After many years of using old motors and wheels I rescued out of my grandfather's basement 50 years ago, I finally bought a bench grinder. (Hercules 8" variable speed from HF). The motor and design are fairly good, but the grinding wheels themselves not so much. I have been able to get close on the balance for the coarse wheel (24 g), but the 60g wheel is poorly made and way out of balance. The inconsistency in the wheel material is very obvious and way beyond balancing using counterweight material.
Have any of you found a source for better quality wheels (8" for 5/8" arbor). An aluminum oxide 120 gr would probably be the best for my needs, but even a 60gr will suffice. The diamond wheels look nice, but don't really want to spend more on one wheel than I did for the grinder and stand added together.
Have any of you found a source for better quality wheels (8" for 5/8" arbor). An aluminum oxide 120 gr would probably be the best for my needs, but even a 60gr will suffice. The diamond wheels look nice, but don't really want to spend more on one wheel than I did for the grinder and stand added together.