Re: Working with my new (to me) machine
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In my opinion, the cut stroke (against rotation) is more agressive than the "color" stroke. In actual fact I don't think there is much difference in the amount of material (metal) removed or burnished.
I tried working it both ways and to my untrained eye I didn't note a difference.
QUOTE: Your machine is too slow to be ideal. Torque is not a particularly good thing here. It can even be dangerous to your work. What you want is the right speed and enough torque so that when you need to bear down on it with emery it doesn't slow way down.
With my 400mm (15.7 inch) wheel, my SFPM is just under 5800. Once my machine is at 1450, nothing is slowing it down.
QUOTE: There is no teacher like practice. Get yourself a car wheel and practice on it. Start sanding and polishing. You can't hurt it.
That seems to be the best plan. So far, I am very happy with the results. I am a rim collector so I have lots of material to work with. I will post pictures soon.
Thanks for the replies!
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