As a alternative, if you don't own a bench grinder or a buffing machine, a very inexpensive alternative is to by a flexible shaft with arbor to take a small buffing wheel. I know that mail order places like Harbor Freight have them as do local stores such as Home Depot. It's best to mount them in your drill press but they also work well in a regular electric drill if it is held stationary (in a vise, etc.) This setup works great and is especially appropriate for odd shaped or awkward to get at items/places. I just used this set-up on my AVA rimmed wheelset on my 1974 Raleigh International; worked great and would have been near impossible to do with my bench mounted buffing wheel.
Eric "likes 'em shiney" Elman
> A buffing wheel and various type of jewelers rouge(the abrasive compound
one
> applies to the wheel)can be obtained very inexpensively at your local
Sears
> store. Simply mount the wheel to your bench grinder and have a go. Soon
> every brass/ aluminum/stainless item you own will require that you wear
> sunglasses to look at. Rodney Handsfield, Las Vegas