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hbk75 · 16 February 2015, 12:53 AM

According to the watch maker in the video. Hard felt wheel with buffing paste combined with heat will be able to move material from the surrounding to fill up the scratches etc. How much heat is need to melt steel?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMuWrI-sCj8

Tools · 16 February 2015, 02:57 AM

The watchmaker might not be a metallurgist or engineer.. The melting point of Stainless Steel is around 1,500 degrees f.

Buffing paste and a hard felt wheel takes off metal. Generally it removes the high ridges of fine scratches or nicks and pressure (not heat so much) will flatten the metal to achieve a smooth finish.. Metal removed would be minimal with the finer paste grits.

hbk75 · 16 February 2015, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tools

The watchmaker might not be a metallurgist or engineer.. The melting point of Stainless Steel is around 1,500 degrees f.

Buffing paste and a hard felt wheel takes off metal. Generally it removes the high ridges of fine scratches or nicks and pressure (not heat so much) will flatten the metal to achieve a smooth finish.. Metal removed would be minimal with the finer paste grits.

Thanks for clarifying.

ROLLiWORKS · 16 February 2015, 09:03 AM

the white and green will remove more metal while the rouge will remove less. i tend to favor the green.

Watchcollectables · 4 March 2015, 03:36 AM

If what he is saying is correct that buffing shifts metal from
one place to another it would require extreme heat , heat that no human hand would be able to withstand . Clearly he knows how to ruin a watch case .

16 February 2015, 12:53 AM	#1
hbk75 Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 705	Polishing: Hard felt wheel does not remove material but move them instead? According to the watch maker in the video. Hard felt wheel with buffing paste combined with heat will be able to move material from the surrounding to fill up the scratches etc. How much heat is need to melt steel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMuWrI-sCj8

16 February 2015, 02:57 AM	#2
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,514	The watchmaker might not be a metallurgist or engineer.. The melting point of Stainless Steel is around 1,500 degrees f. Buffing paste and a hard felt wheel takes off metal. Generally it removes the high ridges of fine scratches or nicks and pressure (not heat so much) will flatten the metal to achieve a smooth finish.. Metal removed would be minimal with the finer paste grits. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

4 March 2015, 03:36 AM	#5
Watchcollectables "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 320	I like the way he is holding the case without any protection on his hands . If what he is saying is correct that buffing shifts metal from one place to another it would require extreme heat , heat that no human hand would be able to withstand . Clearly he knows how to ruin a watch case .

16 February 2015, 09:03 AM	#4
ROLLiWORKS "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Michael H Posts: 964	the white and green will remove more metal while the rouge will remove less. i tend to favor the green.

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