Buffs
We carry three different types of buffs.
Tripoli/Semi-Wax/All-Flannel
All J. H. Lowe buffs are 9" in diameter, 1/2" arbor hole and
have one row of stitching around the arbor hole.
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Tripoli
Buffs consist of 72 ply's of 80/80muslin. It is the stiffest buff
on the market. It was made by a special order and is
used with either red or green Tripoli compound for very rough work on
Vulcanite, Lucite or raw Briar. |
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Semi-Wax
Buff is 40 ply's of alternating sheets of 80/80 muslin and 80/80 flannel material.
It is used to apply white polish compound or carnauba wax to shine the
stem or briar surfaces. |
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All-Flannel
Buff is 28 ply's of double sided 80/80 flannel material. It is the softest
buff on the market and is used to apply
carnauba wax or final polish the wax to a high gloss shine. |
All of the above buffs may be ordered as either
untrimmed or trimmed by request only.
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Untrimmed
buffs should be ordered if you are mounting and trimming them to
balance to your motor's arbor. |
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Trimmed
buffs* are mounted with a 3/8"-16 threaded machine screw
in the buff's arbor hole and will be
ready to use on a J. H. Lowe All Purpose Arbor or equivalent equipment.
*Please request trimming of any buffing wheel only if you have J.
H. Lowe All Purpose Arbor or equivalent equipment.
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NOTE: Tripoli Buffs are normally trimmed on an angle with the
right side being the larger diameter when the buff is mounted on the right side
of the motor. The other buffs are trimmed straight across. We
will trim Tripoli Buffs straight across if so requested.
Please order by the catalog
number shown below.
| Buffs Untrimmed - W/O Bolt |
Buffs Trimmed - W/ Bolt |
| Description |
Catalog
No.
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Price
(each)
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Description |
Catalog
No.
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Price
(each)
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Tripoli Buff |
TR
BF UNTR |
$15.00 |
Tripoli Buff |
TR
BF TR |
$20.00 |
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Semi-Wax Buff |
SW
BF UNTR |
$15.00 |
Semi-Wax Buff |
SW
BF TR |
$20.00 |
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All-Flannel Buff |
FL
BF UNTR |
$15.00 |
All-Flannel Buff |
FL
BF TR |
$20.00 |
Compounds & Waxes
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Green Tripoli -
the most abrasive Tripoli used to clean discolored Vulcanite stems more quickly.
Care should be exercised on delicate finishes and sharp edges. This
compound was formulated for J. H. Lowe for Buffing raw Vulcanite 60
years ago. It is today the foremost and best Vulcanite buffing compound
on the market today. The grit used in this compound is volcanic pumice. |
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Red Tripoli - a
mild abrasive used to clean pipes and stem surfaces of all materials
like Bakelite, Vulcanite, Lucite, metals, and hardwoods especially Briar
Burl. The grit used in this compound is iron oxide. |
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White Polish Compound -
it produces a high luster shine to Vulcanite, Lucite, Bakelite, metals and all other non-porous
materials. This compound is commonly known as White Diamond even though
there are no diamonds used in it. The grit used in it is aluminum and
zinc oxides. |
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Carnauba Wax - use a
light or thick coating for a deep high gloss polish and shine for your
briar pipe. |
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Bees Wax- is used to lubricate the tenon on
a mouthpiece so it will not squeak in the mortise. You can use it for a
low luster finish on smooth or rough pipes. Meerschaum is saturated with
it so if you want more in your meerschaum pipe, melt some on the surface
and let it soak in. The pipe will darken quicker. It can be used to
repel moisture from the tenon/mortise area of a shank on a briar pipe. |
Pricing
| Description |
Catalog
No. |
Price |
| Green Tripoli (2-1/2 lb bar)* |
GRN TRIP |
$7.50/
bar |
| Red Tripoli (2-1/2 lb bar)* |
RED TRIP |
$7.50/
bar |
| White Polish Compound
(3 lb bar)* |
WH POL |
$8.50/
bar |
| Carnauba Wax-1
biscuit (1/8
lb)* |
CWAX - 2 |
$4.00/
2
oz |
| Carnauba Wax-2
biscuits (1/4
lb)* |
CWAX - 4 |
$7.00/ 4
oz |
| Carnauba Wax Flaked (1
lb)* |
CWAX-LB |
$16.50/
lb |
| Bees Wax-1
biscuit (1/8 lb)* |
BWAX-2 |
$2.50/ 2 oz |
| Bees Wax-1
biscuit (1/4 lb)* |
BWAX-4 |
$4.00/ 4 oz |
*weights
will vary and are not exact.
Abrasive
9"x11"
Aluminum Oxide Wet-Dry Sand Paper Sheets.
Pricing
| Description |
Catalog
No. |
Price
/sheet
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Price / 10 sheets |
| 180 grit |
SAND 180 |
$1.45 ea |
$10.75/10 |
| 240 grit |
SAND 240 |
$1.35 ea |
$9.95/10 |
| 320 grit |
SAND 320 |
$1.30 ea |
$9.75/10 |
| 400 grit |
SAND 400 |
$1.30 ea |
$9.75/10 |
Stains
Alcohol soluble stain powders available in four colors:
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Natural |
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French (reddish color) |
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Walnut |
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Black |
Each color packet in set will make
approximately one pint of stain. Instructions included.
Pricing
| Description |
Catalog
No. |
Price |
| Set of 4 color
stain powder |
4
STAIN |
N/A*
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| Stain by the ounce |
4 STAIN
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N/A* |
* Not Available
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place an order, click here.
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