Thread: Buffing wheel question

550 panes - wow, thats a lot of glass! Sounds like it was a fine old pile. That old glass is quite different - a good source used to be old glass-houses, nicely weathered look. They say that in the late 1800s early 1900s when glass plate collodion negatives fell out of favour, a lot of the old full-plate size were used for glass-houses. Old vets would tell stories of seeing faded, peeling negs of civil war soldiers, red indians and the like looking out forlornly from greenhouses, the last trace in this world for most of them. Sad.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

550 panes - wow, thats a lot of glass! Sounds like it was a fine old pile. That old glass is quite different - a good source used to be old glass-houses, nicely weathered look. They say that in the late 1800s early 1900s when glass plate collodion negatives fell out of favour, a lot of the old full-plate size were used for glass-houses. Old vets would tell stories of seeing faded, peeling negs of civil war soldiers, red indians and the like looking out forlornly from greenhouses, the last trace in this world for most of them. Sad.

Regards,
Neil

Yes, old glass has ripples,what also amazed me is that it was always thicker on the bottom than the top.I was told by an old man who ran a glass shop (they salvaged old windows from restos) that glass is not a solid material but a semi liquid so over time it actually moves.
Sorry to go Off topic.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I'm sure you already know this, but one compound per wheel for best results.

Yes. Thank you.

Definitely off topic, but in fairness the op's question has been addressed.

So, back on the off topic, that glass sags is an old wives tale. Technically it is neither a solid or a liquid, but it does not possess viscosity in its vitrified state, and will never sag, ripple or wrinkle.

Modern float glass is very uniform, but most glass made before 1900 was blown. If it wasnt bullseye or crown glass it was blown into a cicular or oval shape, slit open down one side and lattened, so it was inevitably thicker towards the blow pipe and picked up wrinkles, etc, during the making.

It was then cut into panes and was generally installed thick edge down.

Regards,
Neil

This is much more interesting than my topic anyway....

When using greased compounds, try some Caswell’s Haze remover or Talc and a loose cotton buff for max shine, wear a good mask.

Or wipe the blade down liberally with metal polish and buff the polish off on loose cotton wheel.

Finish on blue or red, here is a good tutorial on buffing.

Neil is like the Forrest Gump of shaving. Is there nothing he has not done or know?

Neil, where is Jimmy Hoffa?

Never mind, I don’t want to know… but how did you fake the Moon landing?

So, I remember once someone asked about eel skin strops or it was shark, Neil chimed in

“Oh I’ve just been stropping on my eel skin and it isn’t as good as live eels. I strop on electric eels, having them bite a D ring and holding the tail. I have to wear thick rubber gloves to keep from getting shocked and I do have some trouble with the flip at times. I’ve cut a few that way, lucky I have a bunch in the tank out back.”

At least that is how I remember the conversation… Though I may be mistaken…

Perhaps it was Great Whites, he was talking about.

LOL, Neil.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I think there are two types of wheel rake, one with strips of steel like crocs teeth and one like a stiff wire brush. The brush is much less aggressive.

I sometimes use an old glaziers tool for getting old putty off window frames. It looks like a knife with a thick, stout blade with a bit of leather rvetted both sides for a handle - works really well, kind of like a tiles edge a file, but no chance of shattering.

All of the above have a pretty explosive effect on wheels treated with redhead glue and rolled in abrasive grit - the first time I tried this it was like pebble dashing myself.

Regards,
Neil

Nothing like a good stoning.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Neil is like the Forrest Gump of shaving. Is there nothing he has not done or know?

Neil, where is Jimmy Hoffa?

Never mind, I don’t want to know… but how did you fake the Moon landing?

Well, the two are linked together actually.

My old pal Hoff (thats what I used to call Jimmy) had links with certain actors and directors going back to the good old teamster days. It was all part of a 'get out of jail free' deal brokered by the FBI during the space race with the soviets.

I remember laughing with Hoff about it in the mid '70s during lunch at his favourite restaurant, the Red Fox in downtown Detroit. We didn't realise, but an undercover KGB agent who bore a striking resemblance to Arnie Schwarzenegger (Hoff and I used to call him 'eggy arnie' - we ran him ragged at the gym, he looked the part but was a pussy cat and cried when Hoff took the micky out of him). Anyway, Hoff excused himself and I guess this KGB guy nabbed him in the mens room. I remember thinking what a damn shame it was that we had to leave his car in the lot outside, boy, he was nuts over that car...

I never saw ole Hoff again, but he did send me a telegram from Odessa in '82 inviting me to his official funeral...

...but thats a story for another day.

Regards,
Neil