Bench polisher

[Patstone]

I am thinking about getting some tools for my birthday later on this month and cant decide which ones to get. Hubby said order what I need, I have a Foredom and polishing mops etc, but someone said a bench polisher would be ideal, I make about two or three items a week so not a vast empire, and as I make it in a spare bedroom which is kitted out with a spare bed, carpet etc dont want to make too much mess. I dont really need a grinder, but wondered about a polisher, once more cant make it too big and clunky because I am attached to another house for one and its too cold out in the garage.

[donnie]

Hi pat, Top of my list would be a tumble polisher,I have the one with the double drum, it was on offer, I only ever use the one drum. It could stay in the garage out of sight and sound. Happy birthday when it comes.

DONNIE


www.silver-n-things.co.uk

[Patstone]

Hi Donnie, I have a tumble polisher already, but I use my Foredom drill as well to polish. Its just that I cant make up my mind what is more useful, I was originally thinking about getting a KnewConcept Saw but not sure if that would help me saw in a straight line any more than the cheapie one that I have now. I have got a lot of other tools and really not lacking much, but as I am a hobby jeweller, its difficult to know where to draw the line.

[Goldsmith]

Pat, check out these polishing / grinder kits. They are not massive machines, quite cheap and very useful. These bench polishers make most polishing quicker and much easier than using small mops in a pendant drill. You could get the OH to make a decent box to contain the motor and keep the process clean. See; http://www.metalpolishingsupplies.co...der-polishers/ You will also find a grinder useful, for sharpening and shaping tools or shaping hammers.

James

[Patstone]

Hi James, I have a grinder out in the garage, but its noisy and belongs to a builder friend that let me have it on permanent loan, the little polisher looks a useful tool though. Hubby isnt the most practical man in the world, he can do just about anything with computers, phones, and technology type things, like computers that wont boot up, he can bypass the boot system and get them started again, and is always changing the "rom" on mobile phones, getting them to work quicker etc. The latest thing he has done is to rig up a camera in our lounge so he can watch the dogs from anywhere he can get a mobile signal, which is useful in some ways, you can see what the dogs are doing, but cant stop them because you are too far away. Lol.
I think I may go for the polisher, I can make a box of some sort even a cardboard one would do for time, and I dont suppose its any more messy than using the pendant motor. I have a big squash bottle with the top and bottom cut out for the worst bits.

[Lucie]

Hi Pat,
I have a faithful old polishing motor. It has no switch, so I can only turn it off at the wall and if I ever got any loose clothing caught up in it, I'd be straight to A&E, but I wouldn't be without it. It really speeds up the polishing process and is great for final finish.
However, it really does fire a lot of debris around the room. The dust gets into EVERYTHING, so be a little careful where you use it if you haven't got great extraction.
I used to polish in the house a lot and I can say for certain the sky boxes and games consoles have a nasty habit of packing up if they get too full of rouge