Rod,
I see the aluminum oxide wheel at Wholesale tool. I know that the wheels
that came with the grinder are very soft but they did cut my tool OK. They
also have a lot of thickness. Did you use up the original wheels and then
buy these new ones or just toss and replace?
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rod
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 8:26 PM
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: new article: An Improved Tool Support for a
Harbor FreightR Tool Grinder
I own one of these grinders and it sure is a work in
progress. The only source for aluminum oxide wheels
that I was able to find was from Wholesale tool
<http://www.wttool.com/index/page/product/product_id/489/category_id/13473>
It took three tries to get a wheel that was somewhat
acceptable. But Wholesale Tool was very gracious
about getting me a wheel that didn't wobble too bad.
A diamond wheel for this grinder was probably a waste
of money. It doesn't remove much metal and is only
good for final grind or polish.
On a slightly related note, a Work Sharp 3000 found
it way to my shop. One of the wheels is a leather
hone. So the leather will better accept the honing
compound, a packet of White Petrolatum USP is included.
A chat this afternoon with my friendly pharmacist
informs me this is simply petroleum jelly.
Who would have thunk it?
Rod
> On Sep 3, 2011, at 7:01 PM, RG Sparber <rgsparber@...> wrote:
>
> > As with most Harbor FreightR products, there is room for improvement.
The
> > Harbor FreightR Tool Grinder is no exception.
> >
> >
> >
> > It has a tool support that, to put it politely, limits the potential
value
> > of the machine. This article presents a replacement tool support that
> > corrects two major problems: limited angular range and poor slider fit.
> >
> >
> >
> > This article was written with the experienced hobbyist in mind. A person
new
> > to our hobby might have trouble following the steps. However, if you
want to
> > give it a try, feel free to contact me for additional help.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are interested, please see
> >
> >
> >
> > http://rick.sparber.org/ngc.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> > Your comments and questions are welcome. All of us are smarter than any
one
> > of us.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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