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    Default Polishing made easier and much safer

    Well...here I go again with some new discoveries (for me).

    I have been restoring razors now for about a year.


    While polishing out the pits and tarnish I had the misfortune to destroy two blades when they were jerked out of my hand and thrown to the floor (never found anything but the spine…that is scary if you have little ones walking around the house. Thankfully they were junk blades I was using for polishing practice. I was always apprehensive about using the rag wheels and after this incident; I decided to move on to something better while I still have all my body parts attached.

    I have sense started using the soft felt wheels in a smaller size on my variable speed grinder and have had great success with these wheels. Number one, they are much less likely to jerk a blade out of your hand and as you can see in the pic they can be loaded with liquid or paste compounds. They work great.

    I also got some 1 inch felt wheels with a permanent arbor in them for use with my Dremmel. (Got them on ebay) If you try this you will never use rag wheels again.

    Now...the problem is that these wheels don't have a big enough hole in them to put on a grinder.
    Solution:
    As seen in another pic, I put super glue on the wheel and make about a 1 inch circle working out from the center. (Both sides) After this, drilling is quite easy and the wheel can be trued up on the grinder by using a belt sander.


    Some of you have probably already done this but I think it is worth mentioning.

    Happy and safe polishing!

    Stingray
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    One of the large nyobium magnets you can find on eBay is powerful enough to pick up small steel objects from several inches away. You can sweep your entire floor for anything dangerous or important, and the ones threaded for a steel rod or eye are the handiest.

    Cloth wheels are best for convex objects, such as scales, though, and probably hold more compound.

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    what is your source for the felt wheels? I goggled and found a few places, but they looked more like industrial suppliers to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidmind View Post
    what is your source for the felt wheels? I goggled and found a few places, but they looked more like industrial suppliers to me.
    Ditto this. The ones I found have been expensive. What diameter wheels are you using? Thanks for a very interesting post. I'm using the sewn wheels, and they work ok, but I am guessing felt works even better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidmind View Post
    what is your source for the felt wheels? I goggled and found a few places, but they looked more like industrial suppliers to me.
    Well..I tried to find the guy who sold me my 5 inch wheels but can't find him. Yes...they are expensive but worth it, for me anyway.

    Here is the link for the 1 inch wheels for dremmel use...36 of them for 26 dollars. (the second link)

    Felt polishing wheel | Shop felt polishing wheel sales & prices at TheFind

    36PCS 1" FELT BUFFING POLISHING WHEELS FOR DREMEL MZ78 | eBay

    hope this is helpful.

    Stingray

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    Here is a source, from a US firm I have found very reliable overseas:

    Jantz Supply for all your Knife Making needs

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