Hardware for quick adjustments on your grinder?

[txwill]

What's everyone using for hardware on their grinder where you need to make more frequent adjustments? Other than a hex key, that is.

Something like one of these?

 

[Josh Rider]

The bottom one is what I use on my tool arms and disc grinder table.

 

[john april]

yes, those will work. they sell the top style at home depot in the specialty drawers near the nuts and bolts dept.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

While a few things lend themselves to star wheels, the ratchet arm is a better adjustment device.

 

[bjansen]

I agree. Ratchet arms are the ticket. I buy the all metal ones from McMaster Carr and have them all over my shop.

 

[jll346]

Definitely ratchet arms

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I edited your photos so they show full size. When adding photos, click the box "full image" next to the photo link when adding them. This makes it show a s a full image instead of a thumbnail.

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[jll346]

Thank you Stacy.

Jim

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

No problem. I added a screen shot of the box when you are adding photos.

 

[BareKnuckles]

I use the spring loaded ratchet lever style for my tool arms, but I wanted a star wheel style for the belt tracking adjustment, but I always find them to be pretty fragile, so I welded a bolt inside a 2 1/2 inch gal pipe cap... works perfectly. (Did the same thing for the adjustable feet to keep it stable on an uneven floor surface.)