Radial Bristle Dics

[Emerald]

I recieved these in the post this morning Radial Bristle Disc Kit 999 1967, having struggled to get a granulated bead to polish up nicely, these have worked wonders not only diid they remove firestain within moments they have got inbetween all the small nooks and crannys and no polish is needed so no black face or fingers lol

[MuranoSilver]

Yep they're great aren't they :) :Y:

[ps_bond]

They are that. Have you tried the 3" ones on a polishing motor?

[MuranoSilver]

Haven't got a polishing motor...how much time do they save compared to a flexshaft and brush sets??

[agent_44]

I use those too and luuuuurve them!

[caroleallen]

Yeah, me too. I use them as well for cleaning silver prior to enamelling.

[ps_bond]

Haven't got a polishing motor...how much time do they save compared to a flexshaft and brush sets??

Can't compare, really - I only use the little brushes on small, fiddly areas. The ones I've got for the polishing motor are the 3M brushes in the finer grits; the coarser grits on the flex shaft can be a bit rough & ready.

[Emerald]

They are that. Have you tried the 3" ones on a polishing motor?

i was just thinking to myself i wonder if they do these larger for a polishing mop thanks Peter

[mizgeorge]

I love mine too :)

Though I can only dream of a polishing motor (and somewhere to put it!)

[Lindyloo]

Ooohh. These sound interesting. Do you use them instead of normal mops and polishing compounds? Do they make them redundant?

[MuranoSilver]

I use them when there's lots of nooks and crannies instead of my
rubber burrs :)
Nic x

[Emerald]

because i havent got anywhere to put my polishing mop at mo and the tumbler just dident reach parts that the mop does i saw these in the little cooksons book and i can say i will deffinatley not be looking back, i really dident use my pendant drill for polishing before but these are fab, i was going to do a before and after photo but forgot cos i got carried away and have just been polishing everything lol

[agent_44]

They are more abrasive than polishin mops. More as a replacement for hand sanding. The finer ones do give a lovely finish though if you fancy a more satin look, otherwise, you can polish as normal after you have used them.

[ps_bond]

They are more abrasive than polishin mops.

Can't speak for the Cooksons ones, but the 3M range goes to 1 micron. According to the tables I have, red rouge is in the order of 3 microns.

I quite fancy some end brushes too.

[mizgeorge]

I'm using the light green polishing ones a lot (fantastic for bails especially) which is 1 micron and gives a beautifully shiny finish.

[agent_44]

Can't speak for the Cooksons ones, but the 3M range goes to 1 micron. According to the tables I have, red rouge is in the order of 3 microns.

I quite fancy some end brushes too.

Interesting, I am only aware of the 4 grades I could get from Cooksons, but I am going to have to look for more of these I think!

[ps_bond]

US sourced... Don't think I've got coarser than 120 grit (US) in the small wheels - although those might be the 1" ones rather than the 9/16", can't remember.

I've just seen the 6" ones too. Hmmm... :)

[agent_44]

So how do grit ratings compare to microns?

I only use the small ones at the moment, lacking in a proper polishing motor for now.

[ps_bond]

I *think* this table is not bad:

Grit Size Chart (http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/roche/rec.wood.misc/grit.sizes.html)

Doesn't list FEPA grades finer than P1200 though.
Not happy about their ratings for 8/0 though - 4/0 and 8/0 emery papers are finer than P1200; it may be a different scale; not sure.

[agent_44]

Ah, but it gives me an idea, thanks Peter!

[caroleallen]

I really only use the yellow ones. I find them useful for getting rid of marks made when I roll sand the back of a piece, prior to tumbling it.