emery cloth
Americannoun
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Should you want to polish metal, you’d do well to work with emery cloth.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
After drying they are susceptible of a fine polish, emery cloth being usually employed, and the final "finish" is given to the material with gum arabic and oil.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various
Skater.—First, place coal oil on the rusted skates and allow it to remain until the rust becomes softened, after which it can be easily removed by rubbing with fine sand paper or emery cloth.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by James Elverson
But if not quite so exquisite a polish is required, the rod is finished by the use of three grades of emery cloth, the last being very fine.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Next comes fine emery cloth to smooth down and remove the file marks.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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