Brass Polishing

>>1095604
Yep, I do on knife bolsters from raw lumps of the stuff.
On something like a satin brass sheet, you could start wet sanding at around the 1200grit, then down to a 2000grit wet sand and then hit it with some light buffing. Generally I use a heavy diamond cut polish used in auto shops and it seems to work well.

I guess this would be something difficult to do with just elbow grease, yeah?

>>1095620
Depends how big the work is, rotary tools with the buffing pads can get into squeeze places, but if its big you're better off getting full size pads that bolt onto the side of a bench grinder

>>1095620
It will save you a significant amount of time. Depending on the size of the piece, using a machine will save you dozens of man-hours.

>>1095620
>>1095682
>>1095685
And if it's small or intricate, use a vibratory polisher. The ultimate 'push a button, walk away, and it comes out shiny' approach.