PICTURES of the Milwaukee Bench Grinder

Oct 20, 2009 20 Replies

Shows some pictures of repair of the grinder and the assembled grinder.



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As for my vibration issue, I think that I have a good grip on it.


1) Vibration of the mounted abrasive wheel was fixed by dressing it
2) Vibration of the wire brush was UNFIXABLE and was fixed by removing the wire brush.

Now it runs quietly and does not vibrate too much. It does not go on spinning for minutes after being turned off, due to friction in bearing seals and the starting circuit, but that could be actually better than going on for minutes.



I am not putting it on ebay yet, because I am still considering swapping my old 1/2 HP Baldor for this 3/4 HP grinder. The end result of that would be having more grinder and some extra cash.



If I do that I have a 60 grit wheel on it now, and no second wheel (due to removal of the wirebrush, which I do not need on a grinder).



Would you think that a green wheel would be a better alternative than a regular wheel?



i

Oh oh. It fell over on the last picture!

Paul

How many grinders do you have? One needs at least (2) in any decent shop.

One with a wire wheel and a Scotchbrite soft wheel

One with a green and a white wheel for grinding cutters

I have 2 grinders...and 3 verticle belt sanders, all hooked up. (2) 1"x42 and (1) 6"x42

Humm..actually..I have 4 grinders come to think of it..

Makes life a hell of a lot easier

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement, reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno

I have

1) A wire wheel on a 1 HP, TEAO motor 2) A buffer (really a 3/4 HP Baldor grinder) with a buffing wheel and abrasive 3M wheel 3) A 1/2 HP Baldor abrasive wheel grinder 4) A 1/4 HP diamond wheel grinder

So what I am thinking, is to sell item 4, and replace it with the 3/4 HP Milwaukee.

So, are you using those sanders, do you find them useful.

I have a 1/2 HP 3 or 4" wide one, that I was planning on selling, but perhaps I can be persuaded otherwise.

i

I'd have thought Iggy knew better than to let his shop floor go vertical like that!

Or is his basement in a space station?

Sorry, I mean sell item 3. I reorganized the list and forgot to update the number.

i

It was a minor alien abduction

How many for an indecent shop? ;-)

I use them far more than I use the grinders. From everything to shaping lathe bits, to sharpening drills, to simply hogging off metal from weldments, to taking off wood to flattening Stuff.

Its what you are used to..and what you are doing.

btw...

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Is where you should by buying your belts from.

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement, reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno

  1. And that a tiny little Chicom jobby labled as 1/2 hp but there is an 1/8 hp winding in it.

Gunner

"Lenin called them "useful idiots," those people living in liberal democracies who by giving moral and material support to a totalitarian ideology in effect were braiding the rope that would hang them. Why people who enjoyed freedom and prosperity worked passionately to destroy both is a fascinating question, one still with us today. Now the useful idiots can be found in the chorus of appeasement, reflexive anti-Americanism, and sentimental idealism trying to inhibit the necessary responses to another freedom-hating ideology, radical Islam"

Bruce C. Thornton, a professor of Classics at American University of Cal State Fresno

I meant the OTHER kind of indecent shop. You know, the kind TMT and Hawkie long to go to, but are afraid the cops will record their license plate numbers. :)

That's what I bought for $1 and gave to Junior - he says he has a grinder that he can stall, but he has a grinder. Maybe, when he has more space, he will have bigger and better! Gerry :-)} London, Canada

Man, be careful!

You can get in a lot of trouble over those minor aliens! It's so hard to tell if they're over 1500 or not, what with FTL distortions.:)

Let the Record show that "Michael A. Terrell" on or about Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:59:12

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I suspect that you need only one, but make sure it has switch you just need to tap to start.

That way, you can bump and grind.

tschus pyotr

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

Kind of like the footswitch on my drill press? :)

Let the Record show that "Michael A. Terrell" on or about Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:14:11

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Depends on what you are drilling ... B-)

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

Well this is a metalworking group, so you decide.

Let the Record show that "Michael A. Terrell" on or about Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:35:52

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"Man of Steel ..." Never mind.

I'm just glad this isn't going to degenerate into observations on how it appears the Senator has changed his position on off shore drilling." Because that would be tasteless.

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

(...)

At least it wouldn't be boring.

Well, it *would* be boring. But not boring.

No, wait...

--Winston

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