Burnishing Questions

[mdawson]

22 hours ago, arz said:

It is a for a normal drill but I added a piece of leather so the dremel will fit.

If holding the dremel this way make sure you keep the cooling vents clear, if blocked the dremel will run at higher temperatures which could have an adverse effect on the bearings leading to premature failure.

Edited July 6, 2017 by mdawson

[arz]

9 minutes ago, mdawson said:

If holding the dremel this way make sure you keep the cooling vents clear, if blocked the dremel will run at higher temperatures which could have an adverse effect on the bearings leading to premature failure.

Good idea I'll keep that mind!

[immiketoo]

Just remember to keep the RPM low so you don't burn your edges.  Burnish good, burn bad!

[arz]

Yes you do have to watch the speed, I have only used it at slow speed (don't want to wake up the neighbors!). 

When I burnish (which is rare because we use wax edge paint for almost all our products), I use Tokonole which really does not need the dremel. I find a piece of canvas to be enough. I will sometimes use the dremel if I apply wax after burnishing, that needs more heat than I can quickly generate with canvas only. 

The dremel can also be useful to round and smooth edge paint, but you have to be real careful! We sometimes put a buffing attachment on to help give edges a shine. We use whatever works at the moment  

-Adam