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emery paper

[′em·ə·rē ‚pā·pər]
(materials)
An abrasive paper or cloth with an adherent surface layer of emery powder; used for polishing and cleaning metal.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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IF, after all that rubbing with emery paper, you think you're still not getting a good contact with your 12N or 12S plugs, use a penknife to widen the gap between the pins.
If you find deposits, sand around the lip with emery paper and then wipe it clean.
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Experimental - The flat surface of each TDCB plate was polished with a sheet of 1200 grade emery paper to obtain a standard roughness, clean surface.
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