Harvey Ghesser
04-03-2010, 10:50 AM
Hi all,
I use a Baldor 7 inch grinder to sharpen my gouges. Do any of you remove the covers and go up in size? Would I be the only one? Would I be taking a big risk?
I'd love to be able to use 8 inch grinding wheels.
Thanks to all.
Harv
Reed Gray
04-03-2010, 12:41 PM
Probably not a good idea. The only thing wrong with a 7 inch grinder would be finding 7 inch wheels.
robo hippy
Leo Van Der Loo
04-03-2010, 1:08 PM
Hi all,
I use a Baldor 7 inch grinder to sharpen my gouges. Do any of you remove the covers and go up in size? Would I be the only one? Would I be taking a big risk?
I'd love to be able to use 8 inch grinding wheels.
Thanks to all.
Harv
Harvey I wouldn't go for a bigger wheel, not only for the safety, (yes keep the covers on) but also for the grinder, a bigger wheel is not only harder to start up for the motor but also harder to maintain the RPMs, as the leverage is increased, I happen to have a Stanley toolroom grinder that's a 7 inch one.
6', 7", 8", 10" and bigger sizes are standard grinder wheel sizes, and you shouldn't have any problem getting a wheel for that grinder at a grinding supply store.
Here's a link, 7" are on the lower part of the page HTH.
http://weldwarehouse.securesites.com/cgi-bin/as2.pl?ad=benchwheel
Harvey Ghesser
04-03-2010, 1:44 PM
Thank you Leo and Reed. Guess I'll stay with what I've got.
Harvey
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