Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: How to get high-gloss, decorative finishes?

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 02:16:10 -0000, you wrote:

>If you remember back in the 50's and 60's aluminum with little rows
>of parallel circules were cool.

Steel wool in a drill press on a mandril.

>
>chuck a pencil eraser and hold it on a spot to polish, more it 3/4 of
>it's dia and polish the next spot, repeat.
>
>any and every mark you can see with your eyes on unfinished metal
>will have 3 friends when you nickel or chrome it.
>
>for die work with inside radiuse, it was a die grinder, soft
>sandpaper wheels, or stones or increasing smoothness till it was a
>mirror. lapping compound with a stick might go a long way to smooth
>parts, or like you said, tool finsh is cool.

For sheet metal, try an orbital sander with a fine (220 grit)
paper.....

>
>If you have a tumbler or vibrator, you can remove a lot of the finish
>marks with those too.
>
>Dave

Harvey