08-26-2017, 08:35 PM
I wouldn't worry about the splice. If you can find it useful, you can buy one with a regular diagonal splice. Mine runs true.
If you don't have a buffer, the talc belt will hold regular wax base buffing compound. I rub the bar on a stationary belt, on the platen, to load it well. I even try to rub it in with a nice, smooth, 1" steel pin, but a lot comes off.
I would rate it's abrasive ability between a sewn cotton and sisal wheel of a buffer. With the best emery compound it affects a stiff burr less than a leather belt, but it can remove soft burr pretty efficiently. A regular 2"x10" (or whatever) bar of buffing compound would last many years.
I can send a piece of emery if you want to pm your address.
If you don't have a buffer, the talc belt will hold regular wax base buffing compound. I rub the bar on a stationary belt, on the platen, to load it well. I even try to rub it in with a nice, smooth, 1" steel pin, but a lot comes off.
I would rate it's abrasive ability between a sewn cotton and sisal wheel of a buffer. With the best emery compound it affects a stiff burr less than a leather belt, but it can remove soft burr pretty efficiently. A regular 2"x10" (or whatever) bar of buffing compound would last many years.
I can send a piece of emery if you want to pm your address.