Cool forum, glad to find it. I work at Midwest Drum in wichita ks, and have had the opportunity to restore a few beautiful drums in my time there. An early 70's gold sparkle Majestic (pearl made) kit, and a 63 Ludwig WMP most recently.
I'm by no means an expert (or even a drummer at that) but I love working with them and learning about them.
Thing is, I have the opportunity to purchase a few tools (xmas) and am wondering what might be most valuable to restorer of vintage drums. I've really been thinking a smallish (5-6") random orbital buffer would make novus'ing those wraps so much easier. And maybe a dremel for polishing and removing rust from hardware?
I might be in a position to do this with some regularity I think but efficiency is pretty key. So what power tools might help speed things up or am I just going overboard and gonna destroy something? Thanks