Bench Polishers

[Matt_Harrington]

And I can really recommend these for tarnish removal before polishing:
https://www.hollisonsupply.co.uk/coarse-a-grade-satin-web-lap-mops.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmdGYBhDRARIsABmSEeOO39_N9N-XZDsmXIaQvaVASoeOlPcmPlOsG06JSt42bdUZpdyWdx8aAvWVEALw_wcB
I have various grades and have used them for years (not the same one, however!!)
Matt

[SPR]

Probably being a little thick here .......

The one you have bought seems a great price for the size of motor etc but if I'm reading the specs the bar is 20mm dia ?

I see it comes with cotton pads but the scotchbrite type ones for surface prep etc seem to come with a much smaller hole .... so IF I'm on the right track ... by the time you have found some 20mm pigtails the price will be much higher ?

Or am I missing something ... which is more than possible

Simon

[Oddjob]

Just got my polisher out to do a few bits.

Here's what mine looks like.



On the left pigs tail is a felt mop which I use to do the first polish using grey soap, on the right is a close stitched mop which I use to do a polish for spotting areas not good enough, I use white soap on that one. I then resand the rough areas until I try with the grey soap again. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 polishes to get it to my satisfaction. I have around 6 different grades of soap and approx 10-12 mops of various sorts.

The covers on the pigs tails are to stop the work getting damaged when it slips and hits the tail, the little bits on the end are for the same reason, I'd advise doing something similar to yours as the nut/end of pigtail can really mark a piece of work if your not careful

Just done a camshaft end cap off a 500/550, was pretty badly knocked about with lots of small dents, which are bloody awful to try and polish out, I've sanded them as flat as I can, getting rid of all the dents/chips and then do a few polishes to see how they come out. Some alloy seems to polish really well and some doesn't and takes a lot of work to get a good result.

I'll post a pic of both caps done, the one already done has come out really nice, like a mirror.

[Oddjob]

A Before and after pic, one done, one not.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Do you use any kind of booth / screen/ area when polishing to stop splatter Ken?

[Oddjob]

No Ted, I like to do it outside as it does generate quite a lot of fibres, they fly off the mops, especially the felt ones. I do wear eye protection, sometimes a full face mask if it's a small piece, I wear a breathing mask as well, cannister type. Tend to wear gloves a lot as the pieces can get extremely hot, I've been known to wear soaking wet ones so they stand up to the heat better. I also like to do it against the garage door, so if the piece grabs and flies off it hits the door and doesn't get lost. Had a piece fly 30ft down the garden once.

One thing to warn you about, you will get INCREDIBLY dirty doing this, right now I look like a coal miner, seriously if anyone saw me they'd think I was a racist doing black face

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Probably being a little thick here .......

The one you have bought seems a great price for the size of motor etc but if I'm reading the specs the bar is 20mm dia ?

I see it comes with cotton pads but the scotchbrite type ones for surface prep etc seem to come with a much smaller hole .... so IF I'm on the right track ... by the time you have found some 20mm pigtails the price will be much higher ?

Or am I missing something ... which is more than possible

Simon

I might see if they sell Scotchbrite wheels or as and when buy some end tails.

[Matt_Harrington]

You can get 20mm pigtails. Just remember to get a L/H or R/H one! (or both!) 
Matt

[Oddjob]

Both now done.

Came out ok really.

[Laverdaroo]

nice job, as ever Ken.

[SPR]

Both now done.

Came out ok really.

Look great Ken ... gives me hope for mine