Similar to the Beall Wood (3 wheel) buffing system, we put together a 4 wheel system for use with the DMS lathes. Sure, the Beall system is nice, but this one has a few advantages; it has a 4th wheel for finer polishing, AND it was $45 less.
Want to use this to polish your bowls, turning projects, and resin items? Great, here is what you need to know (pictures included).
1- The wheel set and polishing compounds are in the unlocked (leftmost) steel cabinet in the woodshop.
2- They need to be set up with the 2MT Jacobs chucks that are in the Jet lathe cabinet, and used in conjunction with a standard live center on the tailstock.
3- They are to be used only with the compounds noted directly on each buffing wheel, please do not cross contaminate these! They are to be used in order as follows: 1- brown, 2- white, 3- red, 4- polishing paste or wax. Also, it is very easy to overload the buffing wheels so when you apply compounds or finishing agents, please use a very light touch (I’m talking less than 1 second of application at 1000rpms). Its always easier to add more if needed.
4- Use both hands when buffing a project, and do not put too much pressure on the buffing wheel. Light pressure is sufficient to polish the item, and too much could result in your item being pulled out of your hands due to friction. I’ve seen it happen several times.
5- When finished, please put the buffing wheel and compounds away where you found them.