Question for Jet or Grizzly Floorstanding OSS Owners

[Lance Norris]

I am trying to find a 1" drum with a 5/8" arbor hole for my General International benchtop OSS. I would like to know the diameter of the arbor for the 1" spindle for the bigger floorstanding machines. If the arbor is 5/8" , I can just order the drum through parts and cut it to length. Thanks.

[Van Huskey]

No Grizzly I am aware of has a 5/8" arbor 1/2 and 3/4" only.

[Lance Norris]

Can an Owner of one of these machines give me a definative answer? Thanks

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Lance,

I have a G0529 OSS and 12" disk. I will go measure the arbor if you would like.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Lance,

My sander has a spindle for each different size sanding sleeve. The spindle has a male thread on the bottom.

The diameter of the male thread measures 0.477".

The smooth unthreaded area immediately above it measures 5/8".

My sander doesn't come with a 1" sleeve/spindle and it sounds like it is machined differently from what you described.

[Ed Hazel]

3/4 on the G0564 spindle sander attachment

[Lance Norris]

Ok ... I guess I really was thinking of the G1071. I wasnt thinking about Grizzly having several floor machines. The reason I ask about the 1071 is it has a 1" drum. Thats the size Im trying to adapt to my General International. Thanks for the answers so far...

[Van Huskey]

Grizzly has 4 OSS, 1 table top and 3 floor standing, one of which is the combo machine Ken has. There are two that come with 1" spindles, the tabletop and the G1071. The tabletop has a 1/2" arbor and the G1071 has a 3/4" arbor. This info is all contained in the specification sheets on their respective Grizzly page.

[Rob Damon]

My Steel City OSS has a 3/4" arbor also. So that won't help you either.

Rob

[Matt Meiser]

I looked up that machine and was wondering why you couldn't use the 1/2" spindle that it comes wit until I looked at the manual and saw the attachment method for the 1/2" sleeves. The 5/8" spindle uses the same, so I'm assuming your big spindles have a 5/8" diameter?

If no one elses spindles will fit, one option would be to buy a spare big spindle and have a machine shop turn it down to 1/2" or sleeve it up to 3/4". Then you can use more commonly available spindles. McMaster Carr sells a 3" long, 5/8" ID/3/4" OD bronze sleeve bearing for $9.19. Or you can buy 1" long ones for $0.82. Slip or press those on, solder if needed, and now you've got a 3/4" spindle.

[Mikail Khan]

Lance,

I have a 1071, but I am not sure what dimension you would like.

The 1071 spindles have a tapered shaft and a threaded portion at the end of the taper.

See the pic on pg 20

http://cdn2.grizzly.com/manuals/g1071_m.pdf

Let me know what dimension you would like measured.

MK

[Lance Norris]

If no one elses spindles will fit, one option would be to buy a spare big spindle and have a machine shop turn it down to 1/2" or sleeve it up to 3/4". Then you can use more commonly available spindles. McMaster Carr sells a 3" long, 5/8" ID/3/4" OD bronze sleeve bearing for $9.19. Or you can buy 1" long ones for $0.82. Slip or press those on, solder if needed, and now you've got a 3/4" spindle.

Matt... Thats a good solution, probably the best way to go. Thanks

[Lance Norris]

Mikail... I need the diameter where the drum rides. Where my arbor goes through the drum, its 5/8" On your 1" drum, what is the diameter of the hole in the drum, or the arbor where is passes through the drum? Thanks

[Mikail Khan]

On the drive end, the diameter of the hole where the arbor passes through the rubber drum is 3/4".

The non drive end has a 3/8" opening. On this end the shaft has 3/8" threads and a nut for tightening the sanding sleeve on the drum.

Hope that was the info you wanted.

MK

[Lance Norris]

On the drive end, the diameter of the hole where the arbor passes through the rubber drum is 3/4".

Hope that was the info you wanted.

MK




^^ Yes, this is the info I needed. Thank you