Bench Polisher

[langy]

If you want dangerous try one of these !!! Brilliant tool but bloody dangerous.

 

[ftnbase]

You certainly have it right about that being dangerous!!!

 

[gordinitoo]

Fantastic

 

[stuvy]

iv got an aluminium barrel im working on at the moment i might bring it down to you steve as i dont fancy having my arms vibrated to bits!!

 

[ChrisJohnsSculpture]

Wouldn't know what to recommend, I imagine all the small ones are pretty much the same, they are only a flex cable and a couple of bearings, for serious polishing jobs I have the use of a proper flex drive machine with its own drive motor, scary thing to use though, one snag and its out of your hand and leaping round the shop, similar set up to this http://www.scaleaway-tools.co.uk/WEB4 PAGE WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT PAGE.html
But about 40 years older.

hmmm.... a 4HP dremel...I like the thinking there.

 

[penfold]

Wouldn't know what to recommend, I imagine all the small ones are pretty much the same, they are only a flex cable and a couple of bearings, for serious polishing jobs I have the use of a proper flex drive machine with its own drive motor, scary thing to use though, one snag and its out of your hand and leaping round the shop, similar set up to this http://www.scaleaway-tools.co.uk/WEB4 PAGE WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT PAGE.html
But about 40 years older.

We have those onboard for descaling on deck; the smart deckies hide them in the bosun's locker and deny all knowledge, they're scary.

 

[Turbo]

I like that machine, I have an old nutool drill I have similar plans for but why did you bother making up a frame, etc for mounting the spindle & motor? They are already mounted in a casting with belt tensioning & belt guards.

Would it not be simpler to take the casting off the column, turn it on its side & make some brackets to screw it to the bench.

 

[Paul.]

I like that machine, I have an old nutool drill I have similar plans for but why did you bother making up a frame, etc for mounting the spindle & motor? They are already mounted in a casting with belt tensioning & belt guards.

Would it not be simpler to take the casting off the column, turn it on its side & make some brackets to screw it to the bench.

But all that would be is a drill laying on its side, far too agricultural / diyish for me, this is also around half the size and a third of the weight of the original drill head.

 

[Maker]

Built not bodged.

 

[Paul.]

Built not bodged.

Exactly, of course I am far too polite to say it.
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