hello again, in researching my design i decided to take Sams advice and went to Bunnings today and purchased bench drillpress for $65 (Bargin), He was rite very easy to make etc. BUT! its the same ole story, you get what you pay for! the spinner works ok but is a tad unstable and hard to polish, although if you use 2 polish rags one on either side of the ball it seems to be a bit better. i have not built a base for the machine yet as i am only trying it out ATM but with a proper base it would be a lot more stable. another point is u have to sit low and balance the whole thing between ure legs and it could well rip ya **** off! (Am using a plant pot for a splatter & saftey guard.) the other problem i can see is the motor is a 1/3 HP job and you apply very little pressure before it stops due to lack of guts.. But hey in all it's a great idea for the money ($100 in all) so if you dont mind fighting with it and spending 15-20min /ball it will do fine, no good for heavy polishing i would say!.. It is however a make shift unit but I am going to use it myself until i build a more serious unit as explained earlier in this topic.. Hey and the spinner very easily converts back into a drill press without to much trouble... GREAT IDEA SAM!! the press has a 2 year warranty and a 30 take it back if you not happy deal so if you not happy take it back!!
if anyone would like a photo or an mpeg of it in action contact me through Msn..
I am still going to manufacture the gutsy spinner to sell in the near future so still let me know if you are interested..
Cheers,
Ben..