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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.

bullet 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.
bullet 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.
bullet 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.

bullet Untrimmed buffs should be ordered if you are mounting and trimming them to balance to your motor's arbor.
bullet 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.  

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Please request trimming of any buffing wheel only if you have J. H. Lowe All Purpose Arbor or equivalent equipment.

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.

Price 
(each)

Description

Catalog
 No.

Price
 (each)

 Tripoli Buff

TR BF UNTR $15.00   Tripoli Buff TR BF TR  $20.00

 Semi-Wax Buff

SW BF UNTR $15.00  Semi-Wax Buff SW BF TR  $20.00

  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

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*

Stain by the ounce

4 STAIN 

N/A*
* Not Available

 

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