Changes

* With the side to be polished protruding the slightest bit (about .5 mm), hand tighten down the screw that holds the fiber in place.   

* With the side to be polished protruding the slightest bit (about .5 mm), hand tighten down the screw that holds the fiber in place.   

** Adjust the side screws until the fiber is perpendicular to the base of the polishing puck.   

** Adjust the side screws until the fiber is perpendicular to the base of the polishing puck.   

** A very small protrusion and a perpendicular fiber help endure that rounded edges are kept to a minimum and the fiber has a square polished face.   

** A very small protrusion and a perpendicular fiber help ensure that rounded edges are kept to a minimum and the fiber has a square polished face.   

* Apply less pressure on the individual polishing puck than you used to polish a bundle. Too much pressure can bend or break the fiber.  

* Apply less pressure on the individual polishing puck than you used to polish a bundle. Too much pressure can bend or break the fiber.  

* Continue to polish using small circles. Check the fiber end frequently as the time required to polish one fibers is much less than the time required to polish an entire bundle.

* Continue to polish using small circles. Check the fiber end frequently as the time required to polish one fibers is much less than the time required to polish an entire bundle.

* While polishing, be sure to support the rest of the fiber so that it does not kink.

* While polishing, be sure to support the rest of the fiber so that it does not kink.

* Put the now polished fibers with the rest of the polished bundle, label it, and put it in the intermediate storage box, polished side to the left.

* Put the now polished fibers with the rest of the polished bundle, label it, and put it in the intermediate storage box, polished side to the left.