David Hostetler
06-15-2010, 8:15 PM
In a prior thread (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=141133), I was having trouble following the installation of my new Norton white oxide grinder wheels.
Well after seeing the suggestions listed, I followed MOST of them. (I haven't done the balancer from Wolverine yet) and added a bit of my own...
The pitiful bushings that Norton includes with their grinder wheels, well... Norton should be ashamed of themselves for including them. These things are a waste of money for Norton to include, and a waste of shipping space. SHAME ON YOUR NORTON!!!!
Sawmill Creek members to the rescue for pointing me to the machine bushings from McMaster Carr. Yes they were a little spendy for such a simply chunk of metal, but they were a dead on fit...
Now to get them installed right, considering my coastal, salty air climate, I opted to insure I would be able to remove them when I needed to without getting a gear puller out, by treading the grinder shaft with some Anti Seize compound. Slip the bushing on, then work the wheel on to the bushing. Install outer flange and nut, tighten, and test spin.... Reinstall shrouding and test spin.
Then... The Geiger's Dressing and Truing Solution was FINALLY put to work. (I have been hammering back and forth since, oh... February on getting and using this.... Sorry Don, but life has been odd this spring...
Anyway, after it is all said and done, I now have a grinder that is smooth running. I had a roughing gouge that was left unsharpened for a couple of months, that I got a quick grind on, beautiful and sharp!
All and all, I couldn't be happier. Yes there is a touch of vibration left, but I have been around bench grinders a LONG time, and I have never used one anywhere nearly as smooth as this one. I'm as pleased as punch...
I want to thank the SMC Turners, and in particularly Don Geiger for all your help in squaring this away. Your assistance has been priceless.
Well after seeing the suggestions listed, I followed MOST of them. (I haven't done the balancer from Wolverine yet) and added a bit of my own...
The pitiful bushings that Norton includes with their grinder wheels, well... Norton should be ashamed of themselves for including them. These things are a waste of money for Norton to include, and a waste of shipping space. SHAME ON YOUR NORTON!!!!
Sawmill Creek members to the rescue for pointing me to the machine bushings from McMaster Carr. Yes they were a little spendy for such a simply chunk of metal, but they were a dead on fit...
Now to get them installed right, considering my coastal, salty air climate, I opted to insure I would be able to remove them when I needed to without getting a gear puller out, by treading the grinder shaft with some Anti Seize compound. Slip the bushing on, then work the wheel on to the bushing. Install outer flange and nut, tighten, and test spin.... Reinstall shrouding and test spin.
Then... The Geiger's Dressing and Truing Solution was FINALLY put to work. (I have been hammering back and forth since, oh... February on getting and using this.... Sorry Don, but life has been odd this spring...
Anyway, after it is all said and done, I now have a grinder that is smooth running. I had a roughing gouge that was left unsharpened for a couple of months, that I got a quick grind on, beautiful and sharp!
All and all, I couldn't be happier. Yes there is a touch of vibration left, but I have been around bench grinders a LONG time, and I have never used one anywhere nearly as smooth as this one. I'm as pleased as punch...
I want to thank the SMC Turners, and in particularly Don Geiger for all your help in squaring this away. Your assistance has been priceless.