Re: [CR]Items caught in the buffing wheel.

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 09:42:22 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jay Van De Velde" <jaysportif@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Items caught in the buffing wheel.
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <3FFC3261.75D182C7@earthlink.net>


I would advise against polishing anything on a high speed buffer unless you're a seasoned pro at it. Years ago I restored an old car (a 1956 190SL) and sent the chrome in for replating. One of the shop workers, while buffing the center portion of the grill assembly lost a finger when the item caught. Tore his finger off his hand. I still can't look at that grill without thinking of that poor soul. Jay Van De Velde Seal Beach,CA

Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:Dennis Young wrote:
>
> Don't remind me, the latest victim not a frame but a nice old crank ring. I
> thought about stringing a net below my too high speed buffer. Anyone have a
> good way to catch slung items unhurt?

The usual way to hold thin, delicate things for high speed buffing is to attach them to a sheet of wood with screws, etc.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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