just received and assembled a bench grinder purchased from amazon.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted a bench grinder for occasional use....when I fired this thing up
noticed the right wheel has a little wobble.....I would say about 1/16 inch
and also vibrates some, I assume because of the wobble. I pulled the right
wheel off and turned on but I can not tell for sure if the shaft is bent.

Not real happy with the wobble, but wondering if this is normal or should I
just send it back?

On Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:00:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
just received and assembled a bench grinder purchased from amazon.

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wanted a bench grinder for occasional use....when I fired this thing up

noticed the right wheel has a little wobble.....I would say about 1/16 inch

and also vibrates some, I assume because of the wobble. I pulled the right

wheel off and turned on but I can not tell for sure if the shaft is bent.



Not real happy with the wobble, but wondering if this is normal or should I

just send it back?

You didn't say if the vibration went away when you removed the wheel? Crappy wheels could cause your problem. Since it's Amazon...send it back!

On Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:00:50 GMT, wrote:

just received and assembled a bench grinder purchased from amazon.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted a bench grinder for occasional use....when I fired this thing up
noticed the right wheel has a little wobble.....I would say about 1/16 inch
and also vibrates some, I assume because of the wobble. I pulled the right
wheel off and turned on but I can not tell for sure if the shaft is bent.

Not real happy with the wobble, but wondering if this is normal or should I
just send it back?

I do not know what the tolerance is for wobble. Grinding wheels can
break and poke you in the eye socket.

If you don't feel comfortable, then send the grinder back.

On 09/25/2014 1:00 PM, wrote:
just received and assembled a bench grinder purchased from amazon.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted a bench grinder for occasional use....when I fired this thing up
noticed the right wheel has a little wobble.....I would say about 1/16 inch
and also vibrates some, I assume because of the wobble. I pulled the right
wheel off and turned on but I can not tell for sure if the shaft is bent.

Not real happy with the wobble, but wondering if this is normal or should I
just send it back?

You can tell if the shaft is severely bent with just the tip of a
scratch awl or the like if you don't have actual dial indicator to
measure runout. Place it perpendicular to the shaft with the point just
touching and rotate the shaft--if it's badly out, you'll be able to tell
it by whether the tip of the awl is moved or not...

More than likely it's just the wheel or the mounting flange. If the
left hand side seemed ok, move it to the right and try it...and the
flanges, too, or vice versa, w/ the right wheel on the left.

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On 9/25/14, 2:00 PM, wrote:
just received and assembled a bench grinder purchased from amazon.
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wanted a bench grinder for occasional use....when I fired this thing up
noticed the right wheel has a little wobble.....I would say about 1/16 inch
and also vibrates some, I assume because of the wobble. I pulled the right
wheel off and turned on but I can not tell for sure if the shaft is bent.

Not real happy with the wobble, but wondering if this is normal or should I
just send it back?

I imagine if you turned the grinder on and held a stick on the motor
housing, then on the end of the shaft, more vibration would show a bent
shaft.