Feeling rather smug.

[doug boardley]

a mail order bride??

 

[Scott]

a mail order bride??

Thought i had covered that with the yellow.....

 

[Gazzer]

And now out of customs and on its way to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[DHTiling]

Well.??????

 

[Gazzer]

Well.??????

Dunno it aint arrived yet.

 

[doug boardley]

....SAS are just putting a team together,,,,ready to swoop:lol:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

oh no just read all this ,and still no result!!!!!!

 

[Gazzer]

oh no just read all this ,and still no result!!!!!!

Patience !!!

 

[Gazzer]

And so.....gotta pay customs duty but will be collecting it tomorrow lunch time as I will be working right by the depot.....Ooooooh the suspense !

 

[fulabeer]

Full set of blades for the Fein/Bosch multi tool?

 

[doug boardley]

what about the quarantine period Neale??:lol:

 

[Gazzer]

OK !!! Its arrived....so what was it ?
Wet polisher, Bullnose wheel and set of 7 Diamond pads plus backing pad!
It may be a gamble as only time will tell how long these items will last butI took the chance due to talking to a stone mason guy who has been using one for over a year now and reckons its better value than a flex machine, although he admitted the Flex was a nicer machine to handle.
I was looking for a bullnosing wheel for a grinder for a while and the cheapest I could get in the UK was £70 delivered. The cheapest diamond pads were £60ish. the same company that offered me the bulnosing wheel has the same wet polisher for £185....so thats a total of £315 !....my bargain inc P&P from the USA and import duty......£137.
It may well backfire on me but with the confidence given to me by the stone mason guy I thought it was worth a try.

So far 2 things are negatives about the machine, Its a 5/8 arbour but I will probably import a new wheel from abroad anyway when it needs replacing . The second is that there is no spindle lock button on the polisher, this is overcome by using two spanners.
Right off to see if I have a few off cuts to try it with .

 

[Gazzer]

Right , The actual machine is a lot quieter than I expected and I was very impressed with the diamond pads. The bullnose bit did its job but I think I need more practice.
One thing I became aware of right away was the need to have the work piece higher than a normal bench.

 

[fulabeer]

Any pictures? (even a phone pic will do)

I'm hoping this will work out ok too.
I have the Bosch multi tool, but the "blades/bits" are expensive.
Thought i would give these a whirl.
£37 plus £15 3 day del not (sure on duty yet)

 

[Gazzer]

Any pictures? (even a phone pic will do)

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