Buffing or waxing

[MrHowell]

This is probably on here somewhere but what is a good low speed buffer to get for polishing pipes?? I picked up some renaissance wax to try but would also like to try buffing to. Looking on Amazon but all Chinese crap. Thanks.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A washing machine motor.

 

[warren]

My preferred machine is a two wheel, variable speed, a Delta. Gotta be thirty years old at least. Would I recommend it? I'm not familiar with their current products so, buyer beware. I'vew only earely buffed a pipe on it. Hand buffing is sufficient for my needs.

 

[captpat]

Foredom bench lathe, I’m happy with mine plus my wife uses it for her jewelry hobby

 

[Bob the bear]

A drill press with a buffing wheel attachment in the chuck works very well

 

[ssjones]

My solution. I'm cheap-skate, er, frugal.

My Buffing Motor & Work Station Setup – Updated June 2017

Blog by Al Jones See the June 2017 Updates at the bottom of this page I get a lot of requests about my buffing station, so I thought an entry here on the blog would be handy to use as a point of re…

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[briarbuda48]

I purchased this with the stand and several buffs from Beall Tool. It has worked out great for me.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Bench lathe with an arbor for polishing wheels, or a bench grinder with same wheels. I have both and can't say I really prefer one over the other. Although, the lathe has more uses

 

[MrHowell]

Thanks I’ll look at that.

 

[MrHowell]

I used to have an old shopsmith wish I still had it.

 

[AJL67]

Jesus dejavu including the same replies. That'll give you a head rush.

 

[MrHowell]

Jesus dejavu including the same replies. That'll give you a head rush.

Who you commenting about??

 

[kcghost]

Whatever you do don't buff the nomenclature.

 

[bullet08]

I just hand polish, and looks good enough for me. Not like I show off my pipes to friends and family.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

First the waxing, then the buffing.

No idea if that relates to pipes.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I have a Baldor buffer which works just fine but if I was buying again, I'd pick up a variable speed buffer.

 

[ADKPiper]

This is why I tend toward rusticated pipes.