robinson46176 wrote:Many of us have used unguarded grinding wheels at times over the years but we shouldn't...
One of my BIL's caught a section of an exploding grinding wheel at work with his upper lip. It took a lot of stitches and he doesn't recommend the experience at all.
I am pretty fussy about always wearing safety glasses or a full face shield when using a wire wheel. Those wires fly out pretty hard when one breaks off.
It would be pretty easy to make a wheel guard that mounts on the way tubes for a wheel on the left side. By mounting it on the way tubes it could follow the headstock across the tubes and it wouldn't require drilling the belt cover for mounting.
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Those wires do not feel good embedded in ones foot after walking on them without shoes. The whole wire does not necessarily break off. Itty bitty pieces do also!
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I have retired my own wire wheel brushes, subsequent to discovering Nyalox abrasive nylon wheel brushes. I bought mine at the local Ace, but they are also available from Amazon. They come color-coded in extra-coarse, coarse, and fine grades.
I've been using them for de-rusting, cleaning, and polishing. Between the different grades and the differents speeds available on your SS, you can get finishes ranging from brushed to polished.
They claim to far outlast wire brushes, and I personally have observed no brush wear whatsoever. Best of all, they are not at all "ouchy" if you contact them, even while spinning.
Jack Wilson wrote:Do they make Nyalox wheels for a small 4" or 5" grinder?
According to the manufacturer's web site, they make 5" wheels. But distribution must be very limited. All I could find was the gray (coarse) wheel at Amazon.
BuckeyeDennis wrote:According to the manufacturer's web site, they make 5" wheels. But distribution must be very limited. All I could find was the gray (coarse) wheel at Amazon.
I use the mandrel mounted wheels on my SS in the Jacobs chuck. Very quick and easy to change "grits" that way.
They also make them in various shapes and sizes for mounting in a drill. I have used these almost extensively for cleaning up the various parts on my Mark V before painting or buffing/polishing and they work great. While I haven't seen them come apart or physically wear out, they do seem to lose their abrasive qualities progressively after heavy use. If I'm not mistaken, they are essentially nylon bristles with some sort of abrasive imbedded in them and while the nylon seems to hang tough, I think the abrasive wears away eventually and they lose their oomph. Regardless, they are well worth the $$ IMO and are much more effective than a wire wheel, as well as eliminating the wire bristle issues previously noted. Not much more annoying then getting jabbed by wire bristles…those cuts/wounds seem to remain painful and problematic for much longer than your average cut.
'78 Mark V 500 #27995 (my Dad bought new)
'82 Mark V 500 #96309
Two '47 10E's (serial#4314+6149) - one a dedicated drill press and the other a lathe
Two 10E/ER in parts slowly being restored…#26822 and #????? (SS plate missing)
SPT's: Bandsaw, Belt Sander, Strip Sander, Jointer, Jigsaw, Biscuit Joiner
dgale wrote:They also make them in various shapes and sizes for mounting in a drill. I have used these almost extensively for cleaning up the various parts on my Mark V before painting or buffing/polishing and they work great. While I haven't seen them come apart or physically wear out, they do seem to lose their abrasive qualities progressively after heavy use. If I'm not mistaken, they are essentially nylon bristles with some sort of abrasive imbedded in them and while the nylon seems to hang tough, I think the abrasive wears away eventually and they lose their oomph. Regardless, they are well worth the $$ IMO and are much more effective than a wire wheel, as well as eliminating the wire bristle issues previously noted. Not much more annoying then getting jabbed by wire bristles…those cuts/wounds seem to remain painful and problematic for much longer than your average cut.
Judging from a competitor's product description on Amazon, Nyalox stands for Nylon Aluminum Oxide.
One thing I have found helps a with sound/vibration and dust in the motor pan is duct seal compound. It is the stuff that never dries and is grey they sell at hardware store for about $5 for a big block. I put it around all the contact points of the headstock, were sheet metal covers have screws. Just don't block the vent for the motor on the underside of the motor pan. It helps keep the screws from backing out and the clips from sliding off when servicing And I have found it good for covering the allen bolts' heads, to keep sawdust out. When it comes time to unscrew a bolt I just pull the wad of putty off, and don't have to deal with picking all the compacted sawdust out.
