Post by rykk on Oct 1, 2012 16:50:14 GMT -5
Hi again, all. I've been busy coming up with excuses to delay building my slab saw from scratch - Too hot in the garage and that leaves less margin for the overheating of my brain when I try to - gulp - think. lol.
I had the EXTREME pleasure of going up to Prineville, Oregon for 10 days back in June and, while there, I picked up one of the 12" leather polishing heads they sell at Richardson's. Took a bit to scan ebay for a good deal on a 1/2hp motor but I got 'er done. It has what I think might be a fairly good idea to keep your polish heads clean between uses incorporated into it. Here be pix:
I left the plastic bag they put the head into on until I was ready to actually use it.
1/2hp motor (3450rpm), 2" pulley driving 12" pulley. I got "fancy" and mounted the switch right onto the back of the motor after seeing it done on a motor on ebay. Cool, but I don't recommend it because it's a pita to reach behind to turn the rig on/off.
Couple of 5/8" greasable pillow block bearings from ebay. Like $16 for two. And a 9" steel shaft really cheap on ebay. (edit) And, oh yeah - A 3/4" to 5/8" adapter bushing since the 5/8" shaft I already had and the Richardson's head is a 3/4" bore.
The plastic tub is mounted with the wheel off center on the wooden frame to allow more room to at least one side of the polisher since I sometimes work on some fairly big rocks.
The shaft extends thru the back of yet another (I get a lot of uses out of these tubs that they're not mean't for! lol) Home Depot 24" wide by something like 9" deep plastic tub screwed onto the wooden frame. This keeps the polish slurry from slinging all over the place and, if you angle it just a bit to one side, the water drips out into a bucket from only one spot.
And here's the cool part - When you're done, you just snap the lid onto the tub and your polish head is protected from any dust from what goes on elsewhere in your garage or shop.
At some point, I'm going to rig up a PVC fitting just like the one on my lap dust containment so that I can put them closer and just connect the hose to the bilge fan to this guy while I use it.
C-ya,
Rick
I had the EXTREME pleasure of going up to Prineville, Oregon for 10 days back in June and, while there, I picked up one of the 12" leather polishing heads they sell at Richardson's. Took a bit to scan ebay for a good deal on a 1/2hp motor but I got 'er done. It has what I think might be a fairly good idea to keep your polish heads clean between uses incorporated into it. Here be pix:
I left the plastic bag they put the head into on until I was ready to actually use it.
1/2hp motor (3450rpm), 2" pulley driving 12" pulley. I got "fancy" and mounted the switch right onto the back of the motor after seeing it done on a motor on ebay. Cool, but I don't recommend it because it's a pita to reach behind to turn the rig on/off.
Couple of 5/8" greasable pillow block bearings from ebay. Like $16 for two. And a 9" steel shaft really cheap on ebay. (edit) And, oh yeah - A 3/4" to 5/8" adapter bushing since the 5/8" shaft I already had and the Richardson's head is a 3/4" bore.
The plastic tub is mounted with the wheel off center on the wooden frame to allow more room to at least one side of the polisher since I sometimes work on some fairly big rocks.
The shaft extends thru the back of yet another (I get a lot of uses out of these tubs that they're not mean't for! lol) Home Depot 24" wide by something like 9" deep plastic tub screwed onto the wooden frame. This keeps the polish slurry from slinging all over the place and, if you angle it just a bit to one side, the water drips out into a bucket from only one spot.
And here's the cool part - When you're done, you just snap the lid onto the tub and your polish head is protected from any dust from what goes on elsewhere in your garage or shop.
At some point, I'm going to rig up a PVC fitting just like the one on my lap dust containment so that I can put them closer and just connect the hose to the bilge fan to this guy while I use it.
C-ya,
Rick
