Bob,
I'm curious what others will say.
Not to be a smart ass (even though I have been accused of it in the
past) but the best thing I've found is to use ferrules that have the
same diameter as the iron/wood shaft. Wishon has taken that approach
and it works quite well and doesn't take any special skill.
I have tried to go the cheap route in the past with a Harbor Freight
1x30 sander with a two-belt "sandwich" (the standard belt reversed with
a cloth belt on top of it). I then used a home-built turning stand and
brought the ferrule down to the desired diameter and the "polished" it
with acetone. It wasn't much worse than a friend's attempts with a 1x42
sander and an OEM turning stand. However, it never looked anywhere as
good as using a stock ferrule of the proper diameter.
I did a Google search and found that now there are a lot more 1x30 belt
options (like Trizact) so my sanding approach is probably obsolete.
/Ed
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Bob Barrette wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Has anyone come up with a new quick methods of finishing ferrules
> after assembly, besides sanding?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
