Bench Grinder Vibe

[Terry Vance]

When all else fails or it still vibrates a little, sit it on an 18 inch square of 4 inch thick foam rubber. It may still vibrate some, but it won't walk away from you while using...

[cgm]

Look at the front of wheel, where the tool rest is and see if the wheel is runing true. when u dress the wheel u have to hold the dresser ridged so it makes the wheel perfectly true. U stand a better chace of getting wheel trued up up with the dimound dreser as opposed to the wheel dresser. You can't do a good grinding job if the wheels are not runing true. Also it is easy to get a wheel out of round if ur not careful when u are sharpening something.
Carl

[davidinsarasota]

Thanks Carl, The diamond tool did a good job of removing most of the vibe, screwing the base to the bench eliminated the rest.

[Robby]

Sometimes there can be a little play on the shaft when mounting the wheel. Loosening and retighting can help. Just be carefull if you ever have lots of vibe. I once had lots of vib on my big floor stand grinder. One day when I turner it on, right when it hit top speed, the wheel expolded into pieces. Some hit me without causing any damage, but sure was scarey trying to shut off the &%*& thing with it bouncing all over. It is now bolted to the floor.