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Alan I only learned about the coversion of these grinders to belt here so can't speak about that.
If you decide to stay with the wheels try to talk with someone knowledgeable at Norton or one of the other manufacturers of grinding wheels.
(Many times a local rep knows more than the tech guy at the
factory.
)
There is a whole new world to learn
about them.
Grinding wheels come in all sorts of hardness and grits and with some of the new advances in materials and binding agents the last few years you should be able to get about anything you want or need.
I have been out of contact for going on 6 years now and I am pretty sure that there's a lot of new things now as they were always changing.
Another thing I would try to do is contact the company that made the machine and see if I could get a book on it.
Then I would take the machine apart and clean it thoroughly, replacing any severely worn parts.
I did this with an old Brown & Sharpe tool post grinder several years ago and it was a real nice little grinder that held very tight tolerances.
To maintain it after you get it in operation is of course to use a good oil to lubricate it. Keep any overflow wiped off religiously.
Never lay anything on the chuck that your not going to grind.
Use a piece of soft plastic and then a soft cloth to remove grit from the chuck and machine.
A nice soft bristle paintbrush works well too.
Always clean your chuck before putting anything on it you're going to grind.
An old shop "trick" on Any Grinder Chuck is after you think you have it cleaned well enough is to wipe your bare clean hand over it to remove any fine residue that you can't always see.
You will almost always be surprised at what comes off on your hand.
Never Use Air Pressure to clean your grinder as fines can be blown into and under the ways causeing severe wear.
Use a good single point diamond to dress your wheel and after the last cutting pass run the diamond back and then back again to ensure the wheel is properly dressed.
(Another old shop "trick.")
And if you're new to these grinders always place the dressing tool slightly past, behind, center in the direction the wheel is turning. If placed "ahead" of center a miscalculation can cause the wheel to grab the dressing tool and pull it through, possibly causeing the wheel to break, let alone the possibility of great bodily injury!!!
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