Chef niloc Report post Posted July 19 Hii i want to make a bench burnisher like the cobra MP one out of a bench buffer. I found a sight ( thanks to a search here) that has the grooved wooden attachment, but does anyone know what the correct attachment ( and possibly where to get ) to fit the sanding drums to the other side? Looks like one would need a rubber drum or contact wheel of some sorts with a half-inch arbor hole? But I could be completely wrong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted July 19 (edited) McMaster-Carr has sanding drums and sleeves. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/sanding-drums/ One thing I like about the Cobra burnisher is the ability to adjust the speed. Need to control friction-heat to get a good result. The right amount of water and saddle soap on the edge is important, and I run the burnisher at about half speed. I usually finish the edge by hand with canvas and a burnishing gum or solution. Also, the wooden burnisher on the MP has that wide flat section that I use often for multiple layers of leather straps. Edited July 19 by TomE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef niloc Report post Posted July 19 Thanks Tom didn’t think about the variable speed aspect as I currently is a drill press which has variable speed the extra buffer I have laying around doesn’t. By the time you buy the attachments looks the the cobra is running about $300 or so more to have a dedicated machine certainly works considering Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CdK Report post Posted July 23 (edited) @Chef niloc This is what I did, started out with a low speed grinder from Amazon, $80 & sanding drum kit from Harbor Freight, $18. I turned a screw on arbor for the RH thread and pressed this into a block of cherry. I then turned the wood to add the grooves. I rotated the grinder body 180* so the rotation is away from me. Edited July 23 by CdK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
