I have to ask:
In Alex Hamilton's "Pistolsmithing" column in the American Handgunner (Sep/Oct 2005 issue) he talks about retoring pistols, and basically states that you want to do all your polishing work with sand paper, working up to about a 600 or 800-grit finish. He goes on to state that you don't want to send your pistols to someone who does all their polishing on "a 1,500 RPM wheel loaded with 80-grit polishing compound".
So my question to those in the know, is why is hand sanding for a finish better? Does it give finer, more even results? But wouldn't it remove more metal? Educate me on the topic!
Thanks guys.
In Alex Hamilton's "Pistolsmithing" column in the American Handgunner (Sep/Oct 2005 issue) he talks about retoring pistols, and basically states that you want to do all your polishing work with sand paper, working up to about a 600 or 800-grit finish. He goes on to state that you don't want to send your pistols to someone who does all their polishing on "a 1,500 RPM wheel loaded with 80-grit polishing compound".
So my question to those in the know, is why is hand sanding for a finish better? Does it give finer, more even results? But wouldn't it remove more metal? Educate me on the topic!
Thanks guys.