Polishing with a Dremel?

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Woodchipper

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I was browsing YT and saw one that spoke of polishing with a Dremel tool and felt wheel. I thought that running a blank on a low speed and applying the wheel and abrasive would work. Anyone tried this? I might experiment as I have a couple of synthetic blanks to try.
 
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I was browsing YT and saw one that spoke of polishing with a Dremel tool and felt wheel. I thought that running a blank on a low speed and applying the wheel and abrasive would work. Anyone tried this? I might experiment as I have a couple of synthetic blanks to try.
Dremel rotary tool? I think you will not like it. That set up is good for metal as posted. Last I used was for the inside of a stainless ring core.

I personally cannot see it working on a turned blank. But please experiment
 
I used a dremel with the largest buffing wheel I could put on it to build up coats of Renaissance Wax on a pipe stand I made. It did what I wanted by building heat and layers quickly but the small wheel design requires a very light touch and very quick movement to get a consistent, even finish.

A buffing wheel would have worked much better, much quicker but I did not have one available at that time.
 
I've ruined pens trying to buff with a dremel. My dremel is a 2-speed: too slow and too fast. Too slow does nothing, and too fast actually ruined the wood.
 
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