Converting a Bench Grinder into a Metal Polisher and making things SHINY!

[@noexcuses6727]

Get a hair cut and earn some Credibility

[@TooManyProjects]

Lol. Never.

[@galwaytribesman9289]

What has his hair or how he personally looks got to do with anything you absolute C-l-o-w-n

[@DD-lc9jv]

Indeed it is quit addicting. I recently converted a grinder over to do a bit of polishing, like you have done and it wasnt long before I was hunting around the shop for things that "needed" polished. Bang up job my friend!

[@TooManyProjects]

Thanks! There's no reason anything in the workshop shouldn't be shiny.

[@adambassador7727]

Your Bach transitions in an instructional video were so very British. And very much enjoyed!

[@akash.khairate]

Wonderful video 👌 I recently walked in same shoes. One thing l surely wish you give a try!..a wirebrush wheel for your grinder. Polish stuff on this wheel before you bit the scotch brite wheel. You will get much better results. Also the wire brush wheel will help you get rid of those dark spots plus clean into intricate spots which other wheels can't reach.

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Thanks for sharing. I've been trying to set up a buffing/sanding system for a while now and that gave me the final piece of the jigsaw that will get me up and running.

[@TooManyProjects]

Glad I could help.

[@norcal8718]

Why am I still watching this 🤦🏻‍♂️ So let's see if I got this right... You hold a piece of metal up to the round spinny thing and it gets shiny? Bloody brilliant I tell you. That's up there with rocket science 🤭 Good on you. Cheers mate 🍻

[@TooManyProjects]

It's the little things.

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

polishers usually have longer shaft so you can get objects in and around the polishing wheels. Bench grinders don't allow you to get into as many spots because of the shorter shaft.

[@oscar38]

Thanks, I often wondered what the difference was.

[@dragan3290]

I found spraying water on the job and wheel makes it shinier! Like when buffing a paint job on a car! No over heating! Any reply appreciated cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work

[@TooManyProjects]

Will try that. Thanks @Dragan.

[@paulhill196]

Your tutorial was very helpful I can now make a start on my CB750E engine casings all the best Paul

[@TooManyProjects]

Cool. My XT will need the casings cleaned up at some stage. Would love to see how it goes.

[@dragan3290]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!🙂👍👍👍

[@katiemoore248]

Very helpful video! I'm looking to clean up some Chasseur Escoffier copper pots that I've had for years. Can you help me to choose the right compound and buffer? The short story is that I accidentally burnt one of the pots by putting on some water to boil a few eggs, then lay down on the sofa and fell asleep (of course!!)... Woke up the next day to find the pot still on the stove and completely black!! Thankfully the pot seems structurally OK-no warping! I've got a fair way in restoring it using Bar Keeper's Friend, a lot of elbow grease, and time. But there are still a lot of black fleck marks on it still and the copper has dulled a lot. I'm looking to purchase a bench polishing wheel to fix this one up.... and, of course, keep it to touch up the pots to a beautiful shine every year or two. If you have any suggestions on what combination of wheel and compound would most suit the job, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know!

[@TooManyProjects]

I couldn't tell you I'm afraid. The copper pots I have are plated, so I'd be very careful not to go through it. Call metalpolishing.co.uk, they are very knowledgeable and sold me the kit in the video. I note they have also gone and embedded it in their website which is nice. Would have preferred a little thank you comment though.

[@greggan100]

Didnt even know you could get them adapter's for bench grinder . Just ordered them brilliant 👌👌👍

[@fdghn4567]

I bought the same kit from them but I found the adapter it not 100% central when the grub screw is tightened, that's caused the wheels to not take polish consistantly around them due to oscillation. I'm making a point of turning the wheels so they wear more evenly. Thinking about getting the angle grinder adapter and rigging up a bracket to hold the grinder, only problem I see there is probably limited use because of heat build up. I get my polishing stuff elsewhere noe.

[@TooManyProjects]

Actually a friend found a small defect with the roundness of the adapter too. Luckily for her she had a lathe and just improved it a bit.

[@1stinlastout165]

Just got this kit for one of my grinders 6" version!

[@MrBronsen15]

What is that little drill adapter kit called, specifically? I can’t seem to find it on their site. Thanks

[@chrismills-ky4vs]

Thank you, very helpful to me

[@rrsrsamsung3623]

Nice video. The removable spindle to attach a mandrel is a wonderful idea but I cannot find the same anywhere. Can you please put a link to where you bought yours from. Thanks.

[@TooManyProjects]

I got it from metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk. When I purchased, only the right adapter had a removeable spindle, the left was fixed.

[@Recoiler45]

If you convert just one side for polishing while leaving the other side for grinding, is that likely to introduce severe imbalance and vibrations?

[@TooManyProjects]

I should think it'd be fine, you don't want metal shavings on the polishing tools though.

[@recoiler4545]

@@TooManyProjects Good point, thanks!

[@rumplespliffskin]

I've watched this video to find out how to attach the buffing wheel to the adapter. Do you really just shove it on and hope it stays?

[@TooManyProjects]

Yup. The resistance of buffing something tightens it as you go. And the grinders don't have brakes, so there's nothing that should knock it off.

[@rumplespliffskin]

@@TooManyProjects ahh awesome. Thanks man.

[@transfercasesolutions8666]

Can you put a link to the company of the polishing products that you used? I like the converting tools they have

[@TooManyProjects]

metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk

[@transfercasesolutions8666]

@@TooManyProjects Thank you. Hopefully they will ship to the US.

[@eastendimages]

Polish everything!

[@kx144cc]

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[@surfingcuriositywaves4046]

The greatest danger of those spinning powertools is a bit of fabric on your body getting wound into the spinning bit, which quickly and violently pulls you in and does great damage. No gloves or sleeves or loose clothing near spinning powertools.

[@stikmannn]

That bench grinder couldn't pull a pint 😂

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Great for kitchen knives?

[@TooManyProjects]

I personally wouldn't really worry about my kitchen knives being shiny. Only that they are sharp. And this is not a good way to sharpen them. But certainly if you want shiny kitchen knives, I'm sure this would work great.

[@davemason6273]

Know I'm a few months late buddy, the piece that's in two sections is deliberate so it could be used on a drill!

[@juventus4214]

Where did you buy the spindle adapters? (the right one on your grinder,not the conical one), Thank you.

[@TooManyProjects]

Take a look here: metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk/ The left and right were supplied different, the left is one-piece. The right is two-piece, so it's an adapter, but you can also change the tool.

[@juventus4214]

@@TooManyProjects Ok,that i understand,but my question was WHERE....? Amazon,eBay etc...? I cound'nt find them on the internet. Thank you for your effort.

[@TooManyProjects]

Yeah, from the site in my list comment.

[@LThrE]

Thank you very much :p

[@kerm9807]

Do you please have a link for the kit you bought?

[@TooManyProjects]

It's from metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk/

[@kerm9807]

@@TooManyProjects cheers mate 👍

[@tubulationjim]

I'm pretty sure that you are supposed not to mix compounds on one wheel - because the sticks contain different abrasives and you really want not to contaminate the wheel you use for green, say, with black - not that I'd know much about it other than too many hours attempting to work out what to buy :-) Thanks for taking the trouble to make a really good video. Hope supper was fulfilling.

[@TooManyProjects]

Yeah I hear you on that. It wasn't mentioned in the instructions, but it makes sense.

[@diyresttube]

thanks for tje tutorial sir..

[@Sv4lrc]

30sec content in 17min.

[@TooManyProjects]

#slowcontent

[@kristenwill57]

Please don't use the polish from the middle you always start at the ends

[@TooManyProjects]

Good tip, that would have tripped me up halfway through the bar.

[@wackadakka3134]

wirewheel first man ...........jeez