My New Buffing Station

[Alembic]

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