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Matt_Harrington:
Ted, I use similar things on my bench polisher to this:
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They are really go a doing the initial cleanup phase - then followed by polishing mops etc.
Only problem with ally castings is that they don't 'alf heat up quick!
Matt

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The alternative might be a  Bench Polishing Wheel plus some cutting paste. Not sure what sort of money to spend or how powerful the motor needs to be. I gave my old bench grinder away decades ago as I had no use for one.

Oddjob:
Dremels have moved on a lot since most of you used one last. Cutting wheels for instance are very robust now. Get the Speedclic ones and you can cut a large amount of metal with just one disc.

Wire brushes are better but still not great TBH.

The flap wheels and the abrasive discs you can get now are a god send, grinding stones are good so long as you buy the orange looking type and genuine Dremel.

A Dremel Ted is like a very small hand portable drill, the 4300 for instance has a 3 jawed chuck which makes changing end tools exactly the same as a drill.

It's one of those tools that you wonder how you managed without it once you find what it's good at. For restoring alloy parts of bikes I don't think there is anything better.

The trouble with using things like a bench grinder (and I have 3 of those) is that it's a sledgehammer approach to a toffee hammer problem, they are far too big for small intricate items like castings.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Hi ken,
I've just tried a small mop head using my small cordless drill - using some Duzit metal polish - is there a better grade of abrasive paste you can recommend?
Thanks Ted

Lobo:
I get through these like there’s no tomorrow - fantastically useful… and so cheap (approx £10).

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