User:Mct/surface-grinder-setup-todo
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things that should be done in order to get the surface grinder up & running properly
bold items are things we'll need to buy or make; italicized items are things that are finished or in progress
prior to running at all
things that should be done before the spindle motor is run
evaluate subsystems
- check that the oiling system is working properly
- clean out the oil cup & replace it with the proper oil
- check that the dust collector is drawing & filtering properly
clean machine
- degrease, clean, & relubricate (following manual)
- remove the table, and remove the mag chuck from the table surface
- remove the hand wheels
- clean the vertical & horizontal ways
- clean out the dust collector cabinet & hose
electrical
- wire a proper plug into the machine
prior to making any cuts
things that should be done before the first cut is made
general
- follow the oiling guidelines in the in the manual
wheel preparation
- make sure that we have good diamonds for our dressers
- the ones we have seem like they might be a little dull
- we need a wheel puller and some hubs
- the wheel puller is so that we can swap out hub-mounted wheels
- if we maintain the hub mounting, the wheels shouldn't need to be re-balanced
- hubs with adjustable weights would make balancing much easier
- we wouldn't need to drill out the wheels to balance them
- we might be able to do without the wheel puller in that case, as we could non-destructively re-balance wheels any number of times
- the wheel puller is so that we can swap out hub-mounted wheels
work cooling
- we need a cooling system
- getting the mag chuck properly flat would take forever without coolant, to say nothing of general usage
- options: both about the same price
table / mag chuck preparation
the table & mag chuck mating surfaces, as well as the mag chuck surface & rail, need to be ground before any other work is done
- rough & fine wheels will need to be balanced & dressed
- the table surface will need to be done first
- then the mag chuck bottom
- then the mag chuck top
- then the mag chuck rail