Hand held mini buffer.

Fred.Rowe

Fred.Rowe

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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This works great on guards and blades alike.

Cut some square pieces from old blue jean material, stack them up and push a sharp scribe through the center to create a hole. Use a mandrel that screws together; insert the mandrel through the hole, insert the screw and tighten.

I find this set up to be much less dangerous than a large stationary buffer. Its great for guards; hold the guard in one hand with the buffer in the other. Its very easy to get into the finger groove and other tight places without the tendency to jerk the piece out of your hand.

When buffing blade surfaces, lock the blade in a vise and move the buffer. Its great for cleaning up the grooves at the plunge cuts.

If you have never used blue jean material to buff with you are in for a pleasant surprise.

Fred

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Do you not have problems witht he material flying off without a larger washer than the screw head?
 
jawilder said:
Do you not have problems witht he material flying off without a larger washer than the screw head?
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I thought it would happen also, but the close knit of the material keeps it in place. The buff wears away along the outside edge as it is used. I wear a respirator when I use it.

Fred
 
Fred, I do the same thing on my bench grinder with scotch brite pads, cut them round or square then use a piece of sharpened pipe to punch the center hole, beats paying 120$ for a scotch brite wheel.
 
Sam Salvati said:
Fred, I do the same thing on my bench grinder with scotch brite pads, cut them round or square then use a piece of sharpened pipe to punch the center hole, beats paying 120$ for a scotch brite wheel.
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You don't have to be at this too many years before innovation rears its beautiful head.

Good idea their.:thumbup:

Fred
 
Thanks for the great idea - I'm definitely going to have to try it! Quick question - what speed setting are you running your Dremel at?
 
tedinatl said:
Thanks for the great idea - I'm definitely going to have to try it! Quick question - what speed setting are you running your Dremel at?
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Start out with a slow rpm and increase it until it feels right. If you load the buff with polish or rouge you will want to start slow; it has the tendency to fly off the buff. Start out with the buff in contact with the surface being polished to lessen this effect.
 
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