[TheForge] Home-made grinders and wire brushes

[Jerry Frost]

Were you able to stick to the topic and pin it down for good and all Pete?

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Home-made grinders and wire brushes


>I wrote a short article for the CBA rag on the subject called
> :Intimate relations with a porcupine"
>
> On Jun 23, 2011, at 5:24 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
>
>> The SS wire wheels are less prone to breaking wires because the SS they 
>> use
>> is more resilient and less subject to work hardening. They still fail of
>> course and they're not so aggressive as C steel but they still shoot lil
>> harpoons.
>>
>> Jer
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Home-made grinders and wire brushes
>>
>>
>> James, I have a similar rig with a 3450rpm pump motor rigged on a 
>> pedestal.
>> Very effective and very dangerous. I have learned one secret however.
>> Buy a 6" or 7" stainless steel wire wheel made for a hand held grinder 
>> from
>> your local welding supply store. The ss wheel will not rust. The carbon
>> steel
>> wire wheels tend to rust and the wires break off easily. The ss wires 
>> stay
>> on
>> the wheel much, much longer. They will break, but nowhere near as much
>> as the carbon steel wires. If you have a friend with a lathe or know a
>> reasonable
>> machine shop, have them make an adapter for you. One end fits the shaft
>> of the motor. The other end has 5/8" x 11 threads. Buy the wheels with 
>> the
>> threaded hubs.
>> You can use the ss wire wheels and sanding wheels (flapper wheels) and
>> even the regular grinding wheels on your motor. Obviously you must
>> exercise extreme caution when doing any of this.
>> dave m
>>
>>
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