Bill Embrey
11-11-2008, 8:43 PM
All,
I just wanted to post a quick note here about the Oneway grinder wheel balancing kit. I purchased one of Woodcrafts slow speed grinders about 6 months ago. A lot of folks had mentioned that they were good grinders for the money and that they came with the 60 and 120 grit white wheels. I brought mine home and mounted it up with my Wolverine jig and the thing vibrated so bad it 'bout walked across the shop! Swapped the wheels for another set and it was a little better, but still not usable for turning tools. Broke down and purchased a set of wheels... again, a little better but not there yet.
I had looked at and read about the Oneway balancing kit, but couldn't find a lot of information from other folks about it. The guys at my local Woodcraft didn't keep it in stock (???) but they said they'd order it for me. I got it yesterday and followed the "very short" directions for balancing the wheels.... It is unbelievable the difference it made!!! Not a single bit of vibration and the grinder is nearly silent. Redressed the wheels and put a fresh edge on a couple of gouges... Major difference, much better edge on my turning tools.
If you are fanatical about sharpening and you do a lot on your 8" grinder... give the Oneway wheel balancer a look.
Bill
I just wanted to post a quick note here about the Oneway grinder wheel balancing kit. I purchased one of Woodcrafts slow speed grinders about 6 months ago. A lot of folks had mentioned that they were good grinders for the money and that they came with the 60 and 120 grit white wheels. I brought mine home and mounted it up with my Wolverine jig and the thing vibrated so bad it 'bout walked across the shop! Swapped the wheels for another set and it was a little better, but still not usable for turning tools. Broke down and purchased a set of wheels... again, a little better but not there yet.
I had looked at and read about the Oneway balancing kit, but couldn't find a lot of information from other folks about it. The guys at my local Woodcraft didn't keep it in stock (???) but they said they'd order it for me. I got it yesterday and followed the "very short" directions for balancing the wheels.... It is unbelievable the difference it made!!! Not a single bit of vibration and the grinder is nearly silent. Redressed the wheels and put a fresh edge on a couple of gouges... Major difference, much better edge on my turning tools.
If you are fanatical about sharpening and you do a lot on your 8" grinder... give the Oneway wheel balancer a look.
Bill