If you fire polish right,

[bookie13]

If you fire polish right, the edges will not round.

The grey scum of death that you refer to is probably due to not grinding the edge to a fine enough grit or not cleaning it well enough. Note: one way to prevent that is to use a devit agent on the edges. But always put the piece in water immediately after grinding and clean well.

Barry Kaiser

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