Thread: Turner red acetate totes

I polished the red acetate handle using a puffing wheel. Its works very much like brass. Fine Sand paper and then a buffing mop with a micro abrasive paste.

Thanks mate, was worried it might be too soft and drag , but I'll give it a go

Hi Thumbsucker

I am not being a spelling nazi but did you mean buffing wheel rather than puffing wheel? I googled puffing wheel to make sure it was not something unusual that I had not heard of. I am interested because I want to clean up my Turner acetate handle and knob.

Ta

Jim.

Thumbsucker may be prone to typos but he gives good advice.

I sanded down to 12,000 with micro mesh,the tote by hand and the knob in the lathe.

Came up like new. highly recommended, took some photos just got to get the little

rascals up here. May have to read the instructions I'll be back

Won this on Sunday on ebay $23.50 ! Listed as a "Tumner"? I suppose this is a gloat

Five thumbs, the acetate really did come up like new. Phil

Originally Posted by pommyphil

Thumbsucker may be prone to typos but he gives good advice.

I sanded down to 12,000 with micro mesh,the tote by hand and the knob in the lathe.

Came up like new. highly recommended, took some photos just got to get the little

rascals up here. May have to read the instructions I'll be back

Hi Phil

Did you use a buffing wheel at all or did you just sand with the micro mesh and then use some type of fine polish? I am really interested. You got a great win for the price. The Turner looks really good.

Cheers

Jim

Brasso, rag and elbow grease puts a nice shine on those

Jim these handles were pretty rough and I started with 240 wet&dry down to 600 then

swiched to Micromesh down to 12,000. I then buffed with a swansdown mop that

probably had some EEE residue on it. I don't think the buffing made any differance,

but it did no harm. The whole thing took 30-40mins.

Sapling. I'm sure Brasso would work for fine scraches.

This plane came with a Titan cutter with a HSS tip. Did these come standard,or

a after market addition ?

Cutter is an after market addition. Turners came with either their own brand stamped blade or an E A Berg and Turner stamped blade. Looks a nice plane, you did well.

Originally Posted by pommyphil

Hi I'm cleaning up a barely used Turner #4 but the knob and tote are scuffed and

scruffy, I'd know what to do with rosewood but have no idea on this plastic

any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks ? Phil

Phil,
when I polish plastic handles I use the same process I have for 35 years on the old watch glasses... that are not glass at all. Firstly a fine file, then I use wet & dry, first 600 then 1200, then sometimes I will use Tripoli polishing compound on the mop to remove some scratches I might have missed with the emery papers. Then I use white Dialux polish, the green honing stuff is good too. On both the soft or hard mops I use slow speed...about 750 rpm I think, and you must keep it moving across the mop even at that speed. 1440rpm is too fast and will get too much heat into it if a VERY light touch cannot be achieved.
All these steps are done at an angle to each other so you don't push the compound or the grit into the valleys and make it worse...kind of cross-hatching if see my meaning.
Regards,
Peter

Phil

Thanks for that. I have an Abbott and Ashby 6" grinder that I am sure goes a lot faster that 750 rpm. What sort of grinder does those slower speed?

Cheers

Jim

Lathe or bench drill ?