Dremel Shoe polisher power hone

[kenny clay]

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone has any info about the Dremel shoe polisher that Harold Enlow converted into a power hone? I just picked one up this weekend and was curious what Harold used for the strop part. Thanks!

[xsailer]

I made one last year. I made one side a buffer and the other a leather covered MDF wheel. It is a good portable unit to use. The shaft is a bit small and the wheels wobble a little sometimes but easily straighten by just a little off center tap.

[chipper67]

Kenny,

I have one also. Right now I just have a small cotton buffing wheel on it but I want to do something different like maybe a felt wheel or a leather wheel. I'm just not sure what would be the best yet. I think the cotton wheel was rounding over some of my gouges so I haven't really been using it. I was wondering if anyone knows the rpms for this dremel shoe polisher? I read somewhere that for the leather you do not want to really go over 600 rpms. I hope you get some more responses to your question.

Chipper67

[sccarnes]

ok i am lost,
is this the little cotten wheel that comes with the kit, or is there another tool accesory ?
can't seem to find it on the dremel site,.
anyone have picture of this??
thanks for the information,
sam

[Ron T]

Originally Posted by sccarnes

ok i am lost,
is this the little cotten wheel that comes with the kit, or is there another tool accesory ?
can't seem to find it on the dremel site,.
anyone have picture of this??
thanks for the information,
sam

Hi Sam,

go to ebay and look at "shoe polisher" for a picture. There are several manufacturers.

[xsailer]

On mine I took off both of the shoe polishers and replaced them with one regular cotton buffer you would use on a grinder and as I said earlier a glued on Leather covered Mdf wheel. Don't go much bigger than setting the Dremel on a 2x6 wood base because there is not much torque on the dremel motor.

[xsailer]

Wheel diameters are 6". Special fitting is necessary as I said to fit the wheels on. I went to a tool store and bought some regular grinder shaft extensions and I think I had to buy bushing to marry the smaller dremel shaft to the extensions.

[kenny clay]

Bob,
Thanks for the awesome pics. I am going to try to use the metal insert that was in the cone maybe to help with attaching the wheels. Thanks again
Kenny

[chipper67]

Kenny,

So, what kind of wheels are you going to use on yours?

Chipper67

[xsailer]

If I were doing it over and knowing the low torque of the Dremel I would get a hard felt wheel. On the other side it would seem redundant to have a cloth buffer. I think I would probably stick with a leather covered wheel. As far as RPM problems I've got a 9.5" leather glued wheel at about 1100 RPM and had no problems. Previous thread discussions are in files concerning this question and for the most part favorable.

I must say that I'm happy with the setup I have now and will not change it anytime soon.