FG5000/FG10000 Flywheel Grinder
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OPERATION
1. Remove the coolant shroud door at the front of the
machine using the two handles. Select a grinding wheel
according to the material to be ground. (See grinding
wheel selection,
Page 11)
2. Install the grinding wheel (Figure 16) Tighten to 150 In.
Lbs. Occasionally it may be necessary to use a wheel
spacer in order to reach to the bottom of a recessed
flywheel. Use the spacer and the longer cap screw
provided and install (Figure 16).
3. When a new grinding wheel is installed, or a wheel is re-
installed, the wheel should be dressed or “trued up”
(Figure 17).
WHEEL DRESSER
1. Since it may be impossible to accurately match the grinding wheel
material and hardness to the metal alloy being ground, it may
become necessary on some applications to dress the grinding wheel
after use. The purpose in dressing the wheel is to remove that
portion of the wheel’s edge that has become dull and/or clogged with
particles causing a decrease in cutting ability. A clean grinding
wheel will be evident and very little heat will be generated in the work
piece. Under ideal circumstances, the grinding wheel will break
down during grinding at a rate sufficient to keep sharp. Clean
particles exposed on the grinding edge. If the grinding rate
decreases noticeably as evident by a decrease in the shower of
sparks, it will be necessary to dress the wheel. This should be
accomplished by raising the wheel up far enough so that the dresser
can swing under the wheel. The dresser height is changed by
rotating the adjustment collar (Figure 17).
2. Adjust wheel guard and install shroud door for maximum protection. (No coolant is needed for
the dressing operation). Start grinding motor. Carefully swing the dresser back and forth under
the front edge of the grinding wheel, gradually rotating the dresser adjustment collar to raise
the dresser until contact is made. Only a small amount of material has to be removed to obtain
a new grinding edge.
Figure 16
Figure 17
Wheel Dresser
Adjustment Collar
CAUTION: DO NOT INSTALL GRINDING WHEEL IF
EITHER OR BOTH PAPER BLOTTERS ARE MISSING.
Figure 17
