Thread: My New Buffing Station

Well Gentlemen, after reading many posts and thinking about it a lot, I have finally designed and built a new buffing station.

What I wanted was something that could be broken down so I could use my whole shop when necessary, but be very sturdy. I also wanted a tray for razors being worked on so they don't accidental fall and get damaged ( I was paying close attention to this one on the forums).

I wanted dust collection and ease of turning the collection on and off, and at least 6 wheels, which would give me 600 grit Formax greaseless and all of the Matchless compounds SRD sells. And if I have to, all the grades of greaseless compounds and switch over to the Matchless compounds when done.

So here it is. I have to get my rubber mat for the floor and make the final connection to my cyclone dust collector - which I also built from scratch. I am also adding a holder for each compound while I am buffing.

I have a 4" x 4" chase behind the buffers and individual blast gates right behind the wheels, only one will be open at a time, but I can run all the wheels simultaneously. The apron in the front that has the tray built in is hinged so I can lift it to get into my drawers under the bench top. I will put several cups of cooling water in the tray.

For storage, I remove the buffers, fold up the apron and stand it in the corner.

So there you have it - I can't wait to restore my first razor on it. By the way - the total cost for everything, including the buffers was about $200. Yeah, I know the buffers run 3600 RPM and are not the best the world has to offer, but they will get the job done for now.

The last pic is an open pic of my workshop.

David

nice setup... just watch out for those sparks getting into your dust collection, wouldn't want to spark off a pile of fine sawdust

Cool station!

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

nice setup... just watch out for those sparks getting into your dust collection, wouldn't want to spark off a pile of fine sawdust

Cool station!

That's what the fire extinguisher is for

Thanks.

nice work shop man!

I was thinking of getting some 0000 grade steel wool and doing some light polishing, but now I feel in adequate heheh

That's a fantastic setup! I would faint dead away if I opened my "workshop" door and it looked that great. Thanks for the pic.

Looks good David, great job!

Very, very nice! I just wish my shop looked as in order as yours does!

Wow !!! really nice set up...


Only one suggestion but you will figure it out anyway fast enough,,,You need to invest in the 4 inch wheels when using the HF buffers...
The 6 inch just get ya too hot, too fast...

Also for your first razor, try a HEAVY blade, not a full hollow, they are much more forgiving...



Buff On !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks very cool!

How loud is the dust collector?

The reason I ask is when I helped my father build his we built an enclosure for it outside and ported the vent through the wall. With just the woosh of air running through the pipes you can hear the person standing next to you or even the radio if we had the machine inside we probably would have to wear hearing protection when its on. We also do not have quite the floors space you do so having it out side saved us much needed room.

As to the comment about fire triple check your ground wire is connected in all the runs and secured. The spark from the static the big collectors make is a much bigger worry that one from the buffer.
If the wire isn't connected properly and you happen to touch it while testing the system you will curse repeatedly and possibly in languages you do not even speak.

Great looking shop! Have Fun!

Deluxe set up David!!

Very nice.......