Moin, For the last few weeks I have been using a small rotary grinder in the workshop to recondition the small components of my newcomers. The refurbishment of the small parts of a lamp is thus done within a good half an hour of effective work without much effort. Before, afterwards The machine is of course a low budget version, but for the machine including three servings of abrasives, the expenses were at the current price level of a good 829 B from the federal government. Also absolutely justifiable if you can see the low workload and the results. The running time for the three work cycles of the machine is, however, a total of approx. 5 hours, which of course runs automatically without supervision with the timer function. Except for the tank, hood and inner jacket, all blank parts and the small drum fit and can be processed there. For the other parts, it makes sense to clean and polish the assembled parts Running time of the parts in the picture, approx. 2 hours. 1x clean approx. 50 min. Polishing process 70 min. Handling approx. 15 min. The carburetor, of course, has to be with an old nozzle and a sealed one. The results so far have fully met my expectations.
Very good idea! First time i heard about this cleaning/recondition method in context with lamp parts.
These tumbling devices are used for a number of cleaning jobs, polishing stones to polishing empty brass ammunition shells. There are vibrating versions as well. I use an ultrasonic type of cleaning that uses a weak cleaning liquid. All should give good results, however the ultrasonic cleaner seems to better clean the inside of the various bits and pieces. Cheers Pete
Very nice. I'm looking for my first lamp. How would you do this without the workshop assistant? Should I use a wirebrush and polishing compound?
Moin, I have now bought walnut granules to clean small components. The result after two hours of running. Bevor / after :
