THE POLISHING MACHINE
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VIDEO - THE POLISHING MACHINE / BUFFER | |
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The Polishing Machine (also called the Buffing
Machine) is used to polish soft metals including copper and brass as
well as plastics such as perspex. The two ‘mops’ spin at high speed when
the ‘on’ switch is pressed. |
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Polish should be applied to the rotating mop before pressing the work against it. |
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The diagram on the left shows the correct way to hold the work and how
it should be pushed gently against the rotating mop. The work should be
held firmly in both hands and moved backwards and forwards against the
lower part of the mop. If the work is held in one place the mop will
wear quickly making it difficult to polish materials. Use the full width
of the mop. |
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This is clearly a dangerous way to hold the work as the top corner is about to be caught by the rotating mop. |
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Another dangerous accident is about to take place. The work is about to be pressed against the top part of the mop. This should be avoided as the work will be ripped out of the machinists hands and it will fly out at high speed towards him/her. |
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