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bojan1990

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Hello

I would like to learn to polish watch cases and bring them back to life. Would something like Dremel 3000 do the job? I guess the number of RPM is important to be able to do the final polish properly. I prefer to do everything I can by hand and the last part to finish with a rotational tool.

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I do use a drummel tool for stainless steel watch cases as it will remove all scratches. I have some YouTube videos on this from years ago.  Use red paste and rpm around 15, which I assume is 1500rpm. Do not do this with anything but stainless steel and mask all other areas of the watch. Done this many many times.

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You can do righteous work with one of those tools. I prefer a bench polishing lathe (I can hold the piece with two hands and use larger buffing wheels), but I find I use a handheld tool often, too. Clamping the piece in a bench vise helps avoid slips and increase control.

 

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