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Post by stardiamond on Nov 8, 2022 15:20:06 GMT -5
I use a lot of wheels on my Genie. My previous 80 grit was a Lithuanian top hex 80 grit with a steel core. The holes on wheels except dp can sometimes to be a little tight. I mounted the wheels in the wrong order so the 80 grit was farthest from where the arbor screws in. It was time to replace the wheel and it wouldn't come off the arbor. The other wheels came right off. I tapped the threaded end with a hammer and eventually got the wheel off but stripped the threaded end. I had a plumber doing major work for about a week and asked if there was anything I could do fix the arbor. It is reverse thread and aluminum instead of steel so it was out of his area of expertise, and he said it was likely that I couldn't fix it. I ordered another arbor and it arrived quickly from Diamond Pacific. I then went on to Amazon looking for a pipe thread fixer. I thought a Dremel would work better than a drill and my wife had one. The part arrived today and after a few minutes, I had the arbor fixed.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 8, 2022 15:32:16 GMT -5
It's a good fix but I think better advice would be to not tap the end of the shaft with a hammer.
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 8, 2022 15:52:23 GMT -5
Yes. The real answer is don't mount a wheel when it is a tight fit. Once it was on my options were limited. I tried rotating and sliding and it wouldn't budge. I had the same problem on my 8 inch machine with a steel core wheel. The previous steel core was fine. This one wouldn't make it more than halfway on a 3-4 foot arbor. I tried emery cloth on the arbor and the hole. It was still too tight, so I gave up and bought a plastic core wheel.
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 9, 2022 1:00:47 GMT -5
I have a set of thread files that have got plenty of use.
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