Thread: A good buffer

i am looking for a good buffer / polisher.
Not necessary to be cheap. Important American made . name from where i can buy.thank you in advance

In my opinion, you can't go wrong with Baldor buffers. And you can buy them at a lot of different industrial outlets. Do a Google for Baldor and pretty much any supply house for fabrication, finishing or polishing applications will have them.

I got a great deal on a Baldor 332B from Mile-X.com | Mile-X Equipment is your source for Shop & Garage Equipment! and it got to me the next day- they ship from Des Moines- with only $27 for shipping. Can't say I've owned another buffer, but this is by and far the best power tool in the shop... very well made, good warranty.

Baldor is a good one Sham. Ask Lynn or Glen about speeds and horsepower. I've got one that is around 1700 or so and 3/4 horse that is good and strong. Here is a post (sticky) in the Workshop that Glen put up with great photos and info.

+1 Baldor is by far the best...

I have the 1/4 HP Baldor, works wonders, you can effectively also use it at higher speeds by using bigger than 6" wheels.

I have a 1 hp Grizzly buffer, model G1061Z. It is powerful, runs very smoothly, has long shafts for good clearance, and is reasonably priced. I couldn't be happier with it. (The photo shows a sanding drum on one side, but I have two 8" wheels on mine.)

Originally Posted by ChrisMeyer

I have a 1 hp Grizzly buffer, model G1061Z. It is powerful, runs very smoothly, has long shafts for good clearance, and is reasonably priced. I couldn't be happier with it. (The photo shows a sanding drum on one side, but I have two 8" wheels on mine.)

Isn't the Grizzly an imported unit?

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Important American made

Ahh, I missed that line.
However, I wouldn't be surprised to find that even American assembled machines have some foreign parts in them.

Originally Posted by ChrisMeyer

Ahh, I missed that line.
However, I wouldn't be surprised to find that even American assembled machines have some foreign parts in them.

Chris, I have my buffer more for tobacco pipes and stems than anything else. I've dabbled with buffing a razor but I don't have the guts to really get into it. Your picture of that butcher knife up against that wheel gives me the shivers. I've had a tattoo machine frame grab the wheel and come whizzing past my head or hit me in the chest more than once.

I do try to buy USA made regardless whenever possible. I know that people all over the world are trying to feed their families and have a right to make a living. I respect that but OTOH, we here in the USA have seen such a dramatic decline in the manufacturing base that made this country what it was that I am a bit 'nationalistic' when it comes to making that choice. Not isolationist BTW, just trying to look out for our own a little bit.