
Originally Posted by
RezDog
Bigger wheels, no gloves, a foot pedal for controlling speed, all help. The bench buffer also will generate great amounts of heat and spoil a blade quickly. Any time I am using a bench buffer I keep water on hand to cool and lubricate the blade. I have no idea how much heat it takes to spoil a blade, but it is so thin I doubt it takes much. You should see if it will hold an edge before you put too much more time into it.