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Where can I find more of this stuff????!
Quite awhile ago I obtained some sheets of jewelers' rouge coated 'sandpaper'.
It was more like a canvas cloth than paper, and coated only with red jewelers' rouge, and man- was it the stuff for hand-polishing metal. It was factory-produced pro stuff... the coating was on there really tight and uniform.
I need some, I must have some... but where? Do any of you metalworkers have any leads for me on this?
It's been so long ago I can't remember where I got my few sheets I once had. It sure wasn't on the internet! At that time there wasn't any internet. Imagine that.
Thanks!
It was more like a canvas cloth than paper, and coated only with red jewelers' rouge, and man- was it the stuff for hand-polishing metal. It was factory-produced pro stuff... the coating was on there really tight and uniform.
I need some, I must have some... but where? Do any of you metalworkers have any leads for me on this?
It's been so long ago I can't remember where I got my few sheets I once had. It sure wasn't on the internet! At that time there wasn't any internet. Imagine that.
Thanks!
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No clue on the paper, but Micro mark has a couple types of mylar film coated with very fine componds. Try http://www.micromark.com
they list them under sandpaper and micro-mesh
they list them under sandpaper and micro-mesh
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I've seen a optical finishing cloth that made crocus cloth look like a gravel road but the place that was using it is no longer in business and I've never seen it again.tr4252 wrote:Stone,
The cloth abrasive you're referring to is called crocus or crocus cloth, and any tool supply or industrial supply in your are can probably supply it. It comes in a number of grits, all a lot finer than sandpaper, is handy stuff to have around.
TR
Micro-mesh is VERY similar but it's a mylar film not cloth.
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yes !
Thanks to everyone with the suggestions and links... I think what I had WAS crocus cloth ( I remember thinking about the funny name) and will also check out micro-mesh.
Widget supply is a great little store, isn't it?
Although jewlers' rouge and the ol' Dremel are must-haves, there's something about using an index finger and crocus to achieve ...an 'organic' curvature I can't duplicate on a machine.
It is possible to use crocus to get that M1911 feedramp just so, that you can chamber empty cases. That's when you know you've got that thang tuned up! Same with certain knife parts...
Said it before, say it again, I love this place.
Widget supply is a great little store, isn't it?
Although jewlers' rouge and the ol' Dremel are must-haves, there's something about using an index finger and crocus to achieve ...an 'organic' curvature I can't duplicate on a machine.
It is possible to use crocus to get that M1911 feedramp just so, that you can chamber empty cases. That's when you know you've got that thang tuned up! Same with certain knife parts...
Said it before, say it again, I love this place.
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That widget place has some cloth, but i think it's mostly for polishing. It's under jeweler's tools>other tools
I like the place, great selection of stuff like rouge, vices, files, etc.
Back to "crocus",
i wonder if you could'nt take any ol' cloth, maybe an oil rag, and just load it with a rouge of your choice, since theres such a variety?
Honestly Stone, i don't know what crocus cloth is like, but i'll keep an eye out for the name. Please let me know if you ever find it also, i'd like to check it out too.
Maybe this is the stuff? http://www.3m.com/product/c_index/Crocu ... )_00.jhtml
I like the place, great selection of stuff like rouge, vices, files, etc.
Back to "crocus",
i wonder if you could'nt take any ol' cloth, maybe an oil rag, and just load it with a rouge of your choice, since theres such a variety?
Honestly Stone, i don't know what crocus cloth is like, but i'll keep an eye out for the name. Please let me know if you ever find it also, i'd like to check it out too.
Maybe this is the stuff? http://www.3m.com/product/c_index/Crocu ... )_00.jhtml
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Bah, i found it
first i seen this: http://www.goodson.com/New_Prod_03/UR-1-CROCUS.html Not it!
next seen This. Not it either....
THEN, low and behold... i found it!! rouge impregnated denim!!!
http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea/no ... rocus.html
the bad news? it's in friggin' Australia.
So i continue...
You may want to try out these guys, they have "crocus" but it isn't specified on the actual type.
I believe "crocus" is the wrong name but it may just be a broad term.
They do say this stuff is woven, so an email might be good. http://www.futureabrasives.com/default.asp
and then i find myself back to 3M products, an interesting quote:
If i dig thru results for "rouge cloth" it seems pretty much non-abrasive, and not what you'd be looking for at all.
first i seen this: http://www.goodson.com/New_Prod_03/UR-1-CROCUS.html Not it!
next seen This. Not it either....
THEN, low and behold... i found it!! rouge impregnated denim!!!
http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea/no ... rocus.html
the bad news? it's in friggin' Australia.
So i continue...
You may want to try out these guys, they have "crocus" but it isn't specified on the actual type.
I believe "crocus" is the wrong name but it may just be a broad term.
They do say this stuff is woven, so an email might be good. http://www.futureabrasives.com/default.asp
and then i find myself back to 3M products, an interesting quote:
from here: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/c ... dpaper.phpCROCUS CLOTH
P/N 09-21000 $5.200
Sleeve of 50 Sheets 25% Discount
Crystal Bay brand Crocus Cloth is a quality 3M rouge- based cloth for fine polishing operations.
When used with oil, and under sufficient pressure,
Crocus Cloth has a mild abrasive action which produces a lustrous finish on well-sanded surfaces. Sheet size 9" x 11".
If i dig thru results for "rouge cloth" it seems pretty much non-abrasive, and not what you'd be looking for at all.
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The search-meiser!
Yep- I think mine was 3M, too. It's starting to come back to me- It may have been a hardware store just south of Seattle called McLendon's in Renton where I found the first stuff.
Although a homemade version is interesting and certainly possible, the tight bond between the rouge and backing cloth when made by the factory was really a winner in the stuff I had originally. I think I'm too lazy to try to make my own. No, I KNOW I'm too lazy.
With the part number, 3M brand and other details we now have, I bet we come up with a domestic supplier before the weekend's out.
Thanks for digging all that stuff up!
Although a homemade version is interesting and certainly possible, the tight bond between the rouge and backing cloth when made by the factory was really a winner in the stuff I had originally. I think I'm too lazy to try to make my own. No, I KNOW I'm too lazy.
With the part number, 3M brand and other details we now have, I bet we come up with a domestic supplier before the weekend's out.
Thanks for digging all that stuff up!
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I found it!! Thanks to y'all
Here's a link to a page that pictures this stuff. It's the red-coated sheets, shown about 1/3 the way down the page. The distributor is in N.Y.
http://shorinternational.com/Emery.htm
There's also some micro-finishing film sheets just below the crocus. Very interesting. I'm stopping by McLendon's tomorrow to see if they have any of the micros on a per-sheet basis to try some out before ordering a whole $30 pack of the micro-finishing films.
The whole page looks like a goldmine for polishing stuff.
http://shorinternational.com/Emery.htm
There's also some micro-finishing film sheets just below the crocus. Very interesting. I'm stopping by McLendon's tomorrow to see if they have any of the micros on a per-sheet basis to try some out before ordering a whole $30 pack of the micro-finishing films.
The whole page looks like a goldmine for polishing stuff.