"NSM" writes:

"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
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| I have a bench grinder that seems to have such a fault. I have eliminated
| mechanical causes as best I can and it still intermittently stops and
| hums loudly when the rotor gets hot.

Bearings?

That's what I thought originally but I couldn't find any problems.

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