I recently bought the entire Bealle system for buffing including wheels and bowl buffs.
There wasn't any info on how fast to run the wheels or buffs and was wondering if anyone has recommendations. So far I've used trial and error and it seems fine but was wondering what the masses think. Do folks adjust the speed based upon wood species or does everyone use the speed "that feels right?"
Thanks for any recommendations.
Tom Puskar
Depends on what you're doing. Don't want heat on some finishes, so you keep slow or smaller diameter. If you've got something like fully cured poly, doesn't matter.
I buff on a dual-ended 1725 motor, controlling heat and friction by light touch and slow speed.
I started using the Bealle system with a 3450 rpm grinder motor, way too fast and lost a lot of good pieces, modified an old furnace motor running at
1750, much better finish and far safer, feel I have a much safer grip on things.
With my Beall system I received information that said 1800 rpm was the correct speed. I usually set my lathe on the 1850 speed and have at it. Seems to work well no matter what species.
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I use the Bealle system on my lathe. A while ago I called Bealle because the bowl buffs weren't getting the same quality finish as the wheels. I was told that 1800 rpm was correct for the standard wheels but I should set my lathe to 3600 for the bowl buffs.
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That has to do with the diameter of the wheels versus the buffs. The wheels have a much higher surface speed than the buffs at any given RPM, therefore the reduced speed. Like grinding stones/ wheels. An 8 inch wheel uses 3600 RPM; a Dremel 3/16 in. stone can go to 30,000 RPM.
Ken Moon Webberville, TX
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