Lapping fixture for disk sliders

摘要

Smooth and uniform air-bearing surfaces on disk sliders are created using a lapping fixture 8 including a compliant pad 30 which allows substantially uniform pressure to be applied between the slider 40 and a lapping surface. Multiple sliders may be lapped simultaneously, with the compliant pad allowing each slider to float substantially independently of the other sliders against the lapping surface. Positioning surfaces 16 are provided on the lapping fixture to position the sliders relative to the lapping surface and to allow a predetermined force to be applied to each slider independent of the force of the lapping fixture against the lapping surface.