[TheForge] Brushed Finished Stainless Steel

[debmiller at fuse.net]

Ries,
Thanks! I thought that was the right track. I tried a sample piece but I was uncertain I could reproduce it over a large area.

I have bought some Walters Abrasives drum scothbrite like the unitec wheels, with the exception that they screw onto a std. side grinder.

As usual I think I was making it harder than it should be.....

Ray
Cincinnati

> 
> From: Ries Niemi <rniemi at fidalgo.net>
> Date: 2005/03/24 Thu PM 04:18:56 EST
> To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Brushed Finished Stainless Steel
> 
> 
> On Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 12:51 PM, <debmiller at fuse.net> wrote:
> 
> > Hey People,
> >
> > I have a new project where I actually have to try to match a 
> > commercial brushed stainless steel finish. Something like a B4, I 
> > believe.
> >
> > With everything I've done before I have just used scotchbrite drum 
> > finishing. Now I am integrating a commercial sink into a cool 
> > stainless bar stand for a deck area, so I have to kind of match it
> >
> > Any tips? Scotchbrite? Sandpaper? Outside vendor???
> >
> > Ray
> >
> >
> 
> 
> You can buy sheet stainless in a brushed finish- my local supplier 
> carries it, and I have had it custom made in oddball sizes- I needed a 
> lot of 3/8" plate once, with a brushed finish both sides, and found a 
> supplier with a 4 foot wide, dual head belt sander that sanded both 
> sides of the sheet at once.
> There is a commercial unit, kind of like a grinder with a special head 
> on it, for doing this as well- costs a lot, but it will do it all day 
> long-
> http://www.csunitec.com/sand/surfacefinishing.html
> 
> 
> scotchbrite is also good- you can get it in formats to fit most any 
> sander or grinder.
> 
> ries
> 
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