just search 'pool ball polisher' on youtube. easy to make and cheap.
You do realize that the polishers are orbital and drills aren't.
You could try they are not that expensive all I know that mine didn’t last long. Also if I remember they were a little to fit into the bucket, you may have to do some alterations on the bucket.
Pure junk. There are threads and utubes. Buy once cry once. Buy a good quantity buffer. They’re not that expensive.
Here's my take as I've build a few of these over the years. I used the corded 10" Ryobi Orbital Buffer from Home Depot. The key to longevity is ventilation for the motor. Drilling ventilation holes in the side of the bucket is key but the head of the polisher also needs ventilation. I added rubber feet to the bottom of the bucket to raise it off the floor to allow for ventilation. I also affixed a 10 pound free weight in the bottom as the bucket polishers tend to wander when plugged in. This solved that issue and also provided added clearance for motor ventilation. You should also make some sort of divider for the balls. If they collide during a cycle, there's a possibility they will get white collision/burn marks left behind by the cleaning solution and friction from rubbing together. Some argue this, but that was my experience. Here's a couple pics of the last generation I built before I decided to go all in and build a Gold Crown themed Diamond polisher knockoff to match my table, light and cue rack.
Good luck with the project!
The last polisher I'll build/use:
Modified pipe flange with set screw. My buddy turned it on his lathe with the shaft attached to square up the bottom. This ensured the platter would spin flat without runoff or vibration.
Diamond uses a pully screwed to the bottom of the platter. I tried that but the platter wouldn't spin true due to the shaft being slightly tilted when the set screw is tightened. The same thing happened with the pipe flange which is why it was spun and trued as a unit (shaft and flange).
It if doesn't, it will create vibration which will shorten the life of the bearings and cause the entire unit to shake/vibrate.
IMHO.... I've never seen a better looking Ball polisher, that's beautiful!Here's my take as I've build a few of these over the years. I used the corded 10" Ryobi Orbital Buffer from Home Depot. The key to longevity is ventilation for the motor. Drilling ventilation holes in the side of the bucket is key but the head of the polisher also needs ventilation. I added rubber feet to the bottom of the bucket to raise it off the floor to allow for ventilation. I also affixed a 10 pound free weight in the bottom as the bucket polishers tend to wander when plugged in. This solved that issue and also provided added clearance for motor ventilation. You should also make some sort of divider for the balls. If they collide during a cycle, there's a possibility they will get white collision/burn marks left behind by the cleaning solution and friction from rubbing together. Some argue this, but that was my experience. Here's a couple pics of the last generation I built before I decided to go all in and build a Gold Crown themed Diamond polisher knockoff to match my table, light and cue rack.
Good luck with the project!
The last polisher I'll build/use:
