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Hand Polishing Tools
A preliminary peek at the tools...
I thought you might like to
get a sneek peek at the tools we use in the hand polishing process.
Not what you might expect, but you're really not going to find *Exactly* what you need in stores in this trade. You gotta
improvise. Make your own tools. Customise what you can get in stores!
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FLEX™
5" Grinder
This heavy duty grinder is great
for grinding down large surface areas really quickly. The grinder
has a variable speed control (see the knob on the left? Can
you say Dayton Electronic Motor Speed Control™ with sunflower
seeds in your mouth? I don't recommend it, but I do recommend
the controller).
The grinder has a rubber pad that we glue hand cut sandpaper
(#100 - #400 carbide sandpaper) to using spray adhesive. Really
high tech huh? You like the scissors? Blue is one of my favorite
colors. Don't use your favorite scissors for cutting these sand
paper discs unless you want that ragged look for your paper
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Foredom™
42" Flexible Shaft Motor
This motor is wonderful! It is
great for reaching those hard to get surface areas. I think
we picked this motor up at Graingers. It came with the speed
control foot pedal (another nice feature).
We make our own abrasive discs for this grinder too. Buying
pre-cuts gets expensive after the first few, and believe you
me; we go through hundreds per job! Dare I say thousands?
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The
Kersey Poundomatic™
I took a piece of galvanized pipe
and ran it on our belt sander to give it a nice sharp edge (no
touchy!). Using a wood block, a little aggression and some spray
adhesive you get sticky discs for a fraction of the price! The
newspaper is to help keep the die from sticking in the wood
block too deep.
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All
this for only $7.99
(price doesn't include shipping and handling, tax, batteries,
bribes or bandaids). |
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