WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar calluses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouc...."
Them wire wheels are addictive, so efficient yet so close to untamable. I tend to keep toying with mine until I scare myself one time too many and then I stop. eye/face protection is a must for sure, but I raised my eyebrow(s) at your concept of the unlocked pedestal, that makes a lot of sense, i'm gonna look into finding a way to make my wire wheel less rigid... or it might eat my arm one day ! Keep on trucking ! (from France)
Untamable is an excellent description for wire wheels. One of my worst accidents was a wire wheel on an angle grinder that got caught in my shirt tail. It ate my stomach and chest and was on its way to my neck when it stopped. I really like having my setup on the stand. The stand gives and pushes away before grabbing.
Indeed, that video of yours on the Milwaukee grinder made an impression, now I'm respectfully feeling like I'm grabbing the tail of a grizzly whenever I reach for one of these machines...
I was cleaning paint off some channel steel and once had a wire fly off and stick rt beside my tear duct. (With safety glasses on) hurt like hell and now I wear a shield.
Issue I'm running into is the motor I came across has a 7/8" bore from a Lennox commercial air handler. I'm using the v-belt pully that has a 1" thread on the end of it and went from that to a 1" floor flange black iron to a bushing. It's a janky setup...not well balanced. I'm not finding a shaft arbor for a 7/8" bore.
what i great idea! i was struggling with putting a wire wheel on my small bench grinder-I agree with you the guards get in the way of the wire right away. I've been saving an old motor for awhile. now i know what to do with it, but it is a Clockwise rotating motor. So I suppose I'll need to set it up like the left side of my bench grinder using a clockwise rotation arbor adapter with left hand treads-correct? With this unguarded, untamable set-up, can you approach the wheel from either side (front or back) or must you always stand so the top of the wheel is rotating toward you like a bench grinder? Does the wheel always "buck" away from you in the conventional setup? Seems like it might be unsafe to use the wire wheel from the other side? I'd rather learn this from someone else's experience. Thank you.
You got Ask in the nickname, so here i ask :P what is the motor you are using? Is it some kind of single bench grinder, or a motor from washing machine or?
It is 1750rpm 1.5hp TEFC Dayton continuous duty capacitor start 220v 1ph motor with a 5/8" arbor. These types of motors are just general workhorse utility motors driving things like industrial fans, drill presses, and all sorts of arbor mounted setups like polishing wheels and deburring discs. I have a 1hp driving the step pulley transmission on my lathe. ua-cam.com/video/Dlt7wr_cgMI/v-deo.html
Great video. But wouldn't a stationary mounted big angle grinder be a better power source? these electric motors have about 1000-3000 rpm, while an angle grinder has 11000-12000 rpm. I understand torque is enough, but i suppose with equal torque and 5x speed it would be more efficient Also, how about mounting two or three of those wheels side by side? that would be a beast for stripping rust/paint
the incredible rpm ammount will tear out your wire wheel in no time, and unless you are wearing good ammount of protective gear it will be a blood bath ;)
No problem mommy. I like long sleeve light cotton shirts to work in and they do get trashed pretty quickly. Most of my shirts come from my brother and other friends who pass along their slightly used dress shirts that aren't quite up to the boardroom but are perfect for me to get medieval on. The absolute best are Brooks Brothers. They don't lose buttons and are built to last. Long before a BB shirt gets turned into rag it gets so stained and ugly that Sue intervenes and says enough.
Brooks Brothers ran an online campaign for people to send in photos of their "Brooks Brothers Style". A lot of pics of fancy boys and guys who were manscaped to the max. Needless to say the pics Sue sent of me in my BB stained work shirts were not appreciated.
That's hilarious, and yet still quite a testament to the quality of BB's garments. The advertising boys on Madison Ave. missed an opportunity, they could have created an engaging and fun campaign featuring you putting their shirts to the ultimate test. Grinder sparks and debris flying into your freshly pressed white oxford button down while the Mrs. looks on, unfazed.
Great advice on improving and mounting a wire wheel. Appreciate you sharing this!
Great idea on the unlocked pedestal! I always use a full face shield, and, like you, a leather apron. Thanks, I really appreciate your videos.
Perfectly clean metal parts. Good Luck To You! like!
Great. Thank you very much for sharing.
hey dude great video lot of good info. thank you.
thanks for the tip, Its nice to know where to save a few bucks here and there
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar calluses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouc...."
Them wire wheels are addictive, so efficient yet so close to untamable. I tend to keep toying with mine until I scare myself one time too many and then I stop. eye/face protection is a must for sure, but I raised my eyebrow(s) at your concept of the unlocked pedestal, that makes a lot of sense, i'm gonna look into finding a way to make my wire wheel less rigid... or it might eat my arm one day !
Keep on trucking ! (from France)
Untamable is an excellent description for wire wheels. One of my worst accidents was a wire wheel on an angle grinder that got caught in my shirt tail. It ate my stomach and chest and was on its way to my neck when it stopped. I really like having my setup on the stand. The stand gives and pushes away before grabbing.
Indeed, that video of yours on the Milwaukee grinder made an impression, now I'm respectfully feeling like I'm grabbing the tail of a grizzly whenever I reach for one of these machines...
I was cleaning paint off some channel steel and once had a wire fly off and stick rt beside my tear duct. (With safety glasses on) hurt like hell and now I wear a shield.
Issue I'm running into is the motor I came across has a 7/8" bore from a Lennox commercial air handler. I'm using the v-belt pully that has a 1" thread on the end of it and went from that to a 1" floor flange black iron to a bushing. It's a janky setup...not well balanced. I'm not finding a shaft arbor for a 7/8" bore.
Any thoughts about the Brass 8" wire wheel from harbor freight?
I have not tried one since most of my metal work is steel. But I will order one and check it out.
Hi. Excellent video. Can I ask you one question? Whats the thickness of the center hub? I know the diameter it’s 2 1/8”. Thank you.
smart guy
what i great idea! i was struggling with putting a wire wheel on my small bench grinder-I agree with you the guards get in the way of the wire right away. I've been saving an old motor for awhile. now i know what to do with it, but it is a Clockwise rotating motor. So I suppose I'll need to set it up like the left side of my bench grinder using a clockwise rotation arbor adapter with left hand treads-correct? With this unguarded, untamable set-up, can you approach the wheel from either side (front or back) or must you always stand so the top of the wheel is rotating toward you like a bench grinder? Does the wheel always "buck" away from you in the conventional setup? Seems like it might be unsafe to use the wire wheel from the other side? I'd rather learn this from someone else's experience. Thank you.
Just look at the wiring diagram on the motor to reverse direction. It is just swapping a few wires for CW CCW.
Do you ever accidentally hit your hand on that? I bet that would hurt!
It is not that bad if it is just a momentary contact.
You got Ask in the nickname, so here i ask :P what is the motor you are using? Is it some kind of single bench grinder, or a motor from washing machine or?
It is 1750rpm 1.5hp TEFC Dayton continuous duty capacitor start 220v 1ph motor with a 5/8" arbor. These types of motors are just general workhorse utility motors driving things like industrial fans, drill presses, and all sorts of arbor mounted setups like polishing wheels and deburring discs. I have a 1hp driving the step pulley transmission on my lathe. ua-cam.com/video/Dlt7wr_cgMI/v-deo.html
Great video. But wouldn't a stationary mounted big angle grinder be a better power source? these electric motors have about 1000-3000 rpm, while an angle grinder has 11000-12000 rpm. I understand torque is enough, but i suppose with equal torque and 5x speed it would be more efficient
Also, how about mounting two or three of those wheels side by side? that would be a beast for stripping rust/paint
Don't let me stop you. Then show us how it went.
the incredible rpm ammount will tear out your wire wheel in no time, and unless you are wearing good ammount of protective gear it will be a blood bath ;)
The glasses I was wearing I think are the same or very similar to what you are wearing here
Your story is a wake up call. I have several shields, and will start keeping one hanging on my stand.
Now I know I'm going to sound like your mother, but it looks like you ruined another beautiful dress shirt. :-)
BTW thanks for another great video.
No problem mommy. I like long sleeve light cotton shirts to work in and they do get trashed pretty quickly. Most of my shirts come from my brother and other friends who pass along their slightly used dress shirts that aren't quite up to the boardroom but are perfect for me to get medieval on. The absolute best are Brooks Brothers. They don't lose buttons and are built to last. Long before a BB shirt gets turned into rag it gets so stained and ugly that Sue intervenes and says enough.
That's funny, I too get my work shirts "hand me ups" from my brother. Now I just have to persuade him to shop at Brooks Brothers.
Brooks Brothers ran an online campaign for people to send in photos of their "Brooks Brothers Style". A lot of pics of fancy boys and guys who were manscaped to the max. Needless to say the pics Sue sent of me in my BB stained work shirts were not appreciated.
That's hilarious, and yet still quite a testament to the quality of BB's garments. The advertising boys on Madison Ave. missed an opportunity, they could have created an engaging and fun campaign featuring you putting their shirts to the ultimate test.
Grinder sparks and debris flying into your freshly pressed white oxford button down while the Mrs. looks on, unfazed.