---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry,=0D I only use the red rouge on Brass and metal, and have a separate softer wheel for keys only using the white rouge.=0D =0D My Key wheel is 6x2 inches and runs at 2850 rpm. I have no problems at th= at speed but the harder you push on the wheel the more chances you have of burning the Key.=0D =0D The wheel for Brass and metal is normally fully sewn and harder. After a while the soft key polishing wheel will harden,so I run the pointy end of= a file across the wheel a couple of times to loosen it and make it softer. = =0D =0D Here in Australia the rouge comes in the form of a long bar. Hence the na= me=20 buffing soap"=0D =0D Regards=0D Robin Stevens=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Pianotech=0D Date: 03/08/05 10:13:36=0D To: Pianotech=0D Subject: Re: Moulded Keytops, problems buffing=0D =0D I just buffed a set of plastic keys today on my ShopSmith. I slowed the ShopSmith down to the "jigsaw" setting (almost the slowest setting - a wi= ld guess might be 500 rpm - maybe a bit more). I used an unsewn buffing whee= l. I used red rouge on the nastiest scratches and marks - the red rouge is aggressive and leaves a fine scratch pattern. Then I hit them all with wh= ite rouge on a similar buffing wheel and they all polished up bright and shin= y in just a few seconds for each key.=0D =0D Terry Farrell=0D =0D On 3/6/05 John Ross wrote:=0D >>Joe had mentioned problems buffing.=0D I also have problems in this area.=0D I had thought on a softer buffing wheel, but have been unable to find a source. The selections available at my suppliers, are limited. =0D Any ideas?=0D I had thought on slowing the wheel down. Would that help?=0D John M. Ross<<=0D =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/99/f9/94/75/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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