1725 rpm buffer

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v-6

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a little help please.
Im looking for a 1725 buffer, so if you know where i can buy one at a decent price. I just cant afford $500.00.
i can but one every year for 3 or 4 years for the price you would pay for a
balder buffer.Or what ever the name of that high priced thing is.
maybe you know of a store and the kind of buffer it is
Thanks for any help
vern
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Dude, I just stripped a 1725rpm motor from my bandsaw. I will give it to you for $20 plus shipping. You should be able to mount an arbor and wheel. Shoot me an E mail and I will answer any questions. I need to measure it to make sure the shaft is not metric. All you need to do is "fashion" a base for the machine.
 
Harbor freight had 1750 RPM bench grinders, 1 HP for around $100 until recently. I haven't seen them in the last few catalogs.
 
I bought this buffer from Grizzly. I am very pleased with it. It's powerful, quiet, and runs very smoothly. The website shows it with two sanding drums, but I put two wheels on mine.
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Here is the one I was looking at. The the local Woodcraft store used to carry it but it no longer shows on their web site. Amazons price is about as good as it gets plus the free shipping.
 
I have used this one for about 3 years now. 1 HP Motor. 10" buffing wheel.
1725 RPM Motor. They make it in both 1725 and 3450. About $100 bucks cheaper than when I bought mine in 2007.

If you like it, look around, there's multiple places charging different prices

http://www.jetwilton.com/us/manufacturing/en/product.html?node=4522&product=88635

Can also accept buffing wheels with like 7/8" arbor hole. Can also get it with the stand.

http://www.jetwilton.com/us/manufacturing/en/product.html?node=4522&product=88637
 
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i can but one every year for 3 or 4 years for the price you would pay for a
balder buffer.
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But the Baldor will last forever.:)

I use the small Baldor, 1/3hp I believe. Much less $ than the big 3/4hp.
 
I'm with Don on this, I've had two smaller 6" Baldors for years and run them all day in a pro sharpening environment and those things just keep on going and going and run smooth as can be too.

I did, however, come across what seems to be a cheaper alternative that may yield a decent machine while not breaking the bank. It's a variable speed Dayton 8" 3/4 HP that sure looks a lot like a Baldor to me, well at least somewhat anyway. I found it at Grainger but I'm sure it's available elsewhere if you hunted around.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DAYTON-Bench-Top-Buffer-1FYV4?Pid=search
 
you do not need 1 or more horsepower in a buffer, you want one with no more power than you can stop with piece of steel in your hand without having it torn loose, There was a recent thread in which someone had a blade thrown by a buffer into their foot

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