Stuck Beall Wheels?

[Tom Albrecht]

I have the standard Beall 8” wheel system mounted per their instructions.
Am I the only guy having the problem of stuck wheels that can’t be removed from the main shank by hand?

 

[Odie]

Hi Tom......

Not sure if this will help you, but you can see that I've wrapped the Beall buff adaptor with hockey tape. This gives me a little better grip there, plus I always wear rubber coated work gloves while buffing. These things allow for a very good grip with both hands......one on the shaft adaptor, and the other on the buffing wheel itself.

Sometimes it takes a little muscle to break free the buffing wheel, but I've always been able to do it fairly easily. Although the rubber coated work gloves are worn for a more positive grip on the bowl itself while buffing, they do greatly help with changing out the Beall wheels.

-o-

 

[Dave Landers]

I don't have that problem, but sounds similar to "stuck chuck/faceplate" which can happen if the spindle or chuck face are dirty or dinged - might check your buffs and shaft make sure that's not the case. Maybe a washer cut from a milk jug would help.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

Hi Tom......

Not sure if this will help you, but you can see that I've wrapped the Beall buff adaptor with hockey tape. This gives me a little better grip there, plus I always wear rubber coated work gloves while buffing. These things allow for a very good grip with both hands......one on the shaft adaptor, and the other on the buffing wheel itself.

Sometimes it takes a little muscle to break free the buffing wheel, but I've always been able to do it fairly easily. Although the rubber coated work gloves are worn for a more positive grip on the bowl itself while buffing, they do greatly help with changing out the Beall wheels.

-o-


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I don't have that problem, but sounds similar to "stuck chuck/faceplate" which can happen if the spindle or chuck face are dirty or dinged - might check your buffs and shaft make sure that's not the case. Maybe a washer cut from a milk jug would help.

Thanks guys.
The hockey tape sounds like a possible help, but I'm beginning to think you have stocks in the hockey tape biz Odie. I was having to use a Channel-Locks on the extender and another opposing pliers on the main shaft to break free, and that was with the good idea of a milk jug nylon washer.
I have two of these setups, one with the extender and one without. I was only having the stuck problem on the extender. With more fiddling, I discovered that the female ends of the two main shafts were very slightly rounded whereas the extender had a very square cut shoulder. Fine file plus fine sandpaper on the square shoulder and the problem is solved.

Odie, do I see a blue headed bolt in the end of your set up?

 

[Odie]

hockey tape sounds like a possible help, but I'm beginning to think you have stocks in the hockey tape biz Odie.

Odie, do I see a blue headed bolt in the end of your set up?

Tom....Ha,ha.....I originally used the hockey tape for my lathe tool handles, and I found the tape is very useful for other things, too!

Yep, there is a machine bolt with a washer I use to cover up the mating end of the adaptor. I only use it to cover it up while not in use....this is only to prevent dust from getting into the adaptor threads while not being used....

-o-

 

[Tom Albrecht]

I suspected that was the case.

 

[Leo Van Der Loo]

I did start with buffing held in a drill, then turned and extension for a motor and pressed it on with a chuck pressed in it, it is very easy and quick to change buffs.

Got some more buffs and also made a set of large buffs, they all have the shafts in them, so I can switch and choose to whichever buff I like to use.

I can buff with the motor or turning held on the lathe or off on the bench or floor, it has worked well for me.

Polish bowl held on the lathe.


Buffing motor with the chuck in the extender that I turned, easy and quick change the buffs.



Buff assortment with shafts in them, and some spare ones plus polishing compounds etc.


Extra large turning can be buffed anywhere it is convenient, here on the floor just for showing.

 

[Thomas Kila]

Tom....Ha,ha.....I originally used the hockey tape for my lathe tool handles, and I found the tape is very useful for other things, too!

Yep, there is a machine bolt with a washer I use to cover up the mating end of the adaptor. I only use it to cover it up while not in use....this is only to prevent dust from getting into the adaptor threads while not being used....

-o-

I use hockey tape on all of my wood clamp handles. They make tightening very easy. I also use hockey tape on my carving mallets and hammers. Excellent grip!