Why does buffinv hurt my bsck

Re: Why does buffinv hurt my bsck

Jack Savona

Could it be that your hands are 3-5 inches below the centerline so your shoulders have to be bent over, kinda like turning on a lathe that is way too low for your height?

Re: Why does buffinv hurt my bsck

robo hippy

My first guess is posture, which is almost always a problem for back pain. Relax shoulders, suck in your gut, move with your body, just like when turning. It is much worse if you are leaning at all sideways.

robo hippy

10 minutes of buffing?

Dick Coers

What the heck are you buffing? By the time I bring up any buffing device, the surface is done on my work. I don't spend 2 minutes on buffing. But I'd say posture combined with more tense muscles than when you turn.

Re: 10 minutes of buffing?

mikeee12345

After spending a large percentage of time turning and finishing a project, the last stage of buffing the item is when you run the risk of making a mistake with your vested project. Many people tend to tense up and hold the project firmly as not to make that last minute mistake. Some odd shaped items can create challenges when trying to buff the entire surface area and reach those hard to get to recesses.

I have had small pieces and larger pieces knocked from my hands when free handing on a buffing wheel.

Majority of the time you make mistakes when you are fatigued from working long hours on a project

and you continue trying to finish the project when you are minutes away from completion.

That is usually the best time to take a break and when you come back to the project you are less likely to take a short cut to finish the item.

Re: 10 minutes of buffing?

John C Lucas

I have found that one or teo coats of finish followed by a buff brings the work up to a very subtle gloss and a finish that i get complimented on all the time. Also feels really good in your hands. So not much in my shop gets out ofhere without a buff

Fivured it out.

John C Lucas

Dont know exactly how ill solve it. Its my head position as well as my hands. When im turning im standing ba k crom the lathe jusf a little so my head is up and relaxed. Wben im buffing im closer to the lathe so my head is tilted down a lot. Couple that with my habfs being closer together and mus les in my ba k are tensed differently. Im not gripping the work tightly. Ive buffed so much i can do that without gripping the work .

I may try sitting on a stool. That will raise my head but will also raise my arms so dont know what that will do. I know i need those glases that have a mirror so you. An watch tv while kying flat in bead

Sorry about the typos.  Fat fingers

Might use those glasses while typing too!

Dick Coers

I think your idea of buffing and mine are two different things. When I buff, I use a cotton buffing head or wheel and compound. Sounds to me like you are sanding or using steel wool since you do it between coats.

Re: Might use those glasses while typing too!

John C Lucas

No i use either lacquer or min wax wipe on poly. I buff with the tripoli to level out the finish or to leave a consistent satin surface. Then buff with white diamond to get the gloss i want. Then i buff with the carnauba to give a good feel.