I'm going to buy a buffing wheel this week. Do I need to put a compound on it when I polish my pipes and stems?? If so, What kind??
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For heavy oxidation on stems brown tripoli followed by white diamond. Finish with carnauba wax. Unless the bowls are NASTY you should be able to get by waxing with carnauba.
Greetings,
You can find everything you need right here: http://www.pipemakers.org/finishing_products.html
Talk to Carolyn, she'll take care of you.
I usually use only the BLUE tripoli, as it has a fairly fine grit, and provides a fine luster. For heavy oxidation, use the brown, then blue. I rarely use the white. Finish up with a smidge of carnuba. Don't use too much wax, or it will build up and be difficult to remove.
Just be gentle, and go at it easy until you get comfortable. Also, use a firm grip, but a light touch. And concentrate! Stems and bowls have a way of flying across the room if you don't. Don't ask how I know this.
Best of luck.
CACooper
Cooper Pipes
www.PipeandPouch.com
You can find everything you need right here: http://www.pipemakers.org/finishing_products.html
Talk to Carolyn, she'll take care of you.
I usually use only the BLUE tripoli, as it has a fairly fine grit, and provides a fine luster. For heavy oxidation, use the brown, then blue. I rarely use the white. Finish up with a smidge of carnuba. Don't use too much wax, or it will build up and be difficult to remove.
Just be gentle, and go at it easy until you get comfortable. Also, use a firm grip, but a light touch. And concentrate! Stems and bowls have a way of flying across the room if you don't. Don't ask how I know this.
Best of luck.
CACooper
Cooper Pipes
www.PipeandPouch.com
Carolyn is a sweetie! Always willing to take time to help. BTW CA I know how you know about the flying pipe bowl trick!
Also, remember, you need a different buffing wheel for each compound and another for the carnuba. I usually follow the carnuba with a clean buff just for cleaning up the shine.
Thanks all for this informational thread. I hope Kevin can set it up as a reference item. I certainly would like to be able to come back to it when necessary. I plan to purchase a buffing wheel also. I've tried to purchase carnuba wax locally and it is not available.
Lowes has cotton 4" buff's with a leather center for $4. I see some shops have buffs for $15-$20, which seems kind of high to me.
You can use an old hack-saw blade as a rake, just tape one end for a handle. ....And hold on tightly.
I just missed a Foredom jewelers lathe/buffer on Ebay last week, still looking.
You can use an old hack-saw blade as a rake, just tape one end for a handle. ....And hold on tightly.
I just missed a Foredom jewelers lathe/buffer on Ebay last week, still looking.
4" buffing wheels will work, but I'd opt for bigger ones so that you have a slower running wheel and also have more surface area, some people even double them to increase the surface area even more.
I'd also say that you should get the kit for putting on an electric motor (Prefer one that is at 1795 or slower rpm.) so that you can quickly change buffing wheels using an arbor with a threaded hole that will accept a threaded shaft which each buffing wheel is mounted too.
I make my own, but Pipe Makers Emporium sells the kit and that's what cacooper was talking about. I think. I also bought the compounds and Carnuba in bulk bars as I got a better deal on it and also made buffing kits for a few friends and fellow pipe smokers. The compounds last a long time as you don't use much when buffing and cleaning.
Good luck with your new venture in pipe smoking.
I'd also say that you should get the kit for putting on an electric motor (Prefer one that is at 1795 or slower rpm.) so that you can quickly change buffing wheels using an arbor with a threaded hole that will accept a threaded shaft which each buffing wheel is mounted too.
I make my own, but Pipe Makers Emporium sells the kit and that's what cacooper was talking about. I think. I also bought the compounds and Carnuba in bulk bars as I got a better deal on it and also made buffing kits for a few friends and fellow pipe smokers. The compounds last a long time as you don't use much when buffing and cleaning.
Good luck with your new venture in pipe smoking.
You can actually use any electric motor with the arbor. I think they make theirs with an insert so you can use the two popular sizes and when I make one, I just make it and drill to fit the motor being used.
I missed this one by $2!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120754935956&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Not sure I want to pop for this at the moment:
http://aajewelry.com/templates/product_list_dropdown_pix.aspx?GroupGuid=8837
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120754935956&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Not sure I want to pop for this at the moment:
http://aajewelry.com/templates/product_list_dropdown_pix.aspx?GroupGuid=8837
That's a lot of wisdom there. If you are only buffing, and not removing oxidation, you should do fine with only two wheels. A sewn cotton one for applying carnuba, and a loose cotton one for buffing. I got two nice 5" with arbors for under $20 at the local big box hardware store. Carnuba is more of a challenge. I was lucky to have a Woodcraft supply nearby.
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