Can I get some hints and tips on removing stuck grinder bits? What are
the best tools and or lubricants for removal?
- posted 14 years ago
newbie grinder question
Loading thread data ...
- posted 14 years ago
An ounce of prevention vs. pound of cure. A little Vaseline on the
bit/shaft, next time.
Having been there, I used a small 2 jaw gear puller and a shot of penetrating oil.
If the grinder head is well up toward the top of the shaft, meaning you were grinding on the bottom of the bit, sometimes you can use the penetrating oil and a small punch and hammer. Knock the bit downward, loosening the corrosion, and then pull the bit off.
You DID remember to loosen the setscrew, didn't you?
Having been there, I used a small 2 jaw gear puller and a shot of penetrating oil.
If the grinder head is well up toward the top of the shaft, meaning you were grinding on the bottom of the bit, sometimes you can use the penetrating oil and a small punch and hammer. Knock the bit downward, loosening the corrosion, and then pull the bit off.
You DID remember to loosen the setscrew, didn't you?
- posted 14 years ago
A couple more ideas;
A small butane torch heating the brass grinder bit will cause it to expand faster than the steel grinder shaft. Get it hot and then use a small pry bar under the bit and lift it. May want to wait until all the WD 40 or Liquid Wrench has evaporated before you go hitting it with a torch, though. KA- BOOM. ;
A small butane torch heating the brass grinder bit will cause it to expand faster than the steel grinder shaft. Get it hot and then use a small pry bar under the bit and lift it. May want to wait until all the WD 40 or Liquid Wrench has evaporated before you go hitting it with a torch, though. KA- BOOM. ;
- posted 14 years ago
As a real last resort, I had a customer send a Wizard, with a really
badly stuck head, back to Inland and they promptly sent her a new grinder!
- posted 14 years ago
Do the bits stick due to the shaft rusting?. I was wondering because I
have a Kristall 2000S grinder and the problem has never arisen, I
presume the motor shaft is stainless steel.
- posted 14 years ago
Do the bits stick due to the shaft rusting?. I was wondering because I
have a Kristall 2000S grinder and the problem has never arisen, I
presume the motor shaft is stainless steel.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
The bits usually get stuck because you don't use the grinder for a while and the glass mud seeps down inbetween the shaft and the bit and then the bit gets stuck. I have seen them rusted but rarely. Take the bit off now and then and wipe the shaft with a some vaseoline and they'll come off very easily. I also rub the shaft with some steel wool every once in a while...keeps it clean and smooth.
Scratch
The bits usually get stuck because you don't use the grinder for a while and the glass mud seeps down inbetween the shaft and the bit and then the bit gets stuck. I have seen them rusted but rarely. Take the bit off now and then and wipe the shaft with a some vaseoline and they'll come off very easily. I also rub the shaft with some steel wool every once in a while...keeps it clean and smooth.
Scratch
- posted 14 years ago
Actually in a perfect world, you're supposed to remove grinding bits and
iron tips after each use..... no one does.
-- JK Sinrod
-- JK Sinrod
formatting link
www.MyConeyIslandMemories- posted 14 years ago
Thanks, I expect that why I have never had a problem as after use I
clean it up and put it back in its drawer with the bit removed and put
the bit back amongst the collection of other bits.
- posted 14 years ago
David, David, David....
Stained Glass shops are SUPPOSED to be cluttered and messy. Whatever are we going to do with you?
If you clean up your tools and put them up, people will think you haven't been doing any work. Half the fun is looking for your glass cutter and pliers.
Stained Glass shops are SUPPOSED to be cluttered and messy. Whatever are we going to do with you?
If you clean up your tools and put them up, people will think you haven't been doing any work. Half the fun is looking for your glass cutter and pliers.
- posted 14 years ago
Moonraker don't worry about the mess I can provide plenty of evidence
for it if required. I don't do stained glass but the grinder is used in
preparation of slumped items and preparation and finishing of blown
glass items and is usually used in the kitchen and even without a SO at
the moment I clean up afterwards. Certain areas of the workshop such as
the machining area are usually cleaned daily after use, at least all
tools are put back in their respective homes. Its mainly out of respect
for the tools and the potential for serious personal injury if machine
tools are not given proper respect and kept clean and free of debris and
distractions. Other areas can get cluttered, I suppose much like your
stained glass workshop, thats not so much of an issue, but the main
workshop is due for a good clean and tossing of those little bits that
just might be of use.
- posted 14 years ago
When I read JK's comment that in a "perfect world" you remove the bit, I
started thinkin' I don't ever want to live in a perfect world...it sounds
FAR to anal to me to be any fun!
Then when David stated that he actually DOES do that...well, calling Mr. Monk! (do you remove your soldering tips, too?) However, being relatively new, maybe I missed "Cleanliness is next to Godliness 101". The doubts, crushing and black, started to creep in....
Then Moonie came to the rescue! Yay!!!! I can relax into this pigpen I lovingly call my "studio" and appear busy to my hearts' content!
Lori
Then when David stated that he actually DOES do that...well, calling Mr. Monk! (do you remove your soldering tips, too?) However, being relatively new, maybe I missed "Cleanliness is next to Godliness 101". The doubts, crushing and black, started to creep in....
Then Moonie came to the rescue! Yay!!!! I can relax into this pigpen I lovingly call my "studio" and appear busy to my hearts' content!
Lori
- posted 14 years ago
In over 25 years, I've never put a tool away or cleaned one. Never lost
one either. I sweep up once in a while and throw a few things away but
that's pretty much it. I've never had my tools complain that they don't
get no respect but then who knows what they do when I'm not around. I
had a friend that was very anal about keeping his shop clean...I think
i could have had surgery in there. I dunn...life's kinda short to have
to worry too much about some stuff.
Andy
Andy
- posted 14 years ago
I hate compulsively neat folks..... can you come over and clean my
house?
Site Timeline Threads
-
Re: ADVERTISEMENT - Victorian GlassFest 2006
- Ahhhh....now the entertainment is REALLY going to begin! ROFL Lori Ya think? I...
- next in
Glass Crafts
-
Dover Clip Art Stencils for glass etching and or vinyl cutter
- John, I lost your id but here is something your where looking for. You asked me...
- previous in
Glass Crafts
-
"stuck" Grinder Bit
- Yep. After an hour of struggling I read ur suggestion and so I tapped it down...
- last updated in
Glass Crafts
-
"stuck" Grinder Bit
- Yep. After an hour of struggling I read ur suggestion and so I tapped it down...
- last posted in
Glass Crafts
-
Re: Bucilla - Threads in their kits
- You can find conversion charts on the web. Bucilla kits use Bucilla thread...
- site's last updated in
Needlework Board
-
Lada sewing machine
- Here's a sewing machine brand that I've never seen before :-) John T. Lada...
- site's newest in
Sewing Discussions