"Father Haskell" wrote in message
oups.com...
Roger Shoaf wrote:

Once I get the edge sharp enough to shave hairs off my arm, I will take
it
to the buffer and polish it. I am not sure that it makes it cut any
better
but it sure looks nice.

I don't do that for looks, I do it to save time. Takes longer to
chase the wire edge than to simply knock it off with two passes
over a wheel loaded with green compound. It also makes the
chisel almost immune to rusting. Not sure if that's from the polished
surface or if it's because the compound leaves a light grease film.

Do you rake your wheel? I don't, and its stropping action
seems to improve with each use.


At the shop I worked at we only had one buff wheel and that saw a variety of
materials and compounds so it was cleared from time to time especially if I
was buffing something with progressively finer compounds.

I suspect the wax base in the buffing compound is what is inhibiting the
rust.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.