Troubleshooting my Wilton Square Wheel and 7" drive wheel

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I recently acquired this Wilton Square Wheel. I decided to spring for a 7" drive wheel made by Hardcore that I purchased through TruGrit. When I installed the drive wheel I figured I would be able to push my front 8" wheel all the forward to take up the slack, but I can't seem to make up the difference. I talked to the guys at TruGrit and they said they have sold a bunch of these to Wilton owners who have not had problems with them.

Am I missing or forgetting something obvious here? Has anyone run into this before? My 8" wheel is pretty worn down, but I can't imagine it is enough to take up the slack I am missing. Any thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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There should be 2 sets of holes where the plate bolts to the grinder, move the plate
out to the forward and you should be good to go. Or drill a set further out.
Ken.
 
What I did on mine was remove the rear bolt and just use the front one located in the rear slot. Then I drilled a second hole along the rear slot in the forward position and just used a bolt and a nut.

It has happened to others. I scratched my head for quite awhile to figure this out. You'll be surprised at the speed reduction.

Dave from Diller
 
As you can see from the picture I milled a slot from the front hole to the back. With the web gone between the two original holes you have plenty of room to move the contact wheel forward.
 

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I did pretty much what Dave did, although I drilled and tapped the front hole rather than a bolt through. I really like Tom's approach there, though... think I'd do it that way if I had it to do over.
 
Thanks you all for the advice. I am glad to know I wasn't totally out of it, thinking that I was missing something simple. I ended up drilling a second hole and everything lined up great. If I had a mill, I would definitely got the other way, but this will do for now. Man, that 7" wheel is great! I am so happy with how much it slowed down and how smooth it is. Thanks again all.
 
Yea I agree .. I own a wilton and it is a screamer. I was thinking of that wheel but I just decided I going to pass it along to someone else. Handy with the platen set up and solid but it's not for me anymore. Glad you sorted it out.
 
I welded a piece of heavy angle iron to my Wilton clones frame a few years ago, with a couple of holes drilled in it to take the front assembly. This lets it run 2mtr / 72" belts, best picture I can find, sorry, but it gives the idea!

 
I did what Dave did, but drilled and taped the extra hole. 10" wheel works fine with no mods.

Variable drive motor is the best fix though...
 
Okay, Okay, I drilled and tapped the hole also. But after going to the store and buying the tap. Then at which point it only had like two threads. I figured a bolt and a nut would probably do the same thing.

Also like Don says the variable drive motor is the best fix. I did the slow down drive wheel for awhile and finally bought the variable speed. Best decision ever.

I then upgraded to a Bader which I installed the variable on a put the slow down pulley back on the wilton. It stayed there till I sold it.

Interesting note though Wilton and Bader motors are interchangeable. How ever Wilton motors run at 1750 and Bader motors run at 3450. I put my Bader motor on my Wilton because it had more hp, but you should of seen the look on my face when I turned it on. If you thought they were fast from the factory stick a motor on with twice the rpms. All I can say is smokin.:eek::eek:
 
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