Buffing Finish

[LeatherCaptain]

Hello,

Does anyone use a buffing machine to buff the finish on their work? My primary environment is holster work and it seems that the faster/more pressure I put into buffing, the nicer the results. I'm thinking that a buffing wheel or bench grinder set up might be helpful. What kind of set up do you use and what type of pads/wheels are appropriate to use?

Thanks.

[Art]

Hi Captain,

I use a Baldor 3/4 horse 3600 rpm buffer turning a 10" loose muslin buff. This is way more buffer than I needed for this job, but it is what I had laying around and could conscript. I keep a sewn muslin wheel on the other side for doing tools after sharpening. If you could get an 1800 rpm 1/2 hp it would do a good job also, you could use smaller less expensive wheels too. You can by a 1hp 1725rpm buffer at Grizzly for $300 and it uses 110v instead of 230v like mine.

Art

Hello,

Does anyone use a buffing machine to buff the finish on their work? My primary environment is holster work and it seems that the faster/more pressure I put into buffing, the nicer the results. I'm thinking that a buffing wheel or bench grinder set up might be helpful. What kind of set up do you use and what type of pads/wheels are appropriate to use?

Thanks.

[LeatherCaptain]

what about the Pilgrim polishing machines? Fairly pricey for smaller batch work but definetely high quality. Is there a similar set up out there for less? From what I understand, RPMs under 1,000 is ideal.

[Art]

If I had to run one all day, I might get a line finisher, but for what I do the buffer works fine.

Art

what about the Pilgrim polishing machines? Fairly pricey for smaller batch work but definetely high quality. Is there a similar set up out there for less? From what I understand, RPMs under 1,000 is ideal.