Gearloose Darkside™ Polishing Lap Disc
Gearloose Darkside™ Polishing Lap Disc
The DARKSIDE™ Polishing Lap Disc is a lightweight lap, made of a specially developed material, coated onto a rigid baseplate, then machined on both sides for flatness.
This lap is resurfacable. If a stone fractures and chips embed, the Darkside can be resurfaced by Gearloose or any machine shop. The thicknesses of both the metal backing and the polymer composite layer allows this. It also gives the lap a stiffer "feel" and makes it quieter running.
The Darkside™ was created to address the rising metals prices and to create an affordable, easy-to-charge and use lap. They immediately became popular with people who always had trouble charging a metal lap.
But there were surprises in store: The Darkside outperformed expectations and has been adopted by many professional production cutters. In particular, it's the “Magic Bullet” for quartzes when used with Cerium Oxide.
This lap combines the ease of a Corian-type lap with the speed of a composite lap, but with reduced wearing and heating. Polar and non-polar domains allow the use of the whole range of diamond and oxide polishes.
The lap quickly breaks in on the first stone, without the charging process needed for metal laps, making it user-friendly for beginners. But note that oxide polishes should be used sparingly.
- Thousands in use.
- The first major bulk customers were faceting schools.
- Masters winner, USFG competition, used the Darkside.
- Non-Toxic
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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 Darkside™ Polishing Lap Disc
The DARKSIDE™ Polishing Lap Disc is a lightweight lap, made of a specially developed material, coated onto a rigid baseplate, then machined on both sides for flatness.
This lap is resurfacable. If a stone fractures and chips embed, the Darkside can be resurfaced by Gearloose or any machine shop. The thicknesses of both the metal backing and the polymer composite layer allows this. It also gives the lap a stiffer "feel" and makes it quieter running.
The Darkside™ was created to address the rising metals prices and to create an affordable, easy-to-charge and use lap. They immediately became popular with people who always had trouble charging a metal lap.
But there were surprises in store: The Darkside outperformed expectations and has been adopted by many professional production cutters. In particular, it's the “Magic Bullet” for quartzes when used with Cerium Oxide.
This lap combines the ease of a Corian-type lap with the speed of a composite lap, but with reduced wearing and heating. Polar and non-polar domains allow the use of the whole range of diamond and oxide polishes.
The lap quickly breaks in on the first stone, without the charging process needed for metal laps, making it user-friendly for beginners. But note that oxide polishes should be used sparingly.
- Thousands in use.
- The first major bulk customers were faceting schools.
- Masters winner, USFG competition, used the Darkside.
- Non-Toxic
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.
