polishing agraffes (short)

[Walter216@AOL.COM]

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I usually replace old agraffes as a new set is cheaper than the labor to 
recondition an old set.  However, on those rare instances when I do reuse the 
original set, I use a vibrating polisher to clean & polish the agraffes in 
one step.  I fill the polisher with ground corn cobs or walnut shells, toss 
in a tbsp. of liquid polish & add agraffes.  Two hours later I have a set of 
agraffes that look brand new.  I sometimes get new agraffes that have already 
tarnished to some degree.  For these, an hour in the polisher makes them 
glow.  It's also great for the brass duplex rests in older Baldwins, M & H, 
etc. or any small brass, nickel or chrome parts that are hard to polish by 
hand.

Vibratory polishers run about $40-70 depending on capacity & can be purchased 
from places that sell ammunition reloading supplies.

Walt Connell 
Dallas, TX