Homemade buffing wheel

Re: Homemade buffing wheel

Ronnie Rimmer

>What about the paint roller?

Re: Homemade buffing wheel

Greg W. in NC

>Ronnie,

You can take a regular paint roller, 1/2" nap or so, turn a couple of cones for the ends, and run it between centers, for a simple buffing wheel. However, you'll need to run it at a fast speed since the diameter is so small. Of course you'll need to get the proper compounds for it (i.e. Tripoli, White Diamond, Carnauba wax, etc.)

Paint Roller buffing wheel

Russ Fairfield

>Here is a photo of the 9" paint roller used as a buffing wheel. The long nap lambs wool roller works the best for me. One of the end plugs has been made so it can be driven by either a chuck or drive spur at the spindle end.

I use 4 bands along the length - Tripoli, White Diamond, Carnauba wax, and nothing at the far right.

Spin it as fast as the lathe will run.

This is a softer, less aggressive, buffing wheel than the commercial varieties. The only problem is that I can't get in inside of a bowl.

Re: Homemade buffing wheel

Russ Fairfield

>Yes, denim makes a very good buffing wheel. A coarse muslin or a heavy sail cloth is even better.

Always use a cloth made from natural colored fibers, or one that has been washed to where there is no discoloration of the washwater. Regardless of what they tell you, cotton cloth is not colorfast, and blue denim is the worst. Any color in the cloth WILL transfer to the wood. Use blue denim only if you like the looks of blue Maple.

Cut the denim into enough 8" discs to make a loose stack that is about 1" thick. Don't forget to punch a 3/8" hole in the center. Stack the discs with the weave at 45-degrees to the one next to it. Put the stacked denim on a 3/8" bolt between 2 FENDER WASHERS. Tighten the nut and you have a buffing wheel.

Re: Homemade buffing wheel

Greg W. in NC

>Russ,

Thanks for the info....I'll pass it along!

Re: Homemade buffing wheel *LINK*

Don Porter

>I think this may be the link you are looking for.

Good Luck,Don Porter,NC


a polishing mop

Re: Homemade buffing wheel

Don Porter

>I think the link got hijacked.The site is The Woodturner's Workshop at http://www.turningtools.co.uk/

The article is "A Polishing Mop."

Re: Link *LINK*

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Don,

When you cut n' paste a full address into the Link URL posting box, you have to delete the "http://" that's already there. Otherwise the link address in your post will have a double 'http' prefix and the link will only lead to a search page. Right-Click on your post's link, click "properties" on the drop-down, and you'll see what happened.

Correct link below

Mark


Don's Link

Re: Link - nope

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Sould have tried that before I posted it. Seems http://www.turningtools.co.uk/accessories/mops/mop.html "can't be found."

Oh, well. . .

Re: Link - site gone?

Rick Prevett

>I noticed this the other day when I tried to access the site. Seems the entire site is not available anymore (http://www.turningtools.co.uk)

rick

Re: Google

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>says its there times 13, but every one of the "links" goes nowhere. Either he's not paid his host who's then dropped the address or something else has imploded.

????