Buffer / Grinder Advice

[Mtlayne]

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.

Thanks,

[RDPowell]

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.

[Mtlayne]

3/4 3600 rpm

[RDPowell]

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.

[Mtlayne]

I think it has two speeds. What attachment would you recommend i get for it?

[RDPowell]

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.

[Mtlayne]

Do they make like a padded flexible disc that will fit on it you think?

[RDPowell]

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.

[Mtlayne]

haha i am looking man. Trying to find the right technical term to put into the old google is kiccking my butt

[RDPowell]

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.

[W.Pastuch]

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).

[Mtlayne]

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.

[RDPowell]

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.

[Mtlayne]

Ha ha no im no pack rat, least i can still use it for its intended purpose... polishing hahah