Engine turning/Jewelling large projects

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I have a stainless steel smoker that I recessed into a stainless steel counter. The entire thing is about six feet long and 5' high as well as about 3 feet deep. I want to now polish it all up then jewel the entire thing.I have done small jeweling projects before but this is a little large to put on my drill press.Has anyone done a large project like this? Any suggestions how to do it and get it done without screwing it all up?Thanks.
Reply:Hello Bob, Saw it being done on one of those"how do they do it programmes" they were building fire engine/appliances,they were doing lots of engine turning on the panel work.not sure if it was ally or stainless,The chap was just using a hand held slowish angle grinder,seemed to have a flat flexible backing disc with a fine abrasive stuck on to it(the velcro type"It took no time at all,just spent about a second on each spot,Lincoln SP-170 MigHypertherm powermax 45Lorch T220 AC/DC TigButters FM 215 synergic MigKemppi 180 adaptive mig RULES ARE FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF FOOLS AND THE  GUIDANCE OF WISE MEN.
Reply:what Gordon has sugested would be the best way to do it, Just like polishers do with the the tanker trailers, although those are aluminum, stainless is done the exact same way.  If you are near a truck stop where you live they will most likely have the supplies to do the polishing with.  Or just google the process and some suppliers might pop up.  Be careful not to use a grinder as they are to fast for the process and will show burn marks in the metal,the people that do that type of work use an adjustable speed polisher.good luck
Reply:Bob,For the best finish, go with what has been discussed in the other posts, but add some sort of clamped on jig for indexing each 'turning'. Placement of the swirls is aesthetically of primary importance as the human eye can be tricked into believing almost anything if "lead" to the decision...think of the art of trompe l'oeil. If the turnings are placed precisely, there will be more latitude in the viewer's eye/brain for any variation in the swirl effect of each individual swirl. If it is flat work, a suction cup mounted jig might work for the easiest mount(s). The human eye/brain is either taught or instinctively lead...more than this farmboy understands...to pick up on discrepancy, possibly from back in our early developmental days when sitting around with a herd of sheep and picking up on a woolly mammoth in the corner of the eye plodding along on its way to making the individual a flattened lawn ornament.EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe-l'%C5%93ilLast edited by WyoRoy; 08-06-2012 at 09:58 PM.Lincoln PrecisionTig 275Miller 251Miller DialArc 250Bridgeport millHossfeld bender & diesLogan shaperJet 14 X 40 latheSouth Bend 9" 'C'Hypertherm 900Ellis 3000 band saw21"Royersford ExcelsiorTwo shops, still too many tools.