Polishing Wood w/ RO125 and Ets 150

[Zacharytanner]

Guys,
ANy tips on getting a nice hand rubbed finish with the Rotex ans ETS? What products and steps do you follow?

Thanks,
Frank

 

[peter halle]

Are you looking for advice for polishing wood without a finish or with a finish?  The Festool system can do both.

Peter

 

[jacko9]

Frank,

A hand rubbed finish is a very qualitative description but, for the pieces I build I sand the bare wood to 180 or 220 grit (if I sand at all because if I plane the boards that finish with a tiny bit of card scraping is all it needs).

I dilute shellac flakes in alcohol and wipe the wood to seal it and this step is very fast since I dilute the shellac very thin.  I use a hand rubbed Minwax Wipe On Poly but, not like they suggest.  I use a soft cloth to wet the wood with the Poly and wipe it dry.  I recoat in 3 hours and again for the third coat.

If I get sloppy and there is too much finish on the wood, I use the Platin up to 4000 grip to give me a smooth hand rubber finish with the protection of poly.

Jack

 

[Tutorwood]

Hi Frank,
Have a look at my articles titled, " how to get the best from your rotex, parts 1 & 2" at www.tutorwood.com. I listed the process that I've used with both a rotex and Ets 150 to achieve a really good finish on some of the pieces I've made. While the article is geared mainly toward the Rotex, the process is the same for an Ets, it just takes longer. The critical point, whatever sander your using is to correctly match the sander speed to the abrasive grit.

Have a read and feel free to drop me a line if you've got any questions,

Cheers
Bryan