mac davis wrote:
Well, the Beale buffing "system" came last night...

My wife had ordered the buffing system from Penn State Ind. and was VERY unhappy
with it... worked for hours on a bowl and poor results..
Chaz confirmed my fear that it was underpowered... he said that it might work
well for pens, but that was about it..

I set up the Bale adapter on the Shopsmith... seemed like a good platform for it
and the beale adapter slips right on and the set screws are perfect..

The wife got home and put the 1st buffing wheel on and did a few minutes on a
pine bowl that had Danish Oil on it... She was AMAZED at how much shine the bowl
took on after just a few minutes.. She loves the Beale already and hasn't even
tried the cleaning or waxing wheels yet.. lol

To those that are considering buffing systems, do it right the FIRST time and
buy the beale... Might be a coincidence, but both the Penn State system and the
Beale are $70... the beale comes without a motor, IMO the Penn State one should,
too.. YMMV


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

My buffing "system" is a $5 buffing wheel in a 1/2 " Jacobs chuck
mounted in the headstock. Plenty of power and speed, easy to use inside
bowls and sets up in a jiffy. Actually it is permanently set up on my
old Harbor Freight Lathe. Found a good use for it. Between uses I cover
it with a ziploc bag to keep the dust off.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

I'm not a complete idiot - several
parts are missing!





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