InkyMike
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Todays project was finishing the disassembly of the old bench top drill press that failed a few weeks ago. I had already repurposed the base/stand.
Today I turned some spacers with set screws and converted it in to a buffer using the buffing wheels from Niles. It's currently chucked in a vice but I plan on making a base plate for it. I may try to thread the shaft to use nuts to hold the wheel but the current cheap 1/2" die I have was having no part of threading the stainless shaft. The shaft has a flat spot that the set screws purchase against and it's easy enough to push the outside spacer in to the wheel. I suppose that will help prevent heat buildup - if the wheel slips, I'm pushing the pens into it too hard.
Today I turned some spacers with set screws and converted it in to a buffer using the buffing wheels from Niles. It's currently chucked in a vice but I plan on making a base plate for it. I may try to thread the shaft to use nuts to hold the wheel but the current cheap 1/2" die I have was having no part of threading the stainless shaft. The shaft has a flat spot that the set screws purchase against and it's easy enough to push the outside spacer in to the wheel. I suppose that will help prevent heat buildup - if the wheel slips, I'm pushing the pens into it too hard.