This is my opinion on the Diamond ball polisher versus Bludworth ball polisher. I don’t even know if the Bludworth Polisher is even still available, but I’ve had one for 26+ years. I love my new Diamond polisher and I would consider it as an exceptional $ value for the price.
The Diamond polisher, which I’ve only had for a month, is an attractive, well made, heavy duty solid unit. It is unbelievably quiet and hardly even vibrates while running. I can leave it running to do other things with 100% confidence that nothing will happen. The only issue I have with my new Diamond unit is the pads they use on the sprocket, on the platter surface, and on the sides that the spinning balls come in contact with are in my opinion too abrasive to obtain a high polished finish on the balls.
My Bludworth polisher has lasted me 26+ years and has held up for 26,000+ cycles of balls, on the same motor, replacing the pads every couple years with F1 felt. Although the motor still works fine, the unit itself (the plastic housing and lid) is virtually falling apart and I have to hold the lid down constantly while operating to prevent the lid from popping up and balls flying all over the place.
Using the same solution, the balls come out of my Bludworth polisher with a noticeably higher luster than the Diamond polisher. I can only attribute this to the F1 felt pads on my Bludworth compared to the coarser pads on the Diamond. The F1 felt pads get dirtier and need replacing I’m guessing more frequently than the pads on the Diamond unit will require changing out. Does anyone know, has Diamond recently changed the material they use on their pads, or is it has it always been the same as what they are currently using?
The Diamond polisher, which I’ve only had for a month, is an attractive, well made, heavy duty solid unit. It is unbelievably quiet and hardly even vibrates while running. I can leave it running to do other things with 100% confidence that nothing will happen. The only issue I have with my new Diamond unit is the pads they use on the sprocket, on the platter surface, and on the sides that the spinning balls come in contact with are in my opinion too abrasive to obtain a high polished finish on the balls.
My Bludworth polisher has lasted me 26+ years and has held up for 26,000+ cycles of balls, on the same motor, replacing the pads every couple years with F1 felt. Although the motor still works fine, the unit itself (the plastic housing and lid) is virtually falling apart and I have to hold the lid down constantly while operating to prevent the lid from popping up and balls flying all over the place.
Using the same solution, the balls come out of my Bludworth polisher with a noticeably higher luster than the Diamond polisher. I can only attribute this to the F1 felt pads on my Bludworth compared to the coarser pads on the Diamond. The F1 felt pads get dirtier and need replacing I’m guessing more frequently than the pads on the Diamond unit will require changing out. Does anyone know, has Diamond recently changed the material they use on their pads, or is it has it always been the same as what they are currently using?
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