Gearloose BA5T™ Polishing Lap Disc
Gearloose BA5T™ Polishing Lap Disc
The Gearloose BA5T™️ Polishing Lap Disc is like the popular BATT™ “On Steroids." These laps make livings for people and give the competition cutter the tools to win.
BA5T™ is a completely different alloy family than the BATT™ alloys (The old alloy, and the 2007 alloy), and has a different “Feel” when polishing. These descriptions result from the lower Coefficient of Friction and different Fractal Dimension (Surface complexity of its micro-structure) compared to other tin alloys, including BATT™.
These laps are intended for the experienced BATT™ user who requires a harder-finer-grained lap for HIGH SPEED PRODUCTION POLISHING processes.
The very complex alloy, having attendant casting quirks requires a heavy (“Pro-Weight”) 2.5 Kg casting, and extra machining steps. This of course allows more resurfacings for a longer service life.
For someone slaving under a stopwatch for a living, they are cheap, but the regular production “BATT™” will always remain the best Price/Performance value for the hobbyist. BA5T™ contains silver and other cost drivers that make it impossible for it to be a cheap product.
Competition cutters want to win, some at any cost. They don’t care about a few dollars. Commercial and Professional cutters know that “cutting tools” are fully tax-deductible and depreciated in one year. Cutting hundreds of stones a year, a BA5T will polish better and faster, and pay for itself quickly. So they don’t care what the BA5T™ costs at all...which is, in their case, arguably, “Nothing”.
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Shipping
Free Shipping:
Free shipping offers (where indicated) apply to orders with a shipping address in the lower 48 states only. If you want a product that is over 70 lb shipped to Alaska or Hawaii, you will not be able to check out. Please contact us for a shipping quote and we will manually complete your order. We do not ship internationally.
Order Confirmation:
As soon as you place your order, you will receive an order confirmation email. This means that we have received your order in our system and pre-authorized your credit card for the purchase. When we receive your order, we reach out to our suppliers to confirm that it is available for shipment within the specified time frame.
If your item is on back-order or unavailable, we will reach out to you via email or phone and void the pre-authorization if you so desire. If your item(s) are available for shipment, we will process the charges and submit the order for shipment.
Order Shipment:
If your order is in stock and we process the charges to your credit card, it will ship within the following time frame according to brand, from the date of your order:
Lot-O-Tumbler: 2-5 business days
Gearloose, Lightning Lap: 1-2 business days
Crystalite: 2-5 business days
Gemini: 5-15 business days
Covington Engineering: 1-5 business days
Barranca Diamond: 4-6 weeks
We will send you tracking information within 24 hours of your order leaving the warehouse to the e-mail address you provided when checking out. If you do not receive tracking information from us within six business days of your order, feel free to follow up with us at sales@lapidarymart.com.
Damages:
Please inspect the packaging of your item(s) when they arrive, if you notice any damage you should make note of it when signing for delivery. If your item(s) do arrive damaged, please send photos to returns@lapidarymart.com and we will process an insurance claim on your behalf.
Gearloose BA5T™ Polishing Lap Disc
The Gearloose BA5T™️ Polishing Lap Disc is like the popular BATT™ “On Steroids." These laps make livings for people and give the competition cutter the tools to win.
BA5T™ is a completely different alloy family than the BATT™ alloys (The old alloy, and the 2007 alloy), and has a different “Feel” when polishing. These descriptions result from the lower Coefficient of Friction and different Fractal Dimension (Surface complexity of its micro-structure) compared to other tin alloys, including BATT™.
These laps are intended for the experienced BATT™ user who requires a harder-finer-grained lap for HIGH SPEED PRODUCTION POLISHING processes.
The very complex alloy, having attendant casting quirks requires a heavy (“Pro-Weight”) 2.5 Kg casting, and extra machining steps. This of course allows more resurfacings for a longer service life.
For someone slaving under a stopwatch for a living, they are cheap, but the regular production “BATT™” will always remain the best Price/Performance value for the hobbyist. BA5T™ contains silver and other cost drivers that make it impossible for it to be a cheap product.
Competition cutters want to win, some at any cost. They don’t care about a few dollars. Commercial and Professional cutters know that “cutting tools” are fully tax-deductible and depreciated in one year. Cutting hundreds of stones a year, a BA5T will polish better and faster, and pay for itself quickly. So they don’t care what the BA5T™ costs at all...which is, in their case, arguably, “Nothing”.
FREE Shipping!
Shipping
Free Shipping:
Free shipping offers (where indicated) apply to orders with a shipping address in the lower 48 states only. If you want a product that is over 70 lb shipped to Alaska or Hawaii, you will not be able to check out. Please contact us for a shipping quote and we will manually complete your order. We do not ship internationally.
Order Confirmation:
As soon as you place your order, you will receive an order confirmation email. This means that we have received your order in our system and pre-authorized your credit card for the purchase. When we receive your order, we reach out to our suppliers to confirm that it is available for shipment within the specified time frame.
If your item is on back-order or unavailable, we will reach out to you via email or phone and void the pre-authorization if you so desire. If your item(s) are available for shipment, we will process the charges and submit the order for shipment.
Order Shipment:
If your order is in stock and we process the charges to your credit card, it will ship within the following time frame according to brand, from the date of your order:
Lot-O-Tumbler: 2-5 business days
Gearloose, Lightning Lap: 1-2 business days
Crystalite: 2-5 business days
Gemini: 5-15 business days
Covington Engineering: 1-5 business days
Barranca Diamond: 4-6 weeks
We will send you tracking information within 24 hours of your order leaving the warehouse to the e-mail address you provided when checking out. If you do not receive tracking information from us within six business days of your order, feel free to follow up with us at sales@lapidarymart.com.
Damages:
Please inspect the packaging of your item(s) when they arrive, if you notice any damage you should make note of it when signing for delivery. If your item(s) do arrive damaged, please send photos to returns@lapidarymart.com and we will process an insurance claim on your behalf.
