Wood Buff Kit – Beall Tools Beall Tool Company

The Beall Tool Company Wood Buff Kit

Wood buffing has been used by pipe makers to polish their briars for years. Wood buffing wheels are similar to the metal buffing versions, but softer and looser, to conform to the contours of the work without blurring the detail. Since the buffing process adds nothing to the surface of the wood except a thin coat of carnauba wax – a non-toxic edible substance – wood buffing is a particularly good choice for toys or pieces which are intended to contain food items.

Since its introduction, the Wood Buff kit has gained a multitude of admirers – especially among turning enthusiasts. Its ease of use, coupled with the sheen it produces, makes it a particularly elegant solution to many finishing dilemmas. The Wood Buff may be attached to a 1725 rpm stationary motor, a wood lathe, or a multi-purpose shop tool. And, although it was designed to polish smaller items, it can be adapted to large surfaces such as tabletops by powering it with a variable speed sander/polisher unit of the type used for auto refinishing. The Wood Buff Kit includes a Combination 1/2″ – 5/8″ Adaptor, one end of which attaches to your motor shaft where it is held in place by set screws. The other end is internally threaded to accept the bolts installed in the center of each buffing wheel, enabling you to change wheels quickly during the buffing process.

The Wood Buff Kit (consists of three 8″ buffing wheels with center bolts for quick change, a combination 1/2″ – 5/8″ adaptor, two buffing compounds, one bar of Carnauba Wax and instructions. The wheels with hardware have a 3/8″ center hole.)

These wheels can also be mounted on your lathe with a spindle mounted buffer extension (sold separately).

The Wood Buff is designed to be used with a 1/3 hp or more, 1725 motor. This should be sufficient for most buffing tasks; larger items or a more vigorous buffing style may call for 1/2 hp. The 3,000 rpm of most grinder motors will be too fast for the 8″ wheels sold with the Wood Buff but would work well for buffing with our smaller 4″ Wheels or Bowl Buffs. When you face the shaft end of the motor, the wheel should rotate counterclockwise in order for the Wood Buff to work properly.