Shop Eastwood for your Auto Restoration Needs!
What's up with this banner thing?

If you don't see a navigation bar on the left, CLICK HERE


January 24, 2004


Buffing Stand Construction

One of the perks of working for Mustang Dynamometer is that we go through A LOT of steel and the scrap bin is a veritable treasure chest of very usable metal for a guy like me. I grabbed some 4" square tubing, a chunk of 1/8" thick plate steel and a leftover piece of diamond-plate. I had the guys in the machine shop cut them to size for me and brought the stuff home.

Stand1.jpg (87178 bytes)
The raw materials.

The first thing I did was clean all the welding surfaces very thoroughly and weld the top plate where the buffer will sit to the upright stand. That way I wouldn't have to try to weld upside down if I welded the base first.

Stand2.jpg (61934 bytes)
Clean surfaces underneath make welding easier and stronger.

Stand3.jpg (50948 bytes)
Welds are looking better. The one on the far left actually resembles
the "stack of nickels" that a quality weld should show.

Then I just flipped it over and welded the whole thing to the base.

Stand4.jpg (61506 bytes)
Finished stand.

But that wasn't all I did. I wanted a small tray to hold buffing compounds, bolts or washers for the buffing wheels. I purchased some practice 16-gauge sheetmetal at Home Depot, which is the same metal I plan on using to repair the Buick's floors. The next page will show you how I did it.

Previous Restoration Day
Buffer Stand Construction Part II


E-mail me at toolman8@sbcglobal.net

This page accessed Hit Counter times
Last modified on 02/06/2005

Thanks, Fidget!