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| Author: | Chris Cordle [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:58 am ] |
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I've noticed most folks use a buffer with 12 inch wheels. What advantage is there to these over a 6 or 8 inch buffer wheel? Is anyone using the buffer wheel pads from StewMac that mount to a drill? Thanks |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:38 am ] |
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All you have to do is try to buff the waist of one tight-waisted guitar and you'll understand exactly why even a 12" buff is fairly small.... Better to go even bigger....14, 16, or even 18 or 20" is a nice thing. Ok, some would argue overkill, but even the 12" buffs cause me issues. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:00 am ] |
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Better, softer buffs that hold more compound, too. |
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| Author: | npalen [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:12 am ] |
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I run 12" wheels but sometimes it would be nice to have a 20" or so and sometimes about a 4" would be nice. It's tough to get down into a tight cutaway with a 12" wheel and seems like a 4" or so would let me do the cutaway with the shaft parallel to the guitar side. Seems like the shaft is always in the way regardless. Perhaps someone should invent a "shaftless buffer". 
I suppose that a 4" in a VSR drill would do the job. Nelson |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:43 am ] |
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When I took the Martin factory tour, we were shown their amazing automated buffer. The thing was huge, I bet the wheel was 40" or so. A robot arm held a guitar body against the buffer, slowly turning it, flipping it over and so on like a graceful, gentle giant. So big is good, but my 12" Stewmac unit will also do the job, only slower. A smaller wheel would probably be slower still. |
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| Author: | npalen [ Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:27 am ] |
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One disadvantage of a larger wheel is that it makes it more difficult to buff aggressively without catching an edge. Example would be when buffing across the rib. I suppose, however, that a robot holding the instrument would make a difference. |
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