*Here's my favorite supplier:*
*http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/index.html*
*They have a good section on selecting both wheels and compounds and they
have everything. I bought a whole stack of 18"*
*buffer wheels from a surplus store at $1.00*
*each! I had to build a buffer with a 1 horsepower*
*motor and some belt drive speed adjustment*
*to achieve the "rim speed" of a Baldor 3400 rpm*
*but it is an amazing tool. I ended up with 6 wheels for different
compounds; the most aggressive will throw a shower of sparks from ferous
metal! the finest can even be used to polish precious metal. . .a good
tool.*
*
*
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA <
gsteve at hammatt.com> wrote:
> Recently purchased a used Baldor 333B 3/4hp dual buffing machine.
> Fitted with 3/4" dia shafts, takes 8" dia wheels at 3600RPM and it
> runs great. Found it on Craigslist for $50 in California. Kept it at
> a friend's house for 6 months until I could go down last month and
> pick it up as I was passing through.
>
> Anyway, the old buffing/polishing wheels were toast. Just cleaned up
> the shafts and am getting ready to go spend $ on wheels. I'll be
> using it on misc. restoration and small fabrication for parts on 100 year
> old cars. Probably steel, brass and aluminum. I understand that I'll
> need multiple wheels. Would somebody with polishing experience care to
> offer suggestions as to supplier and types of wheels that I should be
> considering?
>
> BTW, an old customer was going to throw out an old chunk of iron,
> but asked me if I'd like it instead. After sandblasting, replacing a
> few fasteners and a paint job, the old-style buffer/grinder stand with
> cast iron table and cast iron water container for quenching is now
> mated with the Baldor buffer. The base alone must weigh just short
> of 100 lbs.!
>
> Steve Hammatt
> Mount Vernon WA USA
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