vw151 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) So, as you can see in these first few pics, the pipes on my bike have gotten a little brown and nasty, which is a shame because they are a beautiful italian set of pipes, the cross connect alone is cool. So I took them over to Chris's and threw them in his tumbler. What a cool machine. After about 4 hours the pipes came out looking about like this,So after that it was time to take them home and polish them. Hmm, not for street use. shhhhLots of stringslike I said, the crossconnect is pretty Here are the tools I usedPalm SanderDremel Multimax and sander I didn't picture the slightly soapy waterdrill and polishing attachmentand of course the bench grinder with polishing wheelsTomorrow I am going to polish a little more and mount these up and watch them turn gold. Stay tuned. Edited May 2, 2012 by vw151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exarch Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APCh8r Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 never seen something like that tumbler before, that is kind of cool. What all does Chris use that for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler524 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Looks pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 never seen something like that tumbler before, that is kind of cool. What all does Chris use that for?to clean up freshly machined parts before anodizing I believe. He got the machine fairly cheap and is still experimenting with it. I can tell you one thing though, it's amazing at cleaning up pipes, as you can see. It even pretty much took the carbon out of the inside of the pipes. It's basically the same sort of machine that people use to polish stones, it's just a really really big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit12 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Those turned out great, a lot better than I had expected and a solid two thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Got the pipes on the bike today, added less color than I thought initially, I'm sure as I ride they will get more golden. Yah, I made a videoA little color after some idleGot back later in the evening and they were getting a bit golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Very awesome man... Thanks for sharing... Seems like this could be used in a lot of different applications. Swingarms, forks, and anything else that got skunkie... Right? Edited May 3, 2012 by jdonn F U AUTOCORRECT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Most metal things can be sanded and polished yes. Just takes time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw151 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 And....here is the videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW5FFagDXX0&hd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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