© Copyright 2011 Easthill Group, Inc.
Instruction part #13576Q Rev. 7/11
If you have any questions about the use of this product, please contact
The Eastwood Technical Assistance Service Department: 800.544.5118 >> email: [email protected]
The Eastwood Company 263 Shoemaker Road, Pottstown, PA 19464, USA
US and Canada: 800.345.1178 outside US: 610.718.8335
Fax: 610.323.6268 eastwood.com
TROUBLESHOOTING – GRINDER SPECIFIC
•
Burned appearance on ground object:
°
Too much pressure being applied to the wheel. Reduce pressure.
°
Ground object being held too long against wheel. Grind several seconds on, wait several seconds, re-grind.
°
Dip ground object into coolant.
• Wheel wearing rapidly:
°
Too much pressure being applied to the wheel. Reduce pressure.
°
Wheel too soft for material being ground, use harder wheel.
°
Ground object being held too long against wheel. Grind several seconds on, wait several seconds, re-grind.
•
Wheel loading up with metal:
°
Too much pressure being applied to the wheel. Reduce pressure.
°
Wheel too hard for material being ground, use softer wheel.
°
Ground object being held too long against wheel. Grind several seconds on, wait several seconds, re-grind.
°
Too much heat in ground object. Dip into coolant.
TROUBLESHOOTING – BUFFER SPECIFIC
•
Buff Wheel spreading or fraying:
°
Too much pressure being applied to the wheel. Reduce pressure.
°
Buffed object too course for wheel grade. Choose a courser buff wheel.
•
Buff Wheel loading up or glazing:
°
Too much buff compound being applied to the wheel. Clean wheel by GENTLY applying a large screwdriver blade pointing DOWNWARD against rotating
wheel to clean. Apply less compound to wheel.
•
Buildup or caking of compound on object being buffed:
°
Too much buff compound being applied to the wheel. Clean wheel by GENTLY applying a large screwdriver blade pointing DOWNWARD against rotating
wheel to clean. Apply less compound to wheel.
REPLACING A WHEEL
Your grinder’s unique quick-release covers make wheel replacement a snap.
•
Make sure the Grinder/Buffer is
OFF
and
UNPLUGGED!
• Loosen the three Phillips head screws (don’t remove) and rotate the side plate of the wheel guard along the slots counter-clockwise until the holes clear the screw heads
(Fig D).
Set aside.
• Remove large retaining nut (Clockwise, reverse thread for the left side shaft and
Counter-clockwise standard thread for the right side shaft) (Fig D).
• Remove Outer Flange Washer.
•
Remove Grinding or Buffi ng Wheel.
• Replace in reverse order of disassembly. Be aware that the left side shaft is reverse threaded.
NOTE:
Do not over-tighten the Grinding Wheel Retaining Nut. Cracking of the Grinding Wheel could occur
resulting in a dangerous condition.
FIG. D
Wheel
guard cover
Nut
Outer
fl ange
Grinding
wheel
Inner
fl ange
Screw
