I have 3 good bench grinders (or 5 maybe).. and I now feel a sudden urge to
drill holes in the outboard ends of the arbors, for installing safety
(cotter) pins in them to eliminate the possiblility of having the wheels
spinning the nuts off and running across the floor.

The idea's probably already been patented, so probably not much potential
for it being a rewarding feature.

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WB
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"Joseph Gwinn" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Wild_Bill" wrote:

A+, good conclusion Joe.. why all the mystery? heheh

Because most modern grinders omit the anti-rotation feature.

I wonder if Baldor grinders have anti-rotation or not.


I think you meant to state 1/3 HP rating in the OP.. so it's likely to
stall
before crushing the grinding wheels, me thinks.
(however, 1/3 HP is much more powerful than today's 3/4+ HP "ratings")

I think I did mention that it's 1/3 HP. Maybe they had bigger ponys
back then.

Anyway, we have a conculsion: The anti-rotation feature will be
retained, or improved. The alternatives are the through-pin and the
woodruff key.

Joe Gwinn