Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
Yikes! This sounds scary. Do you use any precautions, Visegrips or such? You're putting a knife to a wheel spinning at 2000 rpm that can have a tendancy to grab and spit out toward you anything you're holding in your hands.
Well kinda - I never sharpen the blade until the very last step, so I am working with a dull blade! I do, however, wrap the blade with a couple of layers of masking tape. I wear gloves, and eye protection, and a sturdy shop apron. To be honest, I have never had the buffing wheel "grab and spit out toward" me anything. It must be the way I do it, or the pressure you put on the wheel. You don't need heavy pressure! You must allow the spinning cloth and the cutting or polishing compound do the job!