Quote Originally Posted by johnnyflake View Post
Check out the speed of the buffer. Most buffers are far too fast for working on pipes or wood. Anything over 1200 rpm is way too fast!!! 2000, 3000 and faster will just burn the finish and the wood. 800/1000 rpm is perfect for working with pipes/wood

If it's too fast and most are, you can slow it down, with a quality rheostat switch.
Thanks for the tip. This one has an interesting mechanical differential way of varying the speed; you can slow it way, way down. I've only seen such a method on my old Snapper self-propelled push mower. My brother said it was surplus from a high school physics lab. I'll post a picture of it when I can find time to clean it up.