Power Buffers

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Stray Feathers
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Power Buffers

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There is quite a lot on the forum on power buffers. I do have a Shop Fox arbour setup but I'm thinking of adding a hand held buffer to my tools (one appeared on sale at a good price locally . . .) A couple of questions: Many seem to be designed to be used two-handed. Does this work on a guitar, or is something like the shape of a palm sander better? And, what size disc would people recommend? Thanks - Bruce W.
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Re: Power Buffers

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https://www.amazon.com/Polisher-SPTA-De ... B089N83CWF

I use than a porter cable
this set up come with everything you need.
I am a fan of Maquires #9 swirl remover and 3M finesse it hand glaze
Griots brand is also good
watch auto detailer vids they have a lot of good tips
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Re: Power Buffers

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I don't know if anybody has experience with the Beall Wood Buff system available from Woodcraft:

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/beal ... uff-system

I already have the motor.

It looks like it would work for the low production I have. My only qualm is that it might not sit far enough away from the motor for guitar work. I would guess that there are spindle extensions available.

Does anybody have an experience with this system or one like it?
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