Recent content by paulmc

Mine is still running fine. I did try to post a full write-up of the restoration process but it failed to submit and I hadn't Copied the text before it was lost. Your grinder looks the same as mine (as it would/should) but my disk cowlings? are shaped to duct the the debris towards the rear of...

Progress is being made.. Nuts and bolts go from being gnarly and rusted to..erm.. gnarly and clean.. Casings have been blasted and painted.... I've bought a new switch and power cable exit gland. Still having trouble finding the exact rubber feet I need but I'm sure they're out there...

It does indeed make sense - thanks. D'oh. I went back and added another issue to the list. If I could only afford to employ a proof reader then this sort of thing wouldn't happen. Champion. I shall leave well alone then. I was leaning towards doing it that way - thanks. They may well be...

Many thanks for the comments and information WWIIJeep and yes it was your thread which actually drew me to the site. Re: The centrifugal starting switch. I could see it was some sort of centrifugal mechanism but couldn't work out why it appeared to be breaking a circuit rather than making one...

PART II: The puller So, I splashed out and bought a puller to get the inner flange wheels off. I was VERY wary of using the front rims of the wheels as the anchor points but I couldn't get in behind it. Anyway, after many 1/8th turns and checks for any signs of stress, the wheel finally gave...

Thanks guys, I hope to do it justice. my Father-in-law was a tooling engineer. He made up a really horrible plate steel sheet pyramid base for it which I removed straight away. If I can get the grinder into decent shape then I might look for a new pedestal for it. With regards to age: There's...

Hi All, This is a brilliant site and exactly what I've been looking for. I've acquired a Stanley type 586 bench grinder from my ailing & aging father in law. He was a well known electrical bodger and was not adverse to using ordinary household glue to 'fix' motors and casings. With that in...