A method for manufacturing in series optical grade polishing tools (10) each including a base (11) configured to be coupled to a polishing machine, a polishing pad (13) configured to be pressed against a surface to be worked and an elastically compressible body (12) attached to the base (11) and attached to polishing pad (13) with said body (12) sandwiched between the base (11) and the polishing pad (13);
- said method including for each said tool (10) the step of attaching said body (12) to said base (11) and the step of attaching said body (12) to said polishing pad (13);
- wherein at least one of said step of attaching said body (12) to said base (11) and said step of attaching said body (12) to said polishing pad (13) includes a step of applying glue in which glue is applied onto one surface of one component and/or onto one surface of another component and then includes a step of pressing in which said one surface of one component and one surface of another component are applied on each other, said one component and said another component being one of:
- said base (11) and said body (12), said body (12) and said base (11), said body (12) and said polishing pad (13), and said polishing pad (13) and said body (12);
- said method further including the step of providing a supporting device (20) including a first supporting member (27) and a second supporting member (28) mobile relative to one another between a first predetermined position where a support (23A-23D) of the first supporting member (27) and a support (22A-22D) of the second supporting member (28) are side by side and a second predetermined position where said support (23A-23D) of the first supporting member (27) and said support (22A-22D) of the second supporting member (28) are aligned, said support (23A-23D) of the first supporting member (27) being configured for receiving said one component and said support (22A-22D) of the second supporting member (28) being configured for receiving said another component such that in said first position said one surface of said one component and said one surface of said another component are exposed and turned to a same direction while in said second position said one surface of said one component and said one surface of said another component are exposed and face each other;
- said step of applying glue including:
- in said supporting device (20) where the first supporting member (27) and the second supporting member (28) are in said first position, placing said one component in said support (23A-23D) of said first supporting member (27) and placing said another component in said support (22A-22D) of said second supporting member (28);
- and then applying glue onto said one surface of said one component and/or onto said one surface of said another component;
- and
- said step of pressing including:
- driving said first supporting member (27) and said second supporting member (28) relative to one another from said first position to said second position and then pressing said first supporting member (27) and said second supporting member (28) towards one another for applying onto each other said one surface of said one component and said one surface of said another component.