Buffing Set Up?

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How do you all set up for buffing? How many wheels? What type of wheels? What compounds?

I figure this would be somehting I would need soon but have come across so many different types I dont want to get anything that is over kill.

Im using a Jet Mini.

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Tom
 
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Homemade using all thread rod, washers, nuts and wheels on a retired cheap made in china lathe, but hey, I have a new buffer.[:D]
Do a good turn daily!
Don




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i've been using a buffing wheel i got at HF for like $5 mounted in my drill press, it works great for me. you could buy a few if you need more than one wheel and label it somehow and just switch them as needed. i got my white diamond compound from AS and i've got some carnauba wax if i ever deicide to use it but white diamond has been all i've deemed necessary for my finish at this time.
 
I have been refurbing a lathe to turn into a dedicated buffer. It's an 8" x 30" so 6" wheels will be a prefect fit. The lathe uses a solid 5/8" headstock (Shopsmith style) so I am replacing the entire headstock shaft with three feet of 5/8" CRS. Basicly a dedicated Beall type set up. The best place for wheels I have found is Eastwood Mfg. (Google it)

Here is my "lathe in waiting" The main body is done, I just need to polish & clean the hardware and then buy the 5/8" stock for the rod.

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Originally posted by Blind_Squirrel
<br />http://www.bealltool.com/products/buffing/buffer.php
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Would I get a 4, 6 or 8 inch wheel for my Jet mini?

Tom
 
Originally posted by TAld
<br />Tom, I am using the 8" wheels and they work great.
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Thanks, I ordered the buffing wheel from AS and the MT2 to hold. I figured start off small since I dont know what the heck I want yet. How do you apply the White Diamond compound? I assume set the lathe to the highest setting then touch the compound to the buffing wheel?

Tom
 
Tomg if you are using 8"wheels I would use about 1725 rpm. It's the surface speed of the outside of the wheel that needs to be considered. For brand new wheels I would apply the compound with light to medium pressure for about 3 seconds to "charge" the wheels. For subsequent applications I find about 1 to 2 seconds is good enough. Too much compound will transfer to your workpiece and just about has to be scraped off. So go easy.
 
Originally posted by its_virgil
<br />Homemade using all thread rod, washers, nuts and wheels on a retired cheap made in china lathe, but hey, I have a new buffer.[:D]
Do a good turn daily!
Don




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Don,

I am looking at doing the same thing for my buffing system. How did you affix the threaded rod to the headstock and tailstock? Thanks for giving me this idea.

Randy
 
Originally posted by JimGo
<br />Try this thread:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2806&SearchTerms=paint,roller,buffing
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I second Jim's quote... In fact, I just went out today and purchased a new roller after 2 1/2 years of use on the old one[:D] Price on the roller has gone up about $1.50 tp $9.29 since I got the old one in 2005 [:0]
 
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