What it is

Lightning Lap is a McCaysville, Georgia maker of faceting and polishing laps, diamond-resin laps, oxide laps, polishes and related tools. Its About page and homepage describe a shop “specializing in lapidary solutions for artists, professionals and hobbyists,” and thank the lapidary community for product ideas. The catalog includes DLite diamond-resin polishing and smoothing laps, Lightning Lap natural and oxide laps, NANO diamond films, concave faceting mandrels, dopping and alignment tools, cerium and aluminum oxide powders, The Beast diamond polish and a resurfacing service for used laps.

Product pages show printed prices, schema.org InStock availability and an Add to cart button. A site-wide Cart page is present.

Who it’s for

Facetors and other stoneworkers who want a first-party US web shop for the maker’s own polishing laps and compounds, with posted prices and online checkout, rather than a multi-brand equipment dealer.

Why it’s listed

It is a first-party shop with a working cart, visible In Stock prices on multiple laps and compounds, a written shipping and 30-day return policy, and a printed McCaysville mailing address and phone. The listing focuses on the company’s own laps and polishes. It is Lapidary Plaza’s first Georgia supplier (the state already has a club listing in Norcross).

Official URL

https://lightninglap.com/products/dlite-1200-diamond-resin-polishing-lap

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Location

PO Box 494, McCaysville, GA 30555; phone (423) 396-9793; email [email protected] (Contact). Public pages describe an online shop and give a post-office box, not a retail showroom street address.

This is a supplier (a first-party lap manufacturer and online shop). It is not a club or a school.

Notes

DLite 1200 Diamond-Resin Polishing Lap (store, check date): $116.00 (6-inch Standard, SKU DLD6S1200), $55.00 (6-inch Topper), $152.00 (8-inch Standard), $70.00 (8-inch Topper). Schema.org InStock, Add to cart. Other DLite grits in the same line (600, 3k, 8k, 14k, 50k) showed the same four-price pattern and In Stock on the products feed.
Lightning Lap Natural Polishing Lap (store, check date): $101.00 (6-inch Standard), $35.00 (6-inch Topper), $127.00 (8-inch Standard), $40.00 (8-inch Topper), In Stock, Add to cart.
Lightning Lap CeOx Cerium Oxide Polishing Lap (store, check date): $102.00 (6-inch Standard) and $40.00 (6-inch Topper); 8-inch Standard $132.00, 8-inch Topper $45.00, In Stock, Add to cart.
Cerium oxide powder (store, check date): $12.00, In Stock, Add to cart. Aluminum oxide polishing powder was $25.00.
Shipping (Shipping page): the shop says it tries to process and ship orders within 24 hours, ships USPS Priority Mail, and uses a US flat-rate method domestically, with FedEx used when it saves money (especially on foreign destinations) and any over-collection refunded. Contact the shop if an order has not arrived within 15 days (30 days international).
Returns (refund policy): 30-day return policy; items must be unused and in original packaging, with proof of purchase, and a return must be requested first at [email protected]. The policy also states a 100% satisfaction guarantee on LL products.
Small source note: Contact prints a PO Box, not a street storefront. The 423 area code is a Tennessee number on a Georgia mailing address (McCaysville sits on the state line). This is the company’s own shop, not an Amazon or affiliate listing and not a multi-brand reseller catalog.
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza. No affiliate link is used. Nothing was bought, and no email, phone call or form was used.

FAQ

Q: What does Lightning Lap sell?
A: Its own faceting and polishing laps, diamond-resin DLite laps, oxide and natural laps, diamond films, polishes, powders and related tools, plus a lap resurfacing service, with Add to cart checkout.

Q: How much is a DLite 1200 lap?
A: On the check date a 6-inch Standard was $116 In Stock; the 6-inch Topper was $55, and 8-inch Standard and Topper were $152 and $70.

Q: Are smaller or less expensive items in stock?
A: Yes. Cerium oxide powder was $12 In Stock, and a 6-inch Natural Polishing Lap Topper was $35 In Stock on the check date.

Q: Where is Lightning Lap based?
A: Contact lists PO Box 494, McCaysville, GA 30555, with phone (423) 396-9793 and email [email protected].

Q: What is the return policy?
A: The refund policy states a 30-day return window for unused items in original packaging, requested first through the shop’s email, and a satisfaction guarantee on LL products.