Wild_Bill wrote:
Like Richard said, the hole where the post/stem is secured in place
is not vertical.

This angle is important to the design, not that it needs to be exactly
perfectly duplicated, but the post/stem angle is necessary for
obtaining a proper point angle while resharpening.

I don't know where my General drill grinding fixture is (also made
with the Sears Craftsman label on them), but maybe someone can
measure that angle for Snag.


"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:26:27 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

Don Young wrote:

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Note that this grinder requires rather precise adjustment of the
distance from the wheel to achieve proper clearance angles along
with feeding. There are some examples on the web showing the
grinder on an adjustable slide mount. You probably will not get a
good drill the first time but it is possible once you get it
sorted out. Don Young

Thanks Don , I kinda got that impression from the instructions .
I'm probably going to build a dedicated grinder set-up for it , and
since it seems to be missing part of the base , I'll probably get
to do a bit of aluminum casting . More fun !!
I have a "spare" 3450 RPM motor that will make an excellent
grinder with a
cup wheel , which would seem to be the best choice for this project
. Gotta
beat my hand-sharpening technique ...

One home-brew example he

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/dr...ill-grind.html

I wouldn't bother trying to replicate your missing base. All
you should need is a vertical hole the proper size in the
new adjustable block. Note how the old base really serves
little purpose anymore...

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I think we're talking apples and oranges here . There is a "base" part ,
which holds the rotating assembly and has a slot to bolt it to a horizontal
surface . What I was referring to is a "sub-base" that will have a square
protrusion on top that will fit the slot in the "base" part and let me slide
it towards/away from the grinding wheel . The part I was referring to may
not actually be on the original attachment - but seems like a good idea to
keep the whole thing from rotating .
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