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I will be needing a good buffing solution as I finish my guitar projects. I am use to using a buffing wheel mounted on an arbor but I no longer have access to one. Has anyone used the Mark V as a buffing machine? Seems it has plenty of power but I would be concerned about lateral pressure on the quill...though probably not any more than bowl turning, shaping or drum sanding. Although, the diameter of the buffing wheel, when used like a saw blade, is great enough that it could cause greater lateral force.

Behlen sells a lathe arbor that has 3 buffs on it that fits on a lathe allowing all 3 levels of compound to be used without change outs...but that, obviously, is supported on both ends.

Any experience or info much appreciated.

Peace,
Mark

myself, i use three shopsmith arbors to hold a single buff. you can use 1/2" all-thread rod mounted in the drill chuck or 1/2" router chuck if you have one. you would need to drill a sixty degree center hole in one end of the all-thread to be able to support it with a "live" center.

I purchased the Beale buffing system, 3 on one, however, I found them to be too close together to work well.
So I mounted my buff's on the Molder/Shaper 5/8" arbor. it's got plenty of space to add multiple buffs stacked like I see on many guitar sites. I have several arbors with different buffs and polishes on them. Works great, easy to change.

When I first set this up, I left the quill in, but after playing with it, I now extend the quill all the way out so I have more room and less chance to hit the headstock. I also take all the tables off so I have plenty of room.