Hello all:
A few days ago I posted about sharpening systems. Well, I bought the 8" Rikon Slow Speed Grinder at Woodcraft and sprung for the Wolverine jigs as well.
I have mounted everything to my bench, however, the grinder/wheels have such extreme wobble as to render them unusable. I've read up on fixes. I've rotated the inside and outside washers. I've rotated the wheels. I've wire brushed the spindle and inside of washers. I've shimmed the washers. I used the washers from the other stone. I can't get it to reduce to a useable level!
Below is a video of the grinder with no shimming (can't figure out how to embed, so it's a link). Just stone and washers. Note that after it comes to a rest it REVERSES course as if it was totally unbalanced and the heavy side was coming to a rest at the bottom.
Any help or ideas are welcome. Should I try to exchange this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NfEbP7POY&feature=youtu.be
A few days ago I posted about sharpening systems. Well, I bought the 8" Rikon Slow Speed Grinder at Woodcraft and sprung for the Wolverine jigs as well.
I have mounted everything to my bench, however, the grinder/wheels have such extreme wobble as to render them unusable. I've read up on fixes. I've rotated the inside and outside washers. I've rotated the wheels. I've wire brushed the spindle and inside of washers. I've shimmed the washers. I used the washers from the other stone. I can't get it to reduce to a useable level!
Below is a video of the grinder with no shimming (can't figure out how to embed, so it's a link). Just stone and washers. Note that after it comes to a rest it REVERSES course as if it was totally unbalanced and the heavy side was coming to a rest at the bottom.
Any help or ideas are welcome. Should I try to exchange this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NfEbP7POY&feature=youtu.be