1. what should the platen position or height be? do i want the belt in contact with the platen or as close as possible without touching? to get a good 90degree (without modifying my rest) i need to put the top of the platen out more than the default angle of the belt. this makes belt contact 100% of the time. i'm assuming this is ok and actually desirable when pressure grinding?
2. belt tracking (kinda): there is a slight wobble (left to right) that happens with my belt. it doesn't stay exactly true. granted it's happening at very high speeds and hard to see once it really gets going. it's much more noticeable to the human eye when the belt starts or stops. is this a bent bearing or axle or pivot or whatever? is this normal? i'm thinking this is going to be hard to get tits on plunge lines this way. Any suggestions for a fix?
this is the second grinder i've gotten my mitts on, the first had a cracked grinding wheel. a return at this point might be interesting as i've already made some mods by flat grinding the platen and cutting one of the rest arms off.
thanks in advance for any input.
2. belt tracking (kinda): there is a slight wobble (left to right) that happens with my belt. it doesn't stay exactly true. granted it's happening at very high speeds and hard to see once it really gets going. it's much more noticeable to the human eye when the belt starts or stops. is this a bent bearing or axle or pivot or whatever? is this normal? i'm thinking this is going to be hard to get tits on plunge lines this way. Any suggestions for a fix?
this is the second grinder i've gotten my mitts on, the first had a cracked grinding wheel. a return at this point might be interesting as i've already made some mods by flat grinding the platen and cutting one of the rest arms off.
thanks in advance for any input.
