• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Block Lapping

A

AndrewPr

n00b
Joined
Apr 1, 2013
Messages
26
I know it isn't done much anymore as mfg's are pretty good about getting a nice mirror finish, but I obtained a waterblock that was less than loved.

When i got it.
qwSz0Z6.jpg


After some patience and sandpaper
wLjmXMy.jpg


pretty proud of that change!
 
Last edited:
Looks pretty good. Tell us about your process! Did you use a specific step of abrasives? Did you put the block in a fixed position or the abrasive in a fixed position? I love hearing how other people approach these as I have my own way. I'll say this, I ALWAYS finish up my block lapping with a hand polish with Simichrome. It's cheap from Amazon. 1 Tube lasts a loooong time.
 
Wet/Dry sandpaper from 400-2000 grit. I got a piece of 8x10 glass to make sure the base stayed good and flat.

I just made passes up and down the wet sandpaper with the block applying even pressure (I did use a bit of dish soap on the heatsink base, it seemed to trap a lot of the copper in the soap vs the sandpaper) I made sure to rotate the block every so often as well. Spent about 20-30 mins on each grit of sandpaper. I could have gone up much higher than 2000 but I think the finish will be good enough to get solid temps out of the water-cooled system it will go into.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top