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Polishing Bolt Heads. A tip for builders and restorers.
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Level42:

--- Quote from: Bleagh on November 25, 2008, 11:13:41 pm ---Very Nice Job!

Although I will likely never do this as I can't stand having my bolts visible, I will keep it in mind should the need ever arise.  I prefer to countersink them or hide them somehow.

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Original cabs usually have the bolts visible. Awesome tip ! I have a pair of new bolts from Bob Roberts for my Centipede trackball and they have this irritating letters too. Really want to get rid of them because esp. with trackballs you don't want to feel these....
SirPeale:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 26, 2008, 10:14:57 am ---How many of us using the wire wheel have had to pull little wire fragments out of our skin?  Just curious... last time I dremeled some bolts I found a bunch of tiny wire fragments shot into my damn face.  Thank god I was wearing goggles.

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Not out of my skin, but I'll be picking them out of my clothes for hours afterwards.
TheShanMan:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 26, 2008, 10:14:57 am ---How many of us using the wire wheel have had to pull little wire fragments out of our skin?  Just curious... last time I dremeled some bolts I found a bunch of tiny wire fragments shot into my damn face.  Thank god I was wearing goggles.

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Sometimes with sheet metal work I end up with metal slivers. Hate that. But what I really hate with metal work is how you end up with dark gray snot! :o
lanman31337:
A little bit of automotive clear coat works really well on the tops.
Franco B:

--- Quote from: TheShanMan on November 26, 2008, 11:56:44 am ---Sometimes with sheet metal work I end up with metal slivers. Hate that. But what I really hate with metal work is how you end up with dark gray snot! :o

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Chatter 'swarf' is the worst for creating metal slivers, they are crazy sharp.

Know what you mean about the grey snot, epecially when machining cast iron!  :)
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