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bogstandard:
My first contribution here is to give young Ralph a little push in public.

He has no excuse now for putting off this project. I read this post a while back, and while Ralph was on his visit, I donated the necessary bits to make himself a SAFER polishing pigtail.

SO

:worthless:

Bogs

Brass_Machine:
No excuse no Ralph! Got it from the master's own mouth!

Eric

Divided he ad:
Good evening Mr Standard :thumbup:
I'll start work on that when I next need to polish.... Shouldn't be too long ;)

I have the two main items here too.... And it will surely only be a matter of 20 mins or so to convert to said safer option.

Now, just need to finish a few outstanding items and were ready to start some more fun projects ;D

Ralph.

Divided he ad:
Well eventually due to a few donated parts ;)

A new buffing wheel spindle..... Look maw!..... No chuck!!! :D

MT3 blank....

A bit of free hand shaping, ;D making sure to leave a collar the same size as the thread... A bit safer than turning it all down to 16MM ;)

A little flat to aid drilling.

Driled and tapped for grubscrew M6x1.0.

drill for pigtail shaft to fit, in this instance 6mm

And you end up with this.... :thumbup:

Add a buffing mop and you are away ;D

This not only provides a Great deal more safety but also allows you to get to both sides of the mop easily ;D

Very happy with this mod ;) Just used it to polish a the mini ball turner ;D

I am thinking about a cover for the threads.... Just a cylinder held in place by the MT3, there is enough of a gap between the arbour and the spindle to accommodate a cover.... Well that's for the next time I'm going to polish something ;D

Ralph.

--- Quote ---And it will surely only be a matter of 20 mins or so to convert to said safer option
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And it took me about an hour due to styling .... For safety that was!! ;) :thumbup:

bogstandard:
Ralph,

That is much safer now, no more nearly knocked knuckles. You should find now that your polishing will be a lot easier now you can easily get to all areas of the mop.

:worthless:

Now all we need is a demo vid of it in action.

Bogs

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