Finsih Like Glass!

Woodenspoke

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Loveland Colorado
Interests:I have been a woodworker and luthier for over 35 years professionally and as a hobbyist. I worked on 48th street in NYC in the late 70's with the likes of Ken Parker the founder of Parker Guitars. My luthier interests are only a small portion of my woodworking skills. I have run production shops (not in the luthier field) and designed production tools for small companies in need. I have also worked in the business machine field as well as in IT (Computer support) for several Major publishing companies. I have well equipped shop able to produce anything from fine furniture to production runs of instruments. I am moving to metal work to round off my skill set as a builder of guitars and to learn tooling production as evident by the fret bender I sell on eBay (now sold by LMI not available on ebay). I have started selling guitar parts only because I believe the guitar industry is already saturated with enough builders. I hope to someday move from eBay to a more suitable web prescience and offer the same products at a more reasonable price point. George Brown Pennington Luthier Supply PLS

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Posted February 12, 2010

No it does not get better.. The dust is the compound and pieces of the the wheel.. What I see in your pictures is what you get. make sure you allow the wheel to heat the compound as you apply it (gently apply pressure for a longer time). Especially important when its just started and the compound is cold. the end of the bar should be a bit soft when you pull it off the wheel. You should see the compound coat the wheel and it will not do that without it softening up, even in the summer.

I cant tell if you may have added too much compound for the job, you shop is pretty dusty.. I suggest you use your vacuum to keep the dust down a bit as well..Maybe Plastic drop sheets too. I just use mine in the middle of my shop its doesn't make a mess past 10 feet and I just clean the floor with a shop vac afterward.

I did laugh when I saw the shelf over the buffer...first timer surprize..LOL