Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine? Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to be
most effective. Thanks
RBW

On 6 Jan 2005 09:43:19 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine? Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to be
most effective. Thanks
RBW
I gave up on mine after a half dozen uses about twenty years ago. IIRC
there is a sintered bronze filter on the pick up tube which quickly
clogs with rusted grindings and the small diaphragm pump is operated
much too fast to be effective. The guides are flimsy and poorly
designed. A total waste of space. You might try running a salt and
vinegar solution through it.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Gerald Miller wrote:
On 6 Jan 2005 09:43:19 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine?
Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone
runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to
be
most effective. Thanks
RBW
I gave up on mine after a half dozen uses about twenty years ago.
IIRC
there is a sintered bronze filter on the pick up tube which quickly
clogs with rusted grindings and the small diaphragm pump is operated
much too fast to be effective. The guides are flimsy and poorly
designed. A total waste of space. You might try running a salt and
vinegar solution through it.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

Thanks for the suggestion, Gerry. The pump is not working at all and if
the machine is not worth the $20 or so for a new pump, I probably need
to look elsewhere for a different wet stone. Any suggestions?
Gerald Miller wrote:
On 6 Jan 2005 09:43:19 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine?
Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone
runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to
be
most effective. Thanks
RBW
I gave up on mine after a half dozen uses about twenty years ago.
IIRC
there is a sintered bronze filter on the pick up tube which quickly
clogs with rusted grindings and the small diaphragm pump is operated
much too fast to be effective. The guides are flimsy and poorly
designed. A total waste of space. You might try running a salt and
vinegar solution through it.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

On 6 Jan 2005 09:43:19 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine? Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to be
most effective. Thanks
RBW

Is that the one that has a little vane or Archimedes Screw pump on
the bottom end of the motor shaft, or some other cockamamie pumping
method?

KISS. If the grinder part still works well, I'd just run an 1/8
copper water line and needle valve from a convenient water source,
drill a drain/overflow fitting into the water well with a hose barb
and a length of tubing, sit it next to a sink where it can drain, and
use total loss water cooling. Just set the valve to 'slow drip' and
grind away. It can't possibly use that much water...

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On 8 Jan 2005 09:05:43 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion, Gerry. The pump is not working at all and if
the machine is not worth the $20 or so for a new pump, I probably need
to look elsewhere for a different wet stone. Any suggestions?
Someone else suggested setting up near a sink and running a drip from
a water source onto the stone and draining the waste.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

you can get a cheap fountain pump from a hardware store, or you can just use
a coffee can with a pin hole in it (that's really cheap)
"Gerald Miller" wrote in message
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On 8 Jan 2005 09:05:43 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion, Gerry. The pump is not working at all and if
the machine is not worth the $20 or so for a new pump, I probably need
to look elsewhere for a different wet stone. Any suggestions?
Someone else suggested setting up near a sink and running a drip from
a water source onto the stone and draining the waste.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

yes, the filter does plug up. I decided to get an old windshield washer pump
from a car and rigged that into a little wall wart universal power supply
which puts out the 12v to run it. I used an old plastic reservoir for
windshield washer fluid although any receptacle will do. I then ran some
tubing by drilling a hole in the back of the top for the water spray over
the wheel. There are two drain return lines on either side of the little
plastic bucket they give you. I removed the bucket, put a couple of pieces
of tygon tubing into those drain nipples, and ran those into a y fitting
used for air hose. the remaining single line can be run into the washer
reservoir, or you can run it into a sink if you keep refilling your
reservoir when it runs out. Reservoir should be below the level of drain
lines.
don paolino
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Gerald Miller wrote:
On 6 Jan 2005 09:43:19 -0800, "RBW" wrote:

Does anyone have any experience repairing a Wen Wet Stone Machine?
Mine
has stopped putting water on the stone as it revolves. The stone
runs
fine but because of its speed, it needs to have water put on it to
be
most effective. Thanks
RBW
I gave up on mine after a half dozen uses about twenty years ago.
IIRC
there is a sintered bronze filter on the pick up tube which quickly
clogs with rusted grindings and the small diaphragm pump is operated
much too fast to be effective. The guides are flimsy and poorly
designed. A total waste of space. You might try running a salt and
vinegar solution through it.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada