My friend Tim Campbell is desperately looking for a lapping machine - his old "Struers" is not enough anymore.
In English, this is called a "Desktop flat-lapping machine" - it's a horisontal rotating lapping/polishing plate, on which you place the parts to be lapped and some grinding paste
It would be preferable (economically) if we could find a used machine, but for some reason, these types of machines seems rare in Europe (in the US they are common and available, but shipping costs makes it a no-deal) - or we don't know how to properly search for them. Knowing German industrial tradition we KNOW that there must be many of them around, we just can't find them....
The questions are:
- What would you call a machine like this for a search in German?
- Do any of you know of decent ex-used-machine sellers in Germany, that may have such machinery?
- Any other ideas?
Jakob E.
Pic: something more or less like this. Preferably with a rotating "holder" for 3-5 individual parts:
) Item can be shipped with a truck company. 
