[Shop-talk] Bench Grinder, new grinding wheel

[Pat Horne]

Steve,

I vote for getting a half inch bore wheel. If you have a wheel truing 
tool you could try to make it concentric that way also, but I would 
first try the correct wheel, then true if necessary.

I don't know what kind of material you grind, but I would suspect that 
any wheel purchased at Sears would not be a very high quality wheel. 
This is just a guess though, I haven't been in a Sears store in over 10 
years.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Steven Trovato:
> The grinding wheel on my Grizzly bench  grinder was in need of 
> replacement.  It has a 1/2" arbor.  At Sears I found an appropriate 
> wheel, but with a larger hole.  It comes with three concentric 
> plastic pieces that adapt the hole to smaller sizes.  So, I put this 
> all together and the wheel does not seem to be centered.  There is 
> enough play in these adapter pieces that I can "adjust" the wheel 
> slightly before I tighten the nut.  I can't get it  centered well 
> enough like this, though.  So, what's the deal here?  Is this "one 
> size fits all" concept just a bad idea?  I'm thinking I should just 
> go buy a wheel with a 1/2" hole.  Is that the way to go, or is there 
> some kind of special trick to this?  Thanks.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato at optonline.net
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