Buffer / Grinder Advice

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Mtlayne
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Buffer / Grinder Advice

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My buddy recently gave me his old buffer/grinder. It still works. Up till now I have been making my pipes with my hands and some dremel action. Getting really tired of it. What do i need in order to incorporate this buffer/grinder into my pipe making process. Im hopping that this will help me speed things up. Will a flap disk work well or do i need some sort of disc? What do you guys recommend that I do.

http://1drv.ms/1R4qVEz that is a pic of the buffer/ grinder.

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What RPM is it, it looks like one I had from Harbor freight, it was 3400 and less then 1/3HP and ran so hot you could literally fry an egg on it.
These stop the minute you put any pressure on them, at least the one I had did. If so not a good candidate for a buffer or a sanding machine
in my opinion. Although some may not agree with me here. :wink:
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3/4 3600 rpm
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Mtlayne wrote:3/4 3600 rpm
I'd say it might work as a sander for ya but, as a buffer for pipes in my opinion it's just to fast.
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I think it has two speeds. What attachment would you recommend i get for it?
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Mtlayne wrote:I think it has two speeds. What attachment would you recommend i get for it?
Considering the length of the shafts on it I don't think a Beal system will work well being the length of there arbor.
I use whether it be unconventional or approved by many here a standard disk. You can pick them up to fit the threads
on your machine I believe at most Lowe's or Home Cheapo's. Others may have a better solution to your question. :wink:
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Do they make like a padded flexible disc that will fit on it you think?
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Mtlayne wrote:Do they make like a padded flexible disc that will fit on it you think?
You can check is about all I can say, the worldwide web can be a great place to run down stuff without even leaving the house, I know being a confirmed hermit. :wink:
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haha i am looking man. Trying to find the right technical term to put into the old google is kiccking my butt
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Mtlayne wrote:haha i am looking man. Trying to find the right technical term to put into the old google is kiccking my butt
Here's what I do when this happens to me. Like in your case it's a sanding disk, just type sanding disk and see what it brings up.
If someone didn't know that it would be called a disk, just typing in sanding would get ya there sooner or later. :wink:
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Some google-fu for searching for tools : use the image search and go from there. It's much easier to find a similar tool on a photo and then find out it's name from the site that hosts the pic, than to just find it by it's name (that you may not know).
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Haha Im bout to the point where im just gonna order a grizzly belt disc sander combo than waste time looking for a disc that will fit on a 3/4 arbor that is flexible.
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Mtlayne wrote:Haha Im bout to the point where im just gonna order a grizzly belt disc sander combo than waste time looking for a disc that will fit on a 3/4 arbor that is flexible.
Sometimes no matter how we try to save a little it ends up costing us more to try and re-purpose something then to just go buy the darn thing.
Unless your a pack rat like me. :wink:
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Ha ha no im no pack rat, least i can still use it for its intended purpose... polishing hahah
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