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- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:49 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Can you make pipe mud with cake?
- Replies: 3
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Re: Can you make pipe mud with cake?
For the lazy: http://www.stemandbriar.com/repairs/pipe-mud
- Wed May 16, 2012 11:26 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Bench buffers
- Replies: 8
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Re: Bench buffers
One more question. I don't think the grinder's arbor will accept a 6" buffing wheel. Do I need something to to convert the arbor? Where do I get that?Gershom wrote:I plan on converting it to a sanding disc, since I have a buffing system on my lathe.
- Wed May 16, 2012 12:59 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Bench buffers
- Replies: 8
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Re: Bench buffers
Thanks for the help, everyone!
Gershom, that's one of the ones I was looking at, and I think I'm going to go ahead and get it, especially knowing how easy it is to take that guard off now.
Gershom, that's one of the ones I was looking at, and I think I'm going to go ahead and get it, especially knowing how easy it is to take that guard off now.
- Sun May 13, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Bench buffers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1408
Re: Bench buffers
Nope, no lathe. Did all the shaping by hand with rasps, files, and sand paper.wdteipen wrote:Do you have a wood lathe? If so, the 3-in-1 mandrels work well. Penn State Industry makes one for almost half the price of the Beal one sold at Woodcraft.
- Sun May 13, 2012 4:35 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Bench buffers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1408
Bench buffers
Hi all, My friend and I are making our first pipes, and we're looking for a buffer to do the final polishing and applying carnauba wax. However, the buffers I am finding at Harbor Freight and Sears run roughly 3500 RPM, which, from what I've read, seems about twice as fast as what I want. Furthermor...