I'm looking really hard at a buffer. Need a little push over the edge.

I've done a couple blades with sandpaper and have a dozen more on the table. I've got all my materials ready to go.

I would be getting a cheaper one. (No Baldors, Caswell has a starter pack for a little over $100.) I figure on another $100 for PPE

The real question is if they are "worth it" for a guy who want to do maybe a dozen a year and sell just enough of them to feed his R/HAD?

The second question is just how "fast" are they? I've done handsanding, and so I know it really really depends on how bad the blade is to start out with. By hand it takes me a week of working on the blades at night. (Most of mine start out pretty rough)

So are we talking 2 or 3 evening on a buffer...or more like 2 or 3 hours?