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104875 Tom Thornton <tomthornton@n...> 2002‑03‑21 Centering grinding wheels
I note some comments on finding bushings to help centering grinding
wheels on hand grinders..

Please, the stone does not need bush on the shaft to fit properly.
A proper fitted stone is held by the washers up on the sides of the
stone..

To center it merely put a piece of 2x4 in your vice and
clamp the grinder to it so the stone is in a horizontal
position. Lightly mount the stone using blotters or pieces of
cardboard and concave washers  ( flat will work as well),
then make a simple gauge on the bench and rotate the stone until it is
equally spaced all around then draw the nut up tight,

When starting the process,if the stone is not level you can make 
cardboard shims to get it correctly level and then proceed as
above.

If the shaft is bent  your dead...
but I do have a shaft straightening process if you need it.

stop trying to find bushings, simply not needed...
-- 
Tom Thornton
Cincinnati #3, F&AM , Morristown, N.J., USA
Collector of old tools, specializing in hand cranked grindstones



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