RyanGi commented 21 days ago Thanks Kenny! For the price of the kit, unless you’ve already got a bunch of the parts, it seemed like a great deal....
I've found a few extras didn't go astray to prevent cross contamination... I stain a lot of my projects black, and that stain on the buffs will carry on to natural timber... to get the black off by buffing on scraps takes much longer (if costed) than buying extra buffs... and that includes the exorbitant shipping costs to Aussieland.. our locally sourced buffs are crap in comparrison.
I'm not into bowls, however, they make great buffs for the insides of bowls... with the trip., WD and carnauba waxes.
..... The arbors for the wood buffing wheels are 3/8 of an inch, the arbors for the metal buffing wheels are 5/8 of an inch… tell me this isn’t a government operation?....
Many ways to overcome this, however, I found that 3D printing was my easiest out, Over time, I bought some slow speed grinders (approx. 1,400 RPM), one for my 8" flap wheels and one dedicated for buffing. I found these spindle adapters (off the shelf though I can't remember where I bought them) were ideal for large pieces as the "lathe tripples" were too close together for some jobs. The Beall lathe extensions are great, however, I find that even changing buffs to me is my most precious time cost.
NOTE: breaking in wheels of either type makes a HUGE mess!!!)
Breaking in... that is bullshit hype by the vendor... I've been using mine extensively for over 4 years, yet I'm still cleaning up the fluff, that still in the overheads,
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
