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   MarkRD | Mar 04, 2005 03:10pm | #1

   I don't know which mandrel I have, but I have made a buffer. - my mandrel has two mounting blocks and the pulley is between them. Those mounting blocks must be on the same plane or the mandrel shaft will not rotate. - I mounted my mandrel on 1" High Density, laminated particle board.

   Its funny, I never realized how much I'd use the buffer until I built it. - Mostly for metal but boy what a shine :-)

   Mark

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   jgwilkie | Mar 05, 2005 02:34am | #3

   Thanks to Mark and Jimmy for the info. I'll put it to use this wweend.Jim

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   WillGeorge | Mar 09, 2005 06:01am | #4

   I use LINEN cloth.. hard to find but sort of stiff but still not THAT abrasive..

    

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   Lightman | Mar 04, 2005 03:39pm | #2

   Jim,

    I built one out of the mandrel you can buy from Woodcraft.  Not sure what brand it is.  I replaced the single pulley on it with a 3 sheave pulley as well as the one on the motor.  Just reverse them, this gives you 3 speeds. Went to one of these truck load tool sales (Homier) , bought one of their $10 tool stands. On it I built a table for the buffer and motor out of 2 pieces of 3/4 ply and 1 piece of mdf glued up. Makes for a very solid and stable top. Also I used a very large barn door hinge to mount the motor on. Sounds weird but you let the weight of the motor be the tension on the belt, not to mention it's a snap to change belt speeds! Had to build 2 small blocks to go under the mandrel bearings to clear the bigger pulley. The end of the table where you mount the mandrel needs to be cut kinda like below. That's so ya got room for whatever buffs or wheels you want on it.  It is great with the Razor Sharp System you can get from Woodcraft or Grizzly. Makes cleaning up plane bodies and old tools a snap. Had mine 3 or 4 years and use it all the time for about $60 investment and a weekend to build it all. Good luck let us know how yours turns out .

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   As always I wish you enough