs.	$102.00	$132.00
Lucite by Lapcraft	An inexpensive lap often used as a back-up disc. It is 1/4" thick and has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 1 lbs.	$29.00	$32.00
Master Lap by Lapcraft	Flat, solid-aluminum lap for use as a backing for a variety of thin laps . Shipping weight for 6" is 2 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$38.00	$53.00
Master Lap by Crystalite	Finned aluminum alloy ground flat. Mostly used as a base for thin laps or your own experimental laps. Approximately 13/32" thick. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$38.00	$59.00
Meehanite Type Cast Iron by Jarvi	No Longer Available Ideal for prepolish and final polish. It is made of a close grained cast iron that is stable and wear resistant. This lap is finished on both sides. It has been used in the diamond-cutting industry for years. It will work on material from quartz through diamond. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Complete with diamond charging instructions. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	None	$165.00
Phenolic	This precision surfaced universal lap is ideal for charging with diamond compound or conventional polishes such as cerium oxide and tin oxide. Its light weight will replace heavy metal and lucite laps. This lap will polish facets extremely flat. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$56.00	$79.00
Tin Lap	A 1/8" thick, fine-grained, rolled tin lap is bonded to a master lap (approximately 1/4" thick), producing an excellent final-polish lap. This lap will not develop orange peel. Scoring is not required. Can be used with Linde A, cerium oxide, tin oxide, or diamond. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 1 lbs., 8" is 2 lbs.	$175.00	$256.00
Ultralaps Check to see if available	End polishing messes! Use these thin polyester film discs for most of your polishing needs. Simply lay these over a firm flat lap having a thin film of water which will hold them to the laps surface. Each ultralap has a uniform layer of polishing compound deposited on its surface. For just a few cents per gemstone, faceters and cabbers alike can alleviate the scratching, contamination, and the mess! Sold in packages of 5 discs. Each disc has a 1/2" center hole for quick mounting on any lap.	Click here	Click here
Wax Lap by Raytech Check to see if available	Provide a superior polish on soft and heat sensitive stones. These laps are color coded to help provide easy selection of the right lap for the particular hardness of the stone to be polished. Specify the color(s) and quatity of each. Red--for mohs hardness of 4-5 Pink--for mohs hardness of 2-4 Green--for mohs hardness of 2-3 Yellow--for mohs hardness of 1-2	$43.00	$54.00
Zinc Lap No longer available	Harder than TIN LAPS and preferred for polishing some of the harder gems such as corundum. A fine-grained rolled zinc lap is bonded to a master lap (approximately 1/4" thick), producing an excellent final-polish lap. This lap will not develop orange peel. Scoring is not required. Can be used with Linde A, cerium oxide, tin oxide, or diamond. Has a 1/2" arbor hole. Shipping weight for 6" is 3 lbs., 8" is 4 lbs.	$165.00