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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have buffed quite a few sets of keys =
- both ivory
and plastic (as well as lots of metal parts). I use my ShopSmith. You =
can use an
arbor that mounts directly on the main drive shaft (don't need to use =
drill
chuck). I love using the ShopSmith for buffing because of the rotation =
speed
control. You can melt a plastic top in seconds at high speed - yes, you =
need to
slow it down quite a bit. I don't know exactly how fast - experiment on =
a few
junk keys and you'll get a feel for it real quick. Make a few scratches =
on some
junk keys and you will find out how aggressive a fast buffing wheel =
can be!
With just a few minutes of practice to gauge your rpms, you will be able =
to do
fast beautiful buffing with your ShopSmith. I have purchased all my =
buffing
supplies from Pianotek and have been very pleased with their
products.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IMHO, the rpm control that the =
ShopSmith offers
makes the unit nearly idiot-proof for buffing (notice I said
<EM><U>nearly</U></EM>).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just about every action that comes into =
my shop
goes out with a freshly buffed sparkling set of keys! (All those little
scratches that will always be on a set of plastic keys after a few years =
will
buff out perfectly in seconds!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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size=2>> John,<BR>> =
You
could easily put an arbor in the drill chuck and run a buffing <BR>> =
wheel on
that. The Shopsmith's speed dial will you get you much slower than =
<BR>> most
motors intended for buffing. Speed is important but I think that =
<BR>>
contact time and pressure are even more important.<BR>> <BR>> =
Greg<BR>> <BR>> At 01:34 PM 3/6/2005, you wrote:<BR>> >Re =
the speed
thing.<BR>> >I have a ShopSmith, I should be able to rig up =
something on
that. It is a <BR>> >very versatile machine.<BR>> >I wonder =
what the
optimum speed should be, or does it depend on the <BR>> >compound =
you are
using?<BR>> >John M. Ross<BR>> >Windsor, Nova Scotia,
Canada<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>