2nd compound test. I changed the buffing mop over to the softer one and changed the compound for the finer one. It’s come up very shiny indeed. 

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1st compound test. 
https://youtu.be/g_t22ctGOkA 

I painted a metal water bottle in metal flake and candy paints a few weeks ago and had flattened the paint by sanding through the grades to P3000 grade, it just needed buffing up to a high sheen. So I…   Read more»

I stalling the buffing wheels/mops. There is a steel rod that goes into a hole in the steel shaft, this is to hold everything whilst you put one of the buffing heads/mops on and use washers, spacers and a big…   Read more»

As you would imaging, when the lever is at the bottom, it is off, there is no rotation. As you raise the lever, the rotational speed increases. When the lever is all the way to the top, it’s on max…   Read more»

Commission testing the machine before using. I plugged it in, turned it on and it worked. I played around with the speed with no problems, it works straight out of the box. 

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Anchoring the machine to the corner of my work bench with screws and clamps. 
https://youtu.be/X0GV0L38s5c 

It is highly advisable to anchor the machine to something solid, such as a sturdy work bench. There are a couple of options to do this, clamp it down or screw it down, access points have been made available for…   Read more»

Installing the steel shaft. I couldn’t video this bit, I don’t have a head cam. 🤣 
This video is after the fact but with an explanation of what I did. 
https://youtu.be/7t0WbHrNCyo 
 

**UPDATE** I forgot to mention that this is a prototype machine and not for sale yet, it’s in the testing phase at the moment.  I installed the steel shaft by taking out the two grub screws from the shaft and…   Read more»