I Have a New Toy...

I have been coveting a magnetic polisher for some time.  I have been hand polishing things through various grades of emery paper, then different radial discs and polishing compound.  Obviously, this takes a really, really long time. So, I finally bought myself on of these: The lovely people at H S Walsh in Hatton Garden offered me a demo of it using my own rough castings and I was so impressed I bought it there and then.  It's not a substitute for hand polishing - things come out of it shiny but sort of frosted - but the tiny pins get into all the little recesses that are impossible to reach by hand and it drastically cuts down on sanding time.

Not remotely relevant to its performance, but it's also the heaviest machine in the world.  I took it home on the bus, having carried it to and from the bus stop and the next day my arms hurt so much that lifting a cup of tea towards my face was almost impossible!  If you order one, I would recommend having it delivered...