Author Topic: Mounting polishing wheels.  (Read 4514 times)

Offline NeoTech

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 826
  • Country: se
    • Roughedge Hobbyworks
Mounting polishing wheels.
« on: April 30, 2013, 01:18:00 PM »
I bought these cheap ass 150mm polishing wheels.. they came with.. well no bushing or mounting hardware.. I intend to mount these on a 1Hp electrical motor i have lying around but need some idea to secure that bloody thing to the shaft and properly drive it..

Suggestions? (photobomb me)
Machinery: Optimum D320x920, Optimum BF20L, Aciera F3. -- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. http://www.roughedge.se/blogg/

Offline Pete.

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1075
  • Country: gb
Re: Mounting polishing wheels.
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 01:20:28 PM »
They should just screw onto a spiral polishing arbor - and screw off again. If you have no arbor just use two large flat washers and clamp the wheel between them.

Offline DMIOM

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 676
  • Country: gb
  • Isle of Man
Re: Mounting polishing wheels.
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 02:09:37 PM »

Polishing machines often use tapered spindles like these - think of a benchtop grinder with one of these in place of each wheel. These allow you to easily change wheels for a stiffer/softer wheel or when you change compound (I sometimes write the compound colour on the side of the wheel with a Sharpie to avoid cross-conamination, as the colour isn't always evident once its on a wheel).

Or you can use/make somethink like these fixed adapters

Dave