Is it possible...

[panch0]

to switch out the 4" aluminum wheel on the 2x42 craftsman grinder with a rubber contact wheel of some sort and same size?

 

[AK Knives]

Sure it is, just dont ask me how.

 

[James_Terrio]

Ho ho, very funny AK Knives!

Perhaps what pancho's asking is, does anyone make such a wheel?

 

[AK Knives]

sorry

 

[panch0]

Everyone is a comodian.

 

[Will Leavitt]

I think I've run across someone that sold them.... littlemachineshop or something, I can't remember right now.

 

[J-siah]

I looked for the same thing when I had my craftsman and I couldn't find one. you may be able to coat the existing wheel though.

-Josiah

 

[JasonSCarter]

could try rigging up a polyurathane skateboard wheel they might make it somewhat smaller but they usually have double 3/4 dia sealed ball bearings w/ a 3/8 - 5/16 axle hole

Jason

 

[RUJOCO]

Look at these guys, I think they'll make you one any size you want.
http://www.sunray-inc.com/store/standardwheel-drive.asp

 

[PIndelicato]

If you were to install a smaller wheel, would that make it run faster or slower (why does that make my head hurt trying to figure that out

 

[scout_77]

Slower. But you would have to take up the slack of the smaller wheel some how.

 

[go mike]

When you look at the feet per rotation, it would go faster. Lets say you have a two inch drive wheel, and about 4 inches of sandpaper from the drive wheel. When you put those 4 inches on a wheel smaller than two inches, it has to rotate faster to keep up with the four inches per rotation. If you don't get it, I can try breaking it down farther.