Grizzly trials and tribulations

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Hoodoo

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I've had my Grizzly for awhile and I'm still dinking around with it. I really haven't had much time to play with is so I work on it a few minutes here and a few minutes there.

The first major problem I had with it was the rubber came loose from the hub on the drive wheel. I called Grizzly and they very quickly sent me a new drive wheel. I got it running and it seemed to vibrate an awful lot. I could get the belt it came with to track ok but when I put a new belt on it was all over the place. I checked the runout on the drive wheel and it was 1/8". I called Grizzly and they sent me another drive wheel. It took several days so that was a pretty quick response. This time they checked the runout before they sent it (I told them not to bother sending it if they don't check the runout first.
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Now it runs smoother than a baby's butt! I'm finally camping happy. Still working on a platen though. Haven't decided which way to jump on this, whether to get some glass cut or a piece of milled steel. If anyone knows of a cheap place to get tempered, beveled glass, I would appreciate hearing from you. When I tell different glass places around here what I want, they act like I'm from mars.



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Hoodoo

The low, hoarse purr of the whirling stone—the light-press’d blade,
Diffusing, dropping, sideways-darting, in tiny showers of gold,
Sparkles from the wheel.

Walt Whitman
 
Hoodoo, its not tempered glass you want its plate glass. Tempered glass would have to be made special as you cannot cut it with a cutter, all you get is a million crumbled little pieces. Just plate glass fastened on with super glue.
 
I don't think I'd trust marble, it tends to chip and present jagged edges, causing belt failure, causing roadrash on the face and arms. The problem is that sometimes little bits of abrasive get on the back of the belts. Glass performs more like metal than stone.

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Oz

"This is your life, and it's ending; One minute at a time."
http://www.freespeech.org/oz/
 
I've had a similar problem with the Grizzly. The contact wheel had a concave surface; the belt would center on either one edge or the other, but not in the middle. Second item to watch out for is the motor starter ring (internally). If the motor is not starting in less than a second to full speed, the ring may need to be adjusted to make contact during start up. Ask and I'll give tips on the how to's if this is a problem. Otherwise, a good start up grinder. Grizzly made good on the contact wheel and was very professional about it.

After I bought a Bader the Grizzly made a good buffing station...

Dan
Hannon Bearpaw Knives http://www.freeweb.pdq.net/dhannon/hannon.htm
 
Thanks for the tips!

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Hoodoo

The low, hoarse purr of the whirling stone—the light-press’d blade,
Diffusing, dropping, sideways-darting, in tiny showers of gold,
Sparkles from the wheel.

Walt Whitman
 
i would NOT use superglue.....it will eventually let go, causing possible catastrophic results....if you are going to glue it down at least put some pins thru it so if the glue lets go it wont go anywhere, the best thing is to bolt it on with countersunk heads and the nuts on the back. i dont have anything like this but everyone swears by it....maybe steel would be the way to go...

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http://www.mayoknives.com


 
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