Thread: stitched cloth wheel

Toward you, same as bench grinder

When sharpening always buff with a soft wheel like cloth or felt away from your edge. The wheel will grab the edge otherwise. My buffer spins in the opposite direction as my grinder and wire wheel. When buffing hardware it should probably spin toward you like a grinder. Cloth wheels are interesting, the faster they spin the "harder" the buffer gets. This is more noticeable with the unsewn wheels. The cone on the arbor has a thread on it, make sure you run it in the proper direction or the buffer wheel will not screw on but will unscrew itself.
Mike

G'day Farm Boy,

As you know the cone Santa gave you was either a Left side one or a Right side one. So this will govern the usage of your buffing wheel, I could be wrong but the fine thread the buffing wheel lives on is then also side specific so that it tightens the wheel on during use.

Mark

thanks guys
its a right hand thread,i also found an old 3/4 hp motor and was chewing the fat wether to change the cone at the shop for one to use on the motor and put a wire wheel or something on the bench grinder but as you buff towards you the same as the grinding wheel i will use the 3/4 motor for the wire wheel

Originally Posted by China

Toward you, same as bench grinder

Whatever away from you is the correct answer
I have a dedicated bench grinder for mops etc and they rotate away to stop you catching edges

thanks kiwi and everyone
i might see what gasweld has to attach cloth wheels on to electric motors and put another white wheel on the grinder
i dont like the idea of bits of steel flying into you when the wheel grabs
greg

"toward you is the corerect direction, despite what some people mistakenly think, if it rotates away from you and you have a catch it will finish up your face, I have worked as profesional metal polisher, it is considered highly dangerous in the industry to have them rotate away from you, in most states if you have a government safty inspection they will shutdown and label any machine that rotates awy from you

Originally Posted by China

"toward you is the corerect direction, despite what some people mistakenly think, if it rotates away from you and you have a catch it will finish up your face, I have worked as profesional metal polisher, it is considered highly dangerous in the industry to have them rotate away from you, in most states if you have a government safty inspection they will shutdown and label any machine that rotates awy from you

What you are saying simply is not correct!

Originally Posted by kiwioutdoors

What you are saying simply is not correct!

I did my apprenticeship as a coppersmith, which included polishing and I have to say that I agree with China.

Never saw a machine that spun away from you

Was taught to hold the object at the lower half, so that if it did grab, it would fly away from you.

Maybe that is correct for metal polishing but bladed tools should be polished honed on a wheels mounted to turn away from you so they dont catch

this video demonstrates

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This link also demonstrates away from you. Notice the user goes to the back of the grinder and uses it wheel rotation away from him

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changing the subject does not make it correct

I have discussed metal polishing in relation to sharpening but in my opinion towards you is wrong either way and here is why

SAFETY FIRST

There are two distinct areas on a buffing wheel

THE UNSAFE AREA which is rotating towards the workpiece.

THE SAFE AREA which is rotating away from the workpiece.

The division of these two areas is marked with the dotted line drawings. See pic.

The workpiece must only be applied to the area of the buff that is rotating AWAY from the workpiece.

If the buff pulls the piece from your hands, you should consider where it is likely to go. Remember it will be traveling at a fair speed, so no one should be in its way! This is common sense. I would rather something travel away from me than into my nut sack!

You should ensure that you are completely aware which area is which, otherwise you could have a serious accident.

When buffing parts have sharp corners, edges or hooks, they should be offered to the wheel with the edge flowing away from the buff, so the part does not catch

Andrew