[TheForge] Fatal acccident

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

Mine is a 1/2 or 1HP mounted on a free standing "re-purposed" pedestal stand that was once some kind of magazine rack.

Now my 2HP 2x72 is a scary beast!! I have it running on a 3 phase inverter/VFD and have never once had used it at full 100%!! I have opened it up to see and hear what a full 2HP was like, and quickly cranked it back below 60%!

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Vida
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 11:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fatal acccident

This is precisely right.  My small buffer is mounted on a home made pedestal I cobbled up one afternoon from scrap.  It is a 4" heavy wall box with a 1/2" plate on top to which the buffer is mounted. It is welded to a 1/4" plate about 2' x 3 or 4, fully gusseted. When buffing, you stand on the plate, which then keeps the buffer stable if you are leaning into the work... a practice that must be done with greatest care for what I hope are obvious reasons.

I welded wheels to the rear edge of the bottom plate so that one may tilt the buffer backward and move it without killing yourself.

The crucial design element, however, is that the ends of the spindle are completely free and clear of any obstructions such as a bench top.  This is REALLY important with such tools.

On 11/17/14, 3:02 PM, barry myers wrote:
> The problem with a lot of buffers is the mounting.  People mount them 
> back on the bench so that when the blade is ripped from your hand, it 
> strikes the bench and rebounds into you.  They need to be mounted so 
> that the wheel is proud from the bench (over air) and then put a 
> wooden box below to catch the blade.
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