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Buffers
- Thread starter cbbaum
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What you should do, and what I do may be different things, but here's what I have. I have two Baldor 3/4hp buffers - one 1750, one 3600rpm. I use 8" wheels for grinding and all my buffs are also 8" The buffs I keep on most all the time are:
On the 1750 - One is a glued hard wheel with 400 grit Matchless greaseless compound (Koval). I use this for smoothing and evening the bolsters and handle material. I use the corner of it to smooth the radius' under the bolsters. The other is a spiral sewn loose buff also with 400 Matchless that I use for finer smoothing and for applying a brushed finish on my large blades. I swap this buff with a loose buff and white compound for polishing handles when I do that.
On the 3600 - One hard glued buff (soon to be replaced with medium or hard felt) and dark green compound (K&G) for steel polishing. One loose buff with Scratchless Pink (K&G) for final extra polish. (CAUTION! This is a very dangerous buff. I use gloves always and keep the steel below the middle of the wheel so if/when it gets ripped out of my hands it will hit the wall and not me) I use this buff because it really does (for me anyway) take mirror polishes to a whole new level.
Good luck with the new shop. I envy you having access to this forum so you can get some advice on this. I had to guess what I needed and didn't always guess right.
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Jerry Hossom
www.hossom.com
The Tom & Jerry Show
On the 1750 - One is a glued hard wheel with 400 grit Matchless greaseless compound (Koval). I use this for smoothing and evening the bolsters and handle material. I use the corner of it to smooth the radius' under the bolsters. The other is a spiral sewn loose buff also with 400 Matchless that I use for finer smoothing and for applying a brushed finish on my large blades. I swap this buff with a loose buff and white compound for polishing handles when I do that.
On the 3600 - One hard glued buff (soon to be replaced with medium or hard felt) and dark green compound (K&G) for steel polishing. One loose buff with Scratchless Pink (K&G) for final extra polish. (CAUTION! This is a very dangerous buff. I use gloves always and keep the steel below the middle of the wheel so if/when it gets ripped out of my hands it will hit the wall and not me) I use this buff because it really does (for me anyway) take mirror polishes to a whole new level.
Good luck with the new shop. I envy you having access to this forum so you can get some advice on this. I had to guess what I needed and didn't always guess right.
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Jerry Hossom
www.hossom.com
The Tom & Jerry Show