Tapered /thraded mandrel buffer sander is finished! :)

I thought I would start a new thread on this since the original thread is now so long.
Here are pics of the straight razor buffer /sander I just finished building using a tapered & threaded mandrel made by our guy Geezer.
It is 1 1/2" stainless steel mandrel that has been precision ground.
The motor is a 1/4 hp running at 1750 rpm. The felt buff on the right side is 2" diameter and even on the highest speed, ~ 2000 rpm, I do not notice any wobble. What is nice about this setup is that there is a lot of clearance for the razor as I buff or sand it and by using the step pulleys it gives me a range of speeds that are suitable for the various tasks. I did not include any pics of the sanding wheels yet. I will post those in the future. Then I will make a video of it in use.

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That is just the coolest thing ever!!!
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Although you've put two colors together that we'd never see in a field here in my neck of the woods, that's a darn fine machine. If you keep on with this thing, I'm gonna be PM'ing Geezer right quick for my own first piece of that puzzle.

Looking good, Randy. How did that big machine with the long shaft you scored on ebay turn out?