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I know folks who sharpen on their buffers and belts, and are happy with it. One worry is rounding over the edge, and keeping a consistent bevel off the buffer, but if it pops hair easily your keeping the edge. I would be concerned about the grit 220 is way too coarse for sharpening which means...

I don't know if we're talking about wood or man made materials, but for wood you might really want to consider a bench plane. Give me a well set up hand plane with a well sharpened blade and I can smooth or dimension a piece of small stock In less time than it takes to set up most power tools...

I'd guess that the wheel is glazed/overloaded with compound hit it hard with a comb or try a fresh buff and try on a piece of scrap.

Sounds great.

Martinsville, about halfway between Indy and Bloomington. I'm originally from Michigan City, folks are still there.

Greetings, I'm a woodworker, who in addition to custom built pieces, occasionally gets called upon to do restoration/conservation work. Largely do to the fact that I do traditional finish work. I also make metal stupid sharp, a necessary skill when using hand tools. Recently I've taken on...