Patent ID: 8443510

Claim:
A method for providing at least one transducer including a magnetic structure and having an air-bearing surface (ABS), the magnetic structure having a desired thickness, a bevel, and a flare point a distance from the ABS, the method comprising: providing a lapping electronic lapping guide (lapping ELG) substantially coplanar with the desired thickness of the magnetic structure and having a lapping ELG back edge at the distance from the ABS such that the lapping ELG back edge is substantially aligned with the flare point; providing a targeting electronic lapping guide (targeting ELG) substantially coplanar with the desired thickness of the magnetic structure and having a targeting ELG back edge and a targeting ELG front edge, the targeting ELG back edge at the distance from the ABS such that the targeting ELG back edge is substantially aligned with the flare point, the targeting ELG front edge at a front edge distance from the ABS corresponding to an intersection of the bevel and the desired thickness; lapping the transducer; and terminating the lapping based on a first resistance of the lapping ELG and a second resistance of the targeting ELG.