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Offline Tim.

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My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« on: July 02, 2005, 04:27:32 PM »
So, my friend Chundy's aunt was moving, and had some things in her basement.  Chundy called me to see if I wanted anything...

The motor with the buffing wheel was made in England.  The motor driving the belt is a Hoover made in the US of A.  There's another motor on the bottom shelf (Westinghouse) also made in the USA.  All 4-5 amp motors running at 1750 RPM and between 1/2 and 1/3 HP.

Seems to be plenty of power for buffing.  The pulleys on the belt driven setup look like they'll spin the wheels at 2x the motor RPM.

Thanks Chundy!

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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2005, 06:08:59 PM »
That looks fantastic mate, Hooray for Chundy's auntie! I love tools, I've got a big lathe, Milling Machine, Boring Bar etc, one of my staff has a mate who's just retired, anyways he's a backyard engineer who built his own Surface Grinder about 30 years ago, and was still in use in his shop last year. I thought I might go visit him and see if he's interested in parting with it, I'd love to be able to deck heads and cylinder blocks too, in house! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2005, 08:20:23 PM »
I just don't have room for all this stuff unfortunately!  Right now my car is outside in deference to my bike and all these bits and peices.  I have 4 gas tanks, a couple of wheels and a header floating around in my garage right now.  Got to get rid of some of it.
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2005, 02:55:04 AM »
I can help you get rid of one of those gas tanks, I will even pay shipping.
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2005, 06:51:37 AM »
What kind of tank are you looking for?
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2005, 06:56:27 AM »
I need a tank for my 81 cb650c.  Make and model dont matter much to me, I can mount it some way or another and use it.  I am using a 3 wheeler tank rigfht now and thats fine and all, but I have to fill it up 3 times a day.  I will post a pic this evening.
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2005, 06:04:44 AM »
Cool setup!
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2005, 07:05:48 AM »
mate you have no excuss in the world for that hole bike not to be polished ;D :P..peace
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2005, 05:37:18 PM »
CB550F Header? I'd be interested, tell me more.
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Re: My new buffing/grinding station - thanks to a good friend (and his aunt)
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2005, 06:59:18 PM »
I'll get pics up of the header soon - this weekend.
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