4 inch Contact Wheel

[CrookedPath]

I am looking for a way to slow down my Grizzly 2 x 72 grinder, and was hoping to find a 4inch contact wheel with a 5/8ths arbor. Anyone know of a good place to look? Or a better way to slow down my belt? Thanks

 

[PT Doc]

What size drive wheel do you have? What is motor rpm? What speed do you want?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Doc, on a Grizzly the contact wheel is the drive wheel.

CrookedPath - Try a place like Sunray for a custom wheel.

You could also buy an aluminum 4"X5/8" wheel from some place like USA Knifemakers or Beaumont. If you want to use it as a contact wheel, you can send it to Sunray or Rubercorp and have it rubberized.

 

[S.Alexander]

Great idea for slowing the grizzly down. Here's one from Beaumont.
http://www.beaumontmetalworks.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=78

 

[coldsteelburns]

Hah, good call Shane, on the KMG horizontal grinder's drive/contact wheel.

The questiom I have, since I've never owned or used a Grizzly, is will it still be "big enough" to use a 72" belt on. I figured it has some room to play with in the vertical arm with spring but I wouldn't have guessed it has that much. It may be an easy mod to make though if it doesn't. Just a thought...

~Paul

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[S.Alexander]

It should have enough length to adjust the arm up that high. My grizz is gone now so I can't confirm it.