Thread: Buffing

Hello. I understand that when restoring a razor, after 2000 grit sandpaper, so called "buffing" is done to give the blade a final polish. I live in Turkey, and finding out how the names of such specialized procedures/tools/materials translate into Turkish is not as easy as looking them up from a dictionary; you have to actually know these things. So I will have to give a detailed description of what I am looking for and want to do to the stores in order to to actually find what they are called here. So it would be very welcome if you could give me such a description, perhaps along with links to some pictures.

Thanks.

Moved this to the "Workshop" so it will get the responses that it deserves....

Buffing:

Most appropriate definition according to www.dictionary.com:

Originally Posted by dictionary

tr.v. buffed, buff·ing, buffs

1. To polish or shine with a piece of soft material.

According to me, in the razor restoration context:
Hand buffing - To use a cloth, felt or fiber pad that may or may not be treated with abrasives, to polish or shine a surface (in this case scales or a blade)

Machine buffing - Using a bench or stand mounted electric motor with arbor to spin a circular cloth or fiber disk charged with fine abrasive to polish a surface. Small, handheld devices may also be used to mechanically spin small cloth, felt or fiber discs to the same end.


In your specific case, you will need a low RPM bench grinder (1750 RMP or lower), some buffing wheels (8" or less), buffing compounds and an appropriate arbor to attach the wheels to the grinder.

A variable speed machine is a good bet, but hard to come by. Jewellers use such equipment, but they tend to be a bit expensive. The purpose made machines usually have a conical "pig-tail" screw at either end - grinders don't and tend to be a bit high-speed.

Regards,
Neil

Try this link.......

Products

and this.....

Papa John's Toolbox - Buffing Machines

Thanks for that Randy. That Hercules Euro Buffers sure looked interesting. Reading the description of the hazards reminded me of why this old man will leave it to others.

I have two buffing motors that get the most use. They are a 1/3 HP at 1800 RPM and a 3/4 HP at 1100 RPM. I find that the slower RPM''s really work best and don't generate near the heat to the blade. Don't break as many blades either.......

Less pressure is better. Compound application in 3-4 second increments. Don't need much.

Lynn