buffing compound

Texas Knifemaker's supply comes to mind. Check out some of the knifemaker supply outlets. Good information and reasonable prices. Get a block of Black aluminum compound for fast innitial buff, then use the block of green chrome rouge to bring up luster for starters. There are others aswell. Check them out, and they will have buffing wheels for your buffer too.
 
Buffing compound is so cheap for the time it lasts, that economy reaches diminishing returns. Quality ,however, is a different thing. A cheap buffing compound from China (HF) could be of low quality , have lots of filler, and poor grit accuracy (and probably contains lead). I would get it from TKS, Jantz, K&G,an industrial supplier,etc. A one pound bar will last a long time.
Stacy
 
is the green compound dangerous to health? when inhaled? I have a piece and it last a long time
 
NO FINE PARTICLE COMPOUND IS SAFE TO BREATHE !!!
You should be wearing a respirator whenever you sand, grind, buff,or polish.
Just because it won't poison you doesn't mean it can't kill you.
Stacy
 
I buy it from Pop's. I tried getting some from supergrit because it was 3 bucks, it's like 1/5 the size of the compound from Pop's which costs all of $7. If you use up 5 lbs of rouge, you ought to have gotten $7 worth out of it.
 
The stuff is toxic and becomes a fine dust/smog in your shop. Ventilate it well while buffing. I turn on a window exhaust fan, and have a dust collection system directly on the buffer as well.

Use eye protection and a good leather apron for those stray knives that sometimes get pulled out of your hand- violently, almost explosively. I once had a blade shoot between my legs and burry the point half an inch into the wooden pannelling behind me.

Buffing is a dangerous step. Pay attention to where the blade is at all times. Do not rush. Be patient. If the work is not coming up and you are trying to hurry or if you are in a bad mood- then just don't buff during those moments, do something else or leave the shop for another day. A buffing accident is not worth it. Either you will hurt yourself badly, or the knife will be damaged.
 
I pick mine up at the show's. I use the Jackson Lee Green Chrome 3 pound bar's. All my bar are 3 pound bar's. White, Green, Pink, Brown, Grey, Last Longer then the small bars do. :thumbup:
 
Hi all. On the subject of polishing, some say polishing with metal polish compound (usually comes in a tube) might weaken a blade..is that true? Anything to do with chemical reaction of any kind?
 
Of all the things we do to a blade, I don't think metal polish is going to be the straw the breaks the camel's back. Acid cleaners or "polishes" might need to be neutralized, but I don't think even those types would weaken a blade before they wore off.
 
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