keithz
Member
Randy,
You sent me an email asking for more detail about my conversion of the Beall 3-in-one to individual wheels, and for my reasons. I have written a quick article with photos about the process on my club's website. Check the link below.
My reasons for making this change is that I hated the Beall system after I got it, mainly because the wheels are too close together and I kept buffing the back of my hands while trying to buff objects. Being as close together, I found it impossible to buff anything larger than 4-6" in diameter and completely impossible to buff the inside of any size bowl. It was so bad that I shoved it into the closet and started looking for something else I could use on my lathe. I found the Don Pencil system and thought it was what wanted. What I didn't want was to spend that much money. I thought about it for a while and decided to try to convert my Beall system since I already had spent themoney for it. I also had tried the Beall 2" bowl buff system and found they were too small. The best thing about the bowl buffs was the MT2 chuck they mounted into.
After the conversion, I reall like my buffing system. What it essentially is, is the original Beall system. I just didn't buy it that way.
Check out my article for photos. (hope the link works, this is the first time I have included a link in a response)
Keith
http://www.centralillinoiswoodturners.com/keithz/beall.html
You sent me an email asking for more detail about my conversion of the Beall 3-in-one to individual wheels, and for my reasons. I have written a quick article with photos about the process on my club's website. Check the link below.
My reasons for making this change is that I hated the Beall system after I got it, mainly because the wheels are too close together and I kept buffing the back of my hands while trying to buff objects. Being as close together, I found it impossible to buff anything larger than 4-6" in diameter and completely impossible to buff the inside of any size bowl. It was so bad that I shoved it into the closet and started looking for something else I could use on my lathe. I found the Don Pencil system and thought it was what wanted. What I didn't want was to spend that much money. I thought about it for a while and decided to try to convert my Beall system since I already had spent themoney for it. I also had tried the Beall 2" bowl buff system and found they were too small. The best thing about the bowl buffs was the MT2 chuck they mounted into.
After the conversion, I reall like my buffing system. What it essentially is, is the original Beall system. I just didn't buy it that way.
Check out my article for photos. (hope the link works, this is the first time I have included a link in a response)
Keith
http://www.centralillinoiswoodturners.com/keithz/beall.html
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