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Originally posted by Anthony Orosco
Rotary rookies....
If you are kinda short you may need to get a step stool so that you are over and above the buffer as much as possible. This is very important. If you are right handed then your left hand will grab the handle WHICH by the way is NOT what you steer the buffer with. The handle should only be used to assist in guidance and balance. Far too many newbies PULL the buffer or PUSH the buffer with the handle which results in swirls. It will be natural your first few times to have a death grip on the buffer and your body will let you know this the next day by a sore wrist and/or forearm. Beads of sweat are also a clue
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Best advice about "handling" IMO... I have a hard time putting this technique into words... but it's very true... The first time I practiced with a rotary I tried to "steer" the buffer head with the handle... it never worked out... after a while, using the whole buffer body to steer the head is much more effective, efficient and less tiring.
I also hold the buffer head itself and not the handle when working on vertical or tighter places, it gives me much better control... (Note that I have small hands and they fit in between the "C" handle of the Makita and the buffer head itself, so I'm pretty anchored).