hand crank grinder question
Steve Kubien
>Hi everyone,
Due to the extreme generosity of a certain neanderthal, I acquired a hand-crank grinder a few months back. Whilst I am cleaning/reorganizing the shop, I want to give it a permanent home and create a sharpening station of sorts. Here is the issue I am facing.....
The wheel has a bit of a wobble to it. The shaft of the grinder appears to be true. I have tried truing the wheel with a diamond dressing point from Lee Valley. Mostly what I end up doing is creating grooves. I have tried holding the dresser in my Veritas Grinder Jig but it is so thick that it refuses to be secured. I should point out that this is a new white wheel (6" x 1") from Lee Valley.
Can someone suggest a step-by-step method for me to true the wheel? At this point I only have 2 ideas....Somehow the wheel is not sitting true on the shaft. I do not know how to check this idea and if correct, how to fix it. My other idea is to take a piece of steel and slowly feed it into the wheel until it grinds itself true. I know, it doesn't sound very appealing to me either.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thank you in advance,
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
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