[Noisebridge-discuss] Bench grinder - dressing tool?

[jim]

   if a vacuum system on a belt sander is either 
not available or insufficient, maybe we could 
put some kind of housing around it? 



On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 10:08 -0800, Jonathan Foote wrote:
> I donated that sander to the Box Shop (and thanks Ray for fixing the
> craptastic switch on it).
> Awfully useful, but awfully dusty! If we want something like it to
> play nicely with electronics, food, and the occasional clean freak,
> some kind of dust collection would be excellent-slash-mandatory. Also
> the belts and discs need periodic replacement (especially if abused)
> and if the bandsaw is any example that may be an issue.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Ray <waywardengineer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > At the Boxshop, we have a combination disc sander and belt sander and
> > it's super useful- I especially like it on electronics and small stuff
> > like you would do at Noisebridge. We have a Delta cheapo that was
> > probably $100, but it keeps going even though we're pretty rough on
> > the poor thing.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:17 PM, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> yup, you just brace it against the wheel and whammo. well, grind-o anyways.
> >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>   cool, and it's only $3.64. if only the page
> >>> said how to use it. looks weird.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 17:20 -0800, meredith scheff wrote:
> >>> > oddly, googling 'grinder dressing tool' comes up with the answer!
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >           with respect to the bench grinder, what do you
> >>> >         mean, "dressing tool". what might they hand me if
> >>> >         i go to a full-line hardware store and ask for a
> >>> >         dressing tool for a bench grinder?
> >>> >           also, how to set the bench grinder up for
> >>> >         sharpening knives, axes, chisels, other cutting
> >>> >         tools?
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >         On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 18:20 -0800, Heiko Panther wrote:
> >>> >         > The bench grinder's wheels are pretty dull and clogged up
> >>> >         with material
> >>> >         > that it shouln't be used with. Is anyone aware of the
> >>> >         existence of a
> >>> >         > dressing tool? On the same note, is there a process for
> >>> >         ordering
> >>> >         > stuff/making purchases for NB, or making in-kind donations
> >>> >         to NB?
> >>> >         >
> >>> >         > Heiko
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