Frank Niro
KNIFE MAKER
I've had information telling me how to get a polish on blades with a worked down cork belt, but unfortunately so far have not been successful in getting the results that I expected. However, the other night Rod Nielson , suggested while at my shop why not try a disc with a thin cork covering and loaded with green chrome ? This was an easy move since I have one of his machines that has a magnetic hub so changing discs takes at least 15 seconds. I was out of the thin cork that works so well Ed Caffery recommended to be used so it took a day or two to get down to the auto supply store to get more. I simply loaded the cork surface while it was turning. The results were super !!!! I would want to take the blade to a no scratch pink buff after that but that would be it. A huge advantage of using the disc is not only to fully maintain your grind lines but I was running my disc at about 40% speed and the heat created was close to nil. I have not operated this for long so I can't report on the life of the cork. They do however stand up under the sand paper . If you have a disc grinder, be sure to give it a try. I believe you will be impressed. On the other hand don't look to this as a way to save time. Frank