Sanding/polishing inside of seat

Hi,

a coupla thoughts…

i am not sure what size your stone seats are…and i am not sure the cast seat is already a perfect fit, or if metal removal is neccessary to fit the stone…

you can try:

(high shine)

  1. burnishing the seats…either with a hand burnisher, or a burnishing bit…this will not remove metal, only compress it

hand burnishers:

burnishing bits:

(refining surface prior to high polish)
2) stone or ceramic points:

i like stone burs…they are in between metal burs and silicone wheels…more like sand paper…

there used to be more brands/ colors/ grits available, but searching rio grande has become sure a chore…i couldnt find the red ruby points…

these white arkansas stones are 330 grit:

i have never seen these ceremic points before…i may need to try them…i do have ceramic stick/ strips with holders…but i havent figured out how to best use them…they probably work best in a reciprocating polisher…

  1. silicone cylinders/ points/ wheels:
    you can “dress” / shape the wheels to fit into the space you are working on…
  1. escapement files…cut 2,4,6,8
    my favorite files when working small…you can gentlt smooth out the surfaces before moving to stone or silicone…

  2. felt points/ cylinders/ wheels, with compounds
    (or toothpicks…q-tips…cotton on a stick…

julie