polishing speed

[D.Stinnen]

I am curious about the speed anyone uses for polishing blades, i have both 1725 rpm, 1/2hp, and 3450 rpm 1 hp. what do you use???

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[e_utopia]

You should probably re-post this in the "Shop Talk" forum.

--JB

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[george tichbourne]

RPM doesn't make any difference the surface speed of the buff is what is measured(RPM X Buff diameter in ft.).
Critical buffing speed for steel is 5000 plus Feet per minute. Too slow and you get a hazy finish, there is no such thing as too fast. I often run at 10 000 feet per minute on large objects.

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[Gary W. Graley]

When I first saw your title I laughed, because I coined a phrase a while back regarding projects I would be working on, when I set them aside to do something else, I would say they were being Air Polished, which occurs as air flows across the object and that can take a good while to get a nice smooth finish.

So speed for the air polishing is determined by how wide the window is left open and the wind velocity outside....

sorry but I couldn't help myself, I'm sure a lot of folks here have projects set aside that are currently undergoing the Air Polishing stage right now.....

Buffing also has a major element in what compound you use, on wood and leather I use the 1200 grit white compound from Texas Knifemakers as it does a fine job. Just take extreme care as the wheel has a mind of it's own and can throw a blade pretty quick if you aren't careful!

G2

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[This message has been edited by Gary W. Graley (edited 03-29-2000).]