Buffing Motor

LexKY_Pipe · Post by **LexKY_Pipe** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:25 pm

Tyler

I have mine setup in the garage bench already. I've already rewired it so I get a counter clockwise rotation. You can't buy a Baldor motor this good for the price anywhere. I've looked. If I didn't already have a GE motor that was given to me, I'd buy another. But my wife said she gets something before I get another pipe making machine.

Tyler, you could stock a couple and sell them to every newbie who joins and asks, "Where can I get a motor?" LOL

NvilleDave · Post by **NvilleDave** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:51 pm

I haven't got mine yet but I only sent the check a couple days ago--the same day I sent Tyler payment for some rod. :think:

BDP · Post by **BDP** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 11:47 am

Mine is not hooked up yet, but it is an honest-to-goodness Baldor, and brand new in the box. Here's a funny story. About a month ago, while I was in town, I saw one of those arbor/mandrel setups just like I now need, and thought to myself " File that away for future possibilities!". Well,
here I am ready for it and not only can I not remember where I saw it, I went looking for it yesterday at every possible store I could think of, only to come up empty-handed!! Easier and cheaper to just order on-line and forget about it, especially with gas prices at $2.50/Gal...

Brad

rylandbrown · Post by **rylandbrown** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:01 pm

I'm new to pipe making. How do you mount your buffing wheels onto the motor?

BDP · Post by **BDP** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:24 pm

Ryland,

I suggest a tapered mandrel shaft adapter. Buffs go on and off qickly. Applying a small amount of super glue around the buff's hole keeps it from expanding too large.

Brad

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:34 am

@rylandbrown
It all depends on the type/speed of buffer you have and the size of buffing wheels you intend to use.
If you intend to use smallish size wheels at about 1750 rpm, the tapered adapter is fine. With larger size wheels you tend to get vibration, since the mandrels aren't really balanced.

@Brad
The super glue is a good tip.

lhaddix · Post by **lhaddix** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:04 am

Folks,
Here is a good motor arbor page with an 8" sanding disk.
This is what I have on my motor and it's great.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=894

Landrum

lhaddix · Post by **lhaddix** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:21 am

Also I forgot. Grizzly Industrial has motor arbors for about $3 each.
At this price I bought six and each stays with it's own buff for quick
change over.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/items-l ... key=275020

I've got Clean,Wax,Tripoli,White diamond,Plastic polish etc. buffs already
on arbors ready to go. No more fiddling with nuts. I took a sharpie and
wrote what each buff is used for in big letters on the side.

Also for those thinking about reversabilty with right hand thread arbors
the rotation needs to be counter clockwise as you look toward the shaft
or they come off in about 3 seconds and chase you around the shop.<g>

Landrum

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