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15th October 2015, 07:52 PM #1New Member
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buffing wheels spinning on spindle
I have fitted a 5/8" arbor adapter with tapered end to my bench grinder. Buffing wheels spin on fine, and worked brilliantly for 10 mins.
But now the discs are no longer gripping the tapered spindle, so as soon as I start polishing, they start to slow down and don't bite.
What am I stupidly doing wrong?
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15th October 2015, 08:14 PM #2.
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You should be able to just screw the wheel on harder and it should bite.
Maybe the threads on the arbor are clogged? preventing them from biting the wheel.
Some close up pics of the arbor and wheel opening would be handy
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15th October 2015, 08:51 PM #3New Member
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Thanks for the reply. The tapered spindle is attached solidly enough to the arbour spindle (2 locking screws), so no problem there. It's the discs that are slipping on the tapered spindle. They are already right at the fat end of the cone, so won't get any tighter. Or am I doing something stupid? I'll go take some photos and post them if i'm allowed...yes, just done a test and this image loaded fine (totally irrelevant so please ignore it!)
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20th October 2015, 11:11 AM #5
Sounds like you were a bit too heavy handed and stripped out the centre of the buff especially if it's nylon.
Might need to go to an arbor with a bigger cone.KEEP A LID ON THE GARBAGE... Report spam, scams, and inappropriate posts, PMs and Blogs.
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