Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
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My company has been sending out tubes for electropolishing when we can't handle the size for buffing them ourselves. I have been tasked with finding an "inexpensive way to do the buffing in house" but I am worried about the safety of our buffing wheel operator. I had the idea of a lazy susan on a small manual scissor lift with a chuck inside to hold the tube. We were also tossing around the idea of using a strapping system from the ceiling and holding the tube that way. Either way I have safety concerns when he's leaning into the tube to buff with the wheel turning at 3000 RPM. One of our lathe operatiors mentioned throwing it on a lathe and mounting a buffer to it. I was hoping that someone may have some thoughts on these, or maybe some other suggestions or ideas thay could toss my way.
Regards,
Regards,
Boottmills





RE: Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
RE: Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
The device used core plugs to hold the tube on the machine, and the operator just stood next to it with a hand buffing machine.
B.E.
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RE: Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
RE: Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Buffing a 50" long 14" dia tube
Boottmills