This weeks task is becoming a pro at checking pads for total coverage and perfect sealing. In order to do this, I created a pad seal checker. Using a .02 x .3 mm strip of Mylar, I glued on the plastic strip to a small wooden dowel. This was my first time using an acetylene torch to melt glue and affix an object. The end result consisted of a new skill learned as well as two usable and delicate feeler gauges.
Before using my duck bill pliers and pad slick tool, I had to clean up the tools. Over a period of two hours, I used 325, 400, and 600 grit sandpaper to remove many of the machining marks on my tools. Following the sanding, I took the pliers and the pad slick tool to the buffing machine. Using yellow compound, I applied the buffing compound to the tools to create the smoothest finish for my tools. I ended up repeating the sanding and buffing process as I found additional inconsistencies in the metal after my first buffing session. I have now successfully used the buffing machine and feel confident in maintaining a separation of various compounds so as now to hinder the result of buffing different metals.
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