Hi all,
Very nice to have this site and the products offered by Caswell
Ok, I was wondering if I could get a little help with some questions. I have a set of aluminum wheels that I am going to strip and then polish. (wheels pictured here)
I am on a very tight budget and I am trying to leverage what I currently own hardware wise to make this project a reality. Caswell has a 50 dollar kit that includes 4" wheels and compound which is perfect!
Ok now here is what I currently have access to tool wise:
- Dewalt 849 Rotary High-Speed Polisher - (1000-3000 RPM has a 5/8 spindle)
- Rotozip - Its like a big dremel (15,000 TO 30,000 RPM, takes 1/4" shafts)
- Dremel (5,000-30,000 RPM takes 1/8 1/32 shafts)
- Electric Drill (2000 RPM takes 1/2 & 1/4 shafts)
So here is the dilema I am in right now. The buff wheel kit sold at Caswell is for 1/4" shafts. So I can use my drill and or my rotozip because they can handle that size. The Dremel can't handle 1/4 shafts there is no adapter from all the research I did. As far as the Dewalt well I don' think I can use that either (can't find any adapters).
From what I have been reading on here and in the buff guide my drill is too slow at 2000 RPM and my rotozip is too fast at 15,000 RPM. Anyone chime in on whether this is correct?