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09-12-2012, 12:29 AM #1Senior Member
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Eurotool Benchtop Polisher
I'm wondering if this buffer is worth the price? I'm looking for something that spins in the 1600 rpm neighborhood (I assume that's ideal for polishing razors). If not this one, any suggestions?
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09-12-2012, 01:42 AM #2
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If you have room for the Caswell 3/4 hp buffer at 1100 rpm, it will take care of all your needs and not break the bank.
Have fun.
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09-12-2012, 01:48 AM #3The First Cut is the Deepest!
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from what I can tell, its like a fordom jewelry style motor. It would work find for final polish work, but I dont think it will have the "umph" to do any kind of stock removal.
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09-12-2012, 02:00 AM #4Senior Member
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Lynn,
I appreciate the tip, but for me, at $260 (if I'm looking at the correct one), it will break the bank. I've seen so many grinders that spin at 3600 rpm for under $100 I was hoping to find an 1100 rpm buffer at about the same price. Not looking like it though...
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09-12-2012, 03:06 AM #5Senior Member
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Big box stores have 2 speeds for around $80.
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09-12-2012, 03:41 AM #6Hones & Honing
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I would be concerned that the length of the tapered spindles would be to short and also that the slowest speed is so high.
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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09-12-2012, 05:55 PM #7The First Cut is the Deepest!
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The cheap buffer/grinders at stores like Home Depot and Harbor freight are exactly that. Cheap. But they WILL get the job done on a budget, and its a lot nicer to decide "I dont want to do this anymore" if you have only spent 80 bucks as opposed to hundreds
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09-13-2012, 01:04 AM #8Senior Member
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I looked at Home Depot and the HF website but all I saw where high speed (3600 rpm) grinders, no polishers in the 1100 rpm range. Would you happen to have a link or a name to one of the polishers?
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09-13-2012, 02:09 AM #9Hones & Honing
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Personally, I have never seen one that runs that slow in any of the major stores.
Let see what others have to say.Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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10-30-2012, 06:50 PM #10Senior Member
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So far I have yet to find a low speed buffer in an affordable price range. The only thing that I have found is the Caswell buffer that Lynn recommended. Before I plop down $260 is there a less expensive buffer out there that spins at about 1100 rpm or is this pretty much my only choice? If so I'll buy it but I would sure like to test the waters with something a bit less 'industrial' (aka expensive).
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