Cleaning plateaux
Cleaning plateaux
So I met a very nice lady last week who used to work at a pipe factory that shut down in the 80's. I should have written down the name of the factory since I already forgot it
Anyway, when it was closing down she 'rescued' a handful of very nice plateaux blocks. They've been sitting in her shed for the past 20+ years. In a very nice move she just gave them to me. I offered her some cash, but she rather aggressively turned it down.
I now have my first plateaux. Fun stuff!
I searched the full forum and scrolled through all the Tool section posts, and cannot find any mention about how to properly clean up plateaux. What do you guys use to clean the loose material off? I don't want to use a wire brush since it seems like it will scratch and gouge the good material.
Are there any special tricks?
Anyway, when it was closing down she 'rescued' a handful of very nice plateaux blocks. They've been sitting in her shed for the past 20+ years. In a very nice move she just gave them to me. I offered her some cash, but she rather aggressively turned it down.
I now have my first plateaux. Fun stuff!
I searched the full forum and scrolled through all the Tool section posts, and cannot find any mention about how to properly clean up plateaux. What do you guys use to clean the loose material off? I don't want to use a wire brush since it seems like it will scratch and gouge the good material.
Are there any special tricks?
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Re: Cleaning plateaux
Has anyone ever tried the wire brush attachment on a dremal tool?
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I use a wire brush on the press or hand drill. Pocket knife for the stubborn stuff. Might get a dental pick now though
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I use a soft metal brush on a dremel it works but it takes some time
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Ok so I know I have read this somewhere on this forum but i cant seem to find it now. So out of curiosity at what point of your process do you clean the plateau. I thought about doing that first but was afraid of scratching during shapping so I decided to wait till after the files an before the sandpaper. What do you guys think?
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I usually do it after rough cutting at the bandsaw. Sometimes though I will start turning the basic shape on the lathe and decide to leave some plateau so will clean it then carefully by hand. If the pipe is going to be sandblasted then I don't bother cleaning it at all. Basically you want to only clean the minimum amount of plateau possible and do it without damaging your bowl/chamber. No point cleaning a whole huge block of briar for 90% of it to be cut off
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I like to scrape it clean almost right away. Reason being, sometimes that crust is 1/2" deep of bark and the shape you think the briar is is totally different than it actually is. You can look for fissures etc.
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Sas after I did some shaping I figured I should have cleaned the plateau first. Plateau went deeper than origanal thought.
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Don't suppose asking your wife to do it because you're busy doing something else is cool [FACE SCREAMING IN FEAR][SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND COLD SWEAT].
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