> John,
>
> This is very good advice. I tried the white rouge on my unstitched
> wheel and I wasn't happy with it though. I start out with Dialux red on
> a stitched wheel and then progress to Blue on an unstitched wheel then I
> move to the velvet hand board and use black iron oxide (lamp black?).
>
Lamp black is pure carbon, not iron oxide.
Katharine
> John C. wrote:
>> Here are some polishing tips I had received from a master sculptor in
>> Cleveland, Ohio. He along with other local sculptors have spent a
>> life
>> time polishing metal. They have tried numerous compounds, buffing
>> wheels,
>> and methods..... He gave me the 50 cent lesson and here are his best
>> tips..
>>
>>
>> Buffing Machine. The buffing machine ( he used a Baldor) should be no
>> more
>> than 3/4 horse power 1750 RPM ( not the common 3450 RPM) .... Faster
>> machines are not better and will mar the work more easily.... The lower
>> RPM
>> also holds the compound better. The main reason
>> for this small 3/4 hp lower RPM is that buffers have a tendency to
>> grab
>> the work from your hands and smash it against the wall......You
>> actually
>> want the buffer to stall before that happens..
>>
>> I do not know the finish sequence of the plates you use. Is there
>> and
>> sanding prior to the final polish? He would take stainless steel up to
>> a
>> 3000 grit finish prior to the final buffing. I am just going to give
>> you
>> the final polish compound that this sculptor uses . He just raved
>> about
>> it far as speed and final finish.. It evidently eliminated a polish
>> step
>> or two for him.... This sculptor works in stainless steel and bronze.
>> It
>> appeared to me to give a mirror finish but I did not look at it with a
>> magnifier...It may not be sufficient for daguerreotype standards but
>> my
>> guess is that it would be..
>> White Lightning Rouge CE170
>> Formax MFG.
>> Wealthy Street,
>> Grand rapids Michigan
>> 1-800-242-2833
>>
>> Buffs
>> This buff is so supperior to anything else he has ever tried that
>> searching
>> for anthing better would just be a senseless waste of time.
>> Falcon Tool
>> 7500 Hub Parkway
>> Cleveland, Ohio.
>> 216-328-0300
>> 70 ply Fine Muslin Buff
>> MBF-10
>> 08R-MBF 1010 $14.85
>>
>> John Cremati
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