Hey Max. Good to see the grinder all back in one piece. Love the rags everywhere. The only downside to using a grinding attachment on a lathe. I guess this is why you see so many sitting in workshops unused. The idea is there. But in reality they are a bit of a pain to use. A very handy tool to have for those occasional jobs. Nice work on the rebuild too.
Back in the 80's & 90's i used that grinder on a 17'' harrison & a 10'' southbend & was a pain to set up but it fits easy to the lathe i have it on now , just have to set up the shop vac for it . They are great for small stuff like round punch & sheer dies etc . Cheers .
Beautiful Max, nice share nice square belt tight with no visible slack none wow. The grit goes everywhere we really flip out using our grinder attachments, great advise to all machinist you are sharing here. Nice sample (CLEAN grind) demo as well. Lance & Patrick.
Nice finish on the sample part, having a good TPG opens up more things you can do. Good call on all the way covers, that would be horrible to get under the carriage!
@@swanvalleymachineshop Then the rebuild must have made all the difference! Now you can make perfect bearing journals and tooling and all sorts of stuff. I'm a bit envious! But, very happy for you :) With any luck I have a tiny surface grinder in the cards, which I really hope will give the kind of finish (and precision) you'd be getting out of that Waldown grinder. Cheers, Craig
Oh, I wondered if you had an internal spindle. There is one for sale on eBay. www.ebay.com.au/itm/internal-grinding-spindle/233308015463?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3D7fc35a244b8d419c85d5d06576c24d6c%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D11%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233308015982%26itm%3D233308015463%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109 Is the link. Nothing to do with me, understand.
That is one fine piece of kit Max! Look out big industry here comes Max, lol. I have made a tool post mounted internal grinder and another project on the bucket list is an external grinder similar to yours. Cheers from John Australia, EC.
Hi Max.That finish looks great. Just a tip: As you can see in my "New feet for the shaper" video, i put a container with water on my machine. It picks most of the grinding dust. (not all) It works very well. BTW, nice grinder.
I found putting stock in a hand drill to rotate the workpiece for grinding very effective compared to just working by hand, for smaller items, i have a old belt driven headstock and a cheap cross slide i would like to play with, not confident it would be great for machining but an abrasive tool may be a good option, what do you think
Hi , it depends on what level of precision you are trying to achieve , if its just for stock removal with no level of accuracy it should work . In the lathe everything has to be tight with no play to get good results . Cheers .
That was inspirational quality. Question: If you dress the wheel, then start with the wheel off the work except for the left most edge, touch off and move the slide towards the headstock (left), then the wheel will be cutting only with the outermost edge until it breaks down and then it will cut with the next leftmost good edge, like a surface grinder. Does this seem like a better way to use the grinder. I have recently gotten a toolpost grinder, but have yet to use it. I am just looking for the most accurate cut.
Touch off & travel toward headstock taking a cut then reverse the feed direction without disengaging the carriage feed or stopping the spindle & let it spark out partially on the return before taking the next cut . The wheel will be cutting most of its width . I probably should have clocked the scrap part up to avoid the intermittent cutting , next time !!! Cheers .
Nicely done! I think you mentioned that you will run the lathe backwards but eventually you ran it forwards. For video purpose it doesn't matter, but normally it should be run backwards, is that right?
It runs opposite rotation to a cylindrical grinder as the wheel is on the other side of the part . You can run the part either way to increase or decrease the surface speed . I go with what ever gives the best finish , depends on wheel selection & diameter . Cheers .
Hi . I had the belt made at Rydell Beltech Pty Ltd , they have a branch in Malaga , Perth . The belt i had made is 22mm wide GG04/RE e/a 460mm . Not sure where you are but their head office is in Dandenong . About $50 but it is rated for the minimum dia pulley size & RPM . Cheers .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Thankyou very much, a spare belt is an insurance. The Waldown is a lovely machine, its been in its original factory box with me for 25 years, as yet never used.
Hey Max.
Good to see the grinder all back in one piece.
Love the rags everywhere.
The only downside to using a grinding attachment on a lathe.
I guess this is why you see so many sitting in workshops unused.
The idea is there.
But in reality they are a bit of a pain to use.
A very handy tool to have for those occasional jobs.
Nice work on the rebuild too.
Back in the 80's & 90's i used that grinder on a 17'' harrison & a 10'' southbend & was a pain to set up but it fits easy to the lathe i have it on now , just have to set up the shop vac for it . They are great for small stuff like round punch & sheer dies etc . Cheers .
Beautiful Max, nice share nice square belt tight with no visible slack none wow. The grit goes everywhere we really flip out using our grinder attachments, great advise to all machinist you are sharing here. Nice sample (CLEAN grind) demo as well.
Lance & Patrick.
Thanks L & P , I need to make a bracket for the shop vac hose before i use it again though . Cheers .
Nice finish on the sample part, having a good TPG opens up more things you can do. Good call on all the way covers, that would be horrible to get under the carriage!
I have to make new wiper retainers so have to be extra careful , but grinding everything has to be covered .
Well done! Thats nice running / looking grinder....
-Dean
Thanks .
Nice video. Good to see someone do a proper job of protecting the machine when grinding.
Cheers . You only get one chance with machine ways .
Hi Max. That grinder is nice now. Great to see it work.
Now you can sharpen all the shop pencils hey max lol 😂
Nice result Max, you must be stoked!
Thanks , It's the best result i have ever had out of it . Cheers .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Then the rebuild must have made all the difference! Now you can make perfect bearing journals and tooling and all sorts of stuff. I'm a bit envious! But, very happy for you :) With any luck I have a tiny surface grinder in the cards, which I really hope will give the kind of finish (and precision) you'd be getting out of that Waldown grinder. Cheers, Craig
@@CraigsWorkshop when i make my collet holders i will use the inside dia spindle .
Oh, I wondered if you had an internal spindle. There is one for sale on eBay. www.ebay.com.au/itm/internal-grinding-spindle/233308015463?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3D7fc35a244b8d419c85d5d06576c24d6c%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D11%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233308015982%26itm%3D233308015463%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109 Is the link. Nothing to do with me, understand.
Real nice video . Toolpost grinder is certainly on my wish list
Watching in Alabama!
Thanks Mate , Even though they don't get much use , they can be a valuable asset for the shop . Cheers
That is one fine piece of kit Max! Look out big industry here comes Max, lol. I have made a tool post mounted internal grinder and another project on the bucket list is an external grinder similar to yours.
Cheers from John Australia, EC.
Thanks Mate , Cheers .
G’day Max, I agree, from here it looks great.
cheers
Peter
Thanks .
Hi Max.That finish looks great. Just a tip: As you can see in my "New feet for the shaper" video, i put a container with water on my machine. It picks most of the grinding dust. (not all) It works very well. BTW, nice grinder.
That was a good idea that , Cheers .
Great channel👌 subscribed 👍
Thanks .
I found putting stock in a hand drill to rotate the workpiece for grinding very effective compared to just working by hand, for smaller items, i have a old belt driven headstock and a cheap cross slide i would like to play with, not confident it would be great for machining but an abrasive tool may be a good option, what do you think
Hi , it depends on what level of precision you are trying to achieve , if its just for stock removal with no level of accuracy it should work . In the lathe everything has to be tight with no play to get good results . Cheers .
That was inspirational quality. Question: If you dress the wheel, then start with the wheel off the work except for the left most edge, touch off and move the slide towards the headstock (left), then the wheel will be cutting only with the outermost edge until it breaks down and then it will cut with the next leftmost good edge, like a surface grinder. Does this seem like a better way to use the grinder. I have recently gotten a toolpost grinder, but have yet to use it. I am just looking for the most accurate cut.
Touch off & travel toward headstock taking a cut then reverse the feed direction without disengaging the carriage feed or stopping the spindle & let it spark out partially on the return before taking the next cut . The wheel will be cutting most of its width . I probably should have clocked the scrap part up to avoid the intermittent cutting , next time !!! Cheers .
If you haven't yet go have a gander at Solid Rock Machine Shop for precision grinding. And down the rabbit hole we goooo.
@@captcarlos Steve does a great job with his grinding . Cheers .
Steve inspired me.
I'm now the proud owner of 2t of Strausak 57W Universal Grinder.
I plan to Eventually do some vijeos of my shed... Haha
Well done mate..
Thanks Doug , Cheers .
Nur rote Steine sind gut für Metal Schleifen
No , it depends what you are grinding & what with . 👍
What is speed on grinding wheel and lathe ?
How to calculate that?
I go by what looks right , not speed charts . Cheers 👍
Nicely done! I think you mentioned that you will run the lathe backwards but eventually you ran it forwards. For video purpose it doesn't matter, but normally it should be run backwards, is that right?
It runs opposite rotation to a cylindrical grinder as the wheel is on the other side of the part . You can run the part either way to increase or decrease the surface speed . I go with what ever gives the best finish , depends on wheel selection & diameter . Cheers .
Protect the ways? Of course!
Protect lungs? Nah ✋
Hello, Can you tell me what wheel are you using?
Abrasiflex A46MV
How much rpm motor can be rotating?
I can not remember . It is all packed away ready for the move into the new shop . I will have a look when i use it next . 👍
Max where did you source the belt I have car tube to drive my tool post grinder? Please Kit.
Hi . I had the belt made at Rydell Beltech Pty Ltd , they have a branch in Malaga , Perth . The belt i had made is 22mm wide GG04/RE e/a 460mm . Not sure where you are but their head office is in Dandenong . About $50 but it is rated for the minimum dia pulley size & RPM . Cheers .
Hi I have a waldown, Max where can I get a spare belt from
Rydell Beltech .
@@swanvalleymachineshop Thankyou very much, a spare belt is an insurance. The Waldown is a lovely machine, its been in its original factory box with me for 25 years, as yet never used.
@@ma-li3935 They have the correct grade of belt for the rpm the grinder does . That is where i got my one from , can not remember the grade .
Hullo can you tell me where you got your belt and what size thank you Rocky
The belt i had made up by Rydell Beltech it is a 22mm wide GG04/RE e/a 460mm it is the proper belt material to suit the pulley size & rpm .
If one of those rags got wound up on chuck.... Should have used proper cover
They are held down with real earth magnets to keep them in place . Cheers .
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