Save your money and get a good Baldor Buffer and stand. The buffer gets the most use out of any tool in my shop next to the orbital sander. If you have a rickety buffer set up it can be very dangerous. I love my Baldor Buffer.
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:28 pm ] |
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Well, I am about to buy the Stew-Mac arbor. A little research on ebay, and I found 1/2hp motors can be had for little $$. Gonna get the kit...looks like a good deal. Two things... if you have one, have you liked it? And, got any mounting pics? Space is a premium in my little shop. Mike |
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| Author: | mrpbody44 [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:32 pm ] |
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Save your money and get a good Baldor Buffer and stand. The buffer gets the most use out of any tool in my shop next to the orbital sander. If you have a rickety buffer set up it can be very dangerous. I love my Baldor Buffer.
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| Author: | Greg [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:45 pm ] |
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$250 vs $1200? Go with Stewmac unless you are in the business. |
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:52 pm ] |
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Yeah, those baldors are nice...but expensive...also, did not see one with rpms low enough. Caswell Plating has an 1100 rpm...but I can't get anybody there to answer my email. Honestly? I think I like the Caswell the best...if I could only get someone to say boo over there!! Somebody over at frets.com has a nice story about a 1800 rpm baldor... Mike |
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| Author: | mrpbody44 [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:56 pm ] |
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I paid $300 for my Baldor Buffer. |
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:58 pm ] |
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Ok, where? And what RPM? Mike |
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:59 pm ] |
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Caswell 1100 rpm |
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| Author: | mrpbody44 [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:23 pm ] |
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I have an old 332B 1800 RPM |
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| Author: | Jon L. Nixon [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:24 pm ] |
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My Stew-Mac buffer (I also bought the kit) is perfect for my limited needs. I made a stand from 2x4s which is in turn bolted to the floor. I have a 1/2 horse motor.It surely beats my previous system of lambswool buffs chucked into my portable drill. I use the dry German buffing compounds which are expensive but avoid the mess of the liquids. You absolutely must have dedicated buffs for each compound, as Hesh has said. One warning, although this probably goes without saying-one split second of inattention and lax grip can send your almost-finished project dangerously sailing across the room, which will be followed by wailing and gnashing of teeth -ask me how I know....... 
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:41 pm ] |
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lemme guess... you wern't wearing latex gloves?
Maybe one of those straps surfers use to stay attached to their boards? 
So, does anybody like the Caswell? Mike |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:41 pm ] |
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Anybody have this buffing arbor ? It Looks perdy good. Parma |
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| Author: | slackkeymike [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:49 pm ] |
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Thats...but whats up with the wooden mounts? |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:50 pm ] |
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the parma is overpriced in my opinion. have a look at what it would cost to uy the components using ebay, etc. the caswell is a good unit by all reports, and their kit price is very competitive with stew mac without the worry of a separate motor and belt. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:36 pm ] |
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Caswell here...they're sometimes on sale for the entire outfit including stand and buffs. Ready to go out of the box. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:33 am ] |
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For about 40 bucks you can make your own (sans motor) - get two 3/4 pillow block bearings, a 3 foot piece of 3/4 cold rolled steel, 3 inch pulley for the shaft, and get a local machine shop to thread the ends (mine were turned down to 1/2 inch, cause its easy to get nylon lock nuts in 1/2-13. I use cutout ply disks for flanges. Couple of 2x4 for a frame and thats it .... have to find a pic of mine ...its dead simple. Oh, and I use some plastic sleeve inserts and a bit of tape to make the SM buffs sit nice on the 1/2 portion of the shaft. |
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| Author: | Sylvan [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:07 am ] |
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I have the Parma 5 ft system. It has several advantages over the Stew Mac one (which I replaced with the Parma 4 years ago). Firstly, the shaft is one inch as opposed to 3/4" as in the Stew Mac. You can therefore lean into the buffers and put some weight on them and they will not deflect. This gives much better control and a better buff. Secondly, the length allows no mistakes of hitting anything metal with your instrument. I did a review on my web site of the system so you can see pictures of what you get. It seems it is like everything else in life - you just do not know what you are missing until you get one! |
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| Author: | Terry Stowell [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:20 am ] |
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mine works great. Mounted on a 2x10. I then clamp that on a workbench. I store it on two bike hooks hanging from my floor joists.(hung by the shaft) FWIW, I wish the shaft was longer, I just use a little caution when buffing a guitar with neck installed. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:24 am ] |
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don't get me wrong, the parma is a good technical solution, just overpriced. my setup is much like tony's. a 1" x 48" go kart axel which has 3/4" threaded ends, and flange mounted bearings from ebay. just recently had to replace the original scrap motor; found a nos dayton 1/4hp haz. location motor for less than $10 on ebay. the most expensive part of the setup was the buffs. |
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