Recently I acquired an old school 7" B&D rotary buffer. Some Specs about it are a 6.0 amp motor and a 2 speed trigger (1850/2400RPM) I'm not sure just how old it is but I'm trying to figure out how to put a backing plate on this thing. Either that I can make one.
1 member here suggested to me that I go buy an adhesive velcro disc at the local hardware store. Well here in town are idea of hardware stores is basically just nuts and bolts and stuff for your lawnmower. The nearest lowe's and home depot is about 25 miles from me.
The rotary is set up to where you slip on a bonnet of whatever material(the original one was lambswool I believe) slip it over the backing plate and or tie the bonnet down. These types of bonnets I see are still around but all I see is wool or lambswool.
One other thing I have beef about the rotary is if I somehow find a 7" velcro disc, I would have to use either 7.5" or 8" pads, thus making the rotary harder to use. I only learned from the members at MOL a rotary with larger pads is harder to use and it's better to start off with 6" or 6.5" pads. I have never used a rotary before but I am willing to learn. Yes, I do have something to practice on.
Here's some pics of my rotary. The pictures show it's blue but it is actually green.
The rotary
The threads are on the inside of the shaft
The backing plate and allen bolt. The allen bolt is 3/8" fine machine thread
1 member here suggested to me that I go buy an adhesive velcro disc at the local hardware store. Well here in town are idea of hardware stores is basically just nuts and bolts and stuff for your lawnmower. The nearest lowe's and home depot is about 25 miles from me.
The rotary is set up to where you slip on a bonnet of whatever material(the original one was lambswool I believe) slip it over the backing plate and or tie the bonnet down. These types of bonnets I see are still around but all I see is wool or lambswool.
One other thing I have beef about the rotary is if I somehow find a 7" velcro disc, I would have to use either 7.5" or 8" pads, thus making the rotary harder to use. I only learned from the members at MOL a rotary with larger pads is harder to use and it's better to start off with 6" or 6.5" pads. I have never used a rotary before but I am willing to learn. Yes, I do have something to practice on.
Here's some pics of my rotary. The pictures show it's blue but it is actually green.
The rotary
The threads are on the inside of the shaft
The backing plate and allen bolt. The allen bolt is 3/8" fine machine thread