Dave Monk Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 A couple of years ago I bought a Rikon variable speed grinder to sand and shape my intarsia pieces. The top picture is an adapter that I found that would fit a 5/8" shaft. For it to fit good I had to cut the threads off the grinder shaft. In December Rockler had the low speed grinder on sale so I bought one. The slower speed seems to work better for sanding and shaping. I decided I didn't want to cut the shaft off so I went to a machine shop and had an adapter made. Works great. Sure wasn't cheap but boys toys aren't. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 I did the same thing for an old furnace motor, but I had the end of the shaft threaded to fit a 1/2" Jacob's chuck. The motor is 1750 rpm, which I think is just right for sanding and shaping with larger bits. I had it done for free at a technical college I was teaching at. One of the students in the machining course got to thread a hardened shaft to fit the chuck, and I got a basically very versatile tool at low cost. Been using it for about 35 years now. Tom Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Dave, nice setup, how did you ever make out with your sander or bandsaw that the company wasn’t helping, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted April 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 8 hours ago, rjweb said: Dave, nice setup, how did you ever make out with your sander or bandsaw that the company wasn’t helping, RJ I did get the bandsaw blade replaced. 8 hours ago, rjweb said: Dave, nice setup, how did you ever make out with your sander or bandsaw that the company wasn’t helping, RJ After jumping up and down and screaming I did get their attention. That is an exaggeration. I finely was able to talk to a customer service person which I told that I would come in person to their office ( only 45 minutes from me) until something got resolved. Long story short I did get the part I needed to fix it but I will never buy another piece of equipment made by them. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.