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     Tmchcrk |
Hello everybody, first New Thread so hear we go. Looking through the archives I've read problems with buffing the plastic in general. Most stating the buffer is to fast for the plastic and the CLOUDS end up covering our fine menacing beast. Well winter is here and the bikes gonna be down for awhile so why not get her ready the spring. At the moment i do not have the cash for one of those $200 adjustable speed random orbital buffers/polishers. So I had an idea while at The Man Store as my daughter calls it. Bought a double gang box, 120v light dimmer, wire clamp and a 15 amp outlet. Also had a old extension cord laying around and used that also. She works really well too. With this set up the buffer will slow down to about as fast as one buffs with there hands.(I know why bother) My random orbital buffer is a 6000 rpm model. Works great on cars. I like most guys do not read directions but love pictures. So enjoy. \imagelink http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlTkVcfvoI/AAAA AAAAAEA/dtDlJ-KQz3w/s640/2010-11-13_15-37-04_748.j pg \imagelink http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlTk3EDs6I/AAAA AAAAAEE/mpGTfvf1dHY/s640/2010-11-13_15-38-57_354.j pg \imagelink http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlTltCNyMI/AAAA AAAAAEI/gekFgCC413g/s640/2010-11-13_15-44-27_565.j pg \imagelink http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlTnbwaK6I/AAAA AAAAAEQ/NCvYxe-ja6g/s640/2010-11-13_15-46-48_873.j pg \imagelink http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlToVBVvXI/AAAA AAAAAEU/voPjBb_MJxQ/s640/2010-11-13_15-57-02_316.j pg \imagelink http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SeOx-fNa4Ac/TOlTpIuBpcI/AAAA AAAAAEY/-S3DupZVk4c/s640/2010-11-13_16-00-16_877.j pg | ||
| Tmchcrk |
Man though i had the picture thing right.sorry | ||
| Tmchcrk |
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| Ezblast |
Cool! | ||
| Dannybuell |
Welcome, you are off to a great start. Nice work. | ||
| Court |
Don't forget to tie the GROUND to the box. Nice work. | ||
| Tmchcrk |
D'oh! Yea that would be an important thing to do. | ||
| Zac4mac |
Heheheh Got one I made 20+ years ago for my solder station, just like that. Turned a cheap pencil into a useful tool. These days, I'd use a GFI outlet tho... Z | ||
| Xoptimizedrsx |
nice. Now I have a reason to go to Lowes.... Thanks... wonder what else can jump into my cart. ahahahah hummmmmm off to the store tomorrow. | ||
| Tmchcrk |
Upon further inspection the ground is tied into the mounting bracket and hardware of the outlet. Pulled out the multimeter and checked the continuity between the ground wire and hardware. Mounted the outlet to the box and check continuity between the box and the ground wire. The meter show its grounded.  | ||
| Tmchcrk |
These days, I'd use a GFI outlet tho... This will only be used in my garage and my outlets are wired into a 15amp GFCI. But if one used this someplace else definitely. Or get crazy and put arc fault breaker like they are putting in new houses. That might be a little OCD but yea good call on the GFCI. | ||
| Court |
>>>>Upon further inspection the ground is tied into the mounting bracket and hardware of the outlet. You are 100% correct. I am . . .largely as a result of being an Electrical Lineman and working on energized lines . . . a bit anal about this. To me (and this is light years beyond what you need in your house) the mere fact that you HAD to get the Multimeter out is the very reason I would bond it. When working on power lines I oft have folks tell me "it's grounded at the substation". Matter not, I STILL put my own grounds on in clear view of where I am working. My life's pursuit has been to be the path of GREATEST resistance. . . . . Even though I can see in your photo the metallic strap from the green ground screw to the mounting eye . . I have a habit of using a ground lug in the box and bonding everything. I get laughed at . . . . my house . . . as each piece of wiring is replaced, they go in conduits, with a full size #12 THHN ground. It's going to work just fine for you and you did a nice job putting it together. | ||
| Tmchcrk |
My life's pursuit has been to be the path of GREATEST resistance. . . . . Haha love that statement. How very true it is. In my profession (railroading) grounds are very bad, we do everything to not have grounds. But we do ground our bungalows at least four eight foot rods with 6 gauge hard wire. I could have pulled out a external voltage source to check grounds on the box but well just the meter worked fine. In normal circumstances you can never have enough grounds. Those grounds will help keep you from that shocking moment. Thanks for the reminder about the ground. } |
