> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oldtools@l...
> [mailto:owner-oldtools@l... Behalf Of Adam
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 2:39 AM
> To: OLD TOOLS
> Subject: Using a lathe as a grinder
>
> I bought a grinder mandrel (with a #2 MT) from Highland
> Hardware.  I loaded
> it into my Jet wood lathe, locked it in with the tail stock
> and viola!  A
> slow speed grinder for $15!

Please take care to only run it at low speed. An unintentional start
at very high speed with an unbalanced wheel can be a very nasty
experience. This includes the possible risk of the wheel exploding, or
(remotely?) the mandrel being shaken off the lathe centres. The former
has happened to somebody I worked with. He was experimenting with a
home-made device, but fortunately he was not in the direct line of
fire.

Jeff
Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
Jeff@m...
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