Graining a Litho Stone

In this video we prepare a litho stone for imaging.
0:15 Handling the stone
1:36 Graining the stone with a levigator and carborundum grits to remove the old image
5:14 The Litho Fan :)
5:41 Checking the stone for level
8:20 Moving to a finer grit
10:29 Applying a Gum Arabic border

[@cassiusgaio9524]

Using the levigator is no joke. First time that I used one, I got a strain on my right rotator cuff (subscapularis). Felt a lot of pain inside my chest.

[@owlpun]

instructional and useful thanks!

[@andymyers2759]

Too much health and safety!!

[@professortruszkowski]

The 30 seconds where I explain to my students how not to hurt themselves using a heavy and awkward device they've never used before on a heavy and awkward slab of limestone is too much health and safety? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@andymyers2759]

I think so yes. Everyone knows how to pick things up