Mechanical problem

Betsy,
Check that the strop wheel didn’t come off the motor shaft, which runs on the inside of the strop wheel.

-- Todd, Richfield MN

Thanks Todd. The three little nubs fit into the holes on the metal wheel just fine. Good and snug.

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Betsy,

I have the Tormek version but I think it is basically the same. Here is a crude drawing of what makes the wheels spin

The motor is inside the grinder housing but there is a shaft that extends from the motor thru the housing and rubs on the inside of the strop wheel. The weight of the motor causes friction to turn the strop/grinding wheel. See if the shaft is actually there and if it is turning. You may have to turn the grinder upside down to see everything. If the motor shaft is there and turning- move the motor a little to be sure it is rubbing on the inside of the strop wheel.

Lew

Lew – thanks for the explanation – I’ll look at that tonight. Thanks for taking the time to do the drawing – sure makes more sense now. I’ll let you know how I get along with it. Thanks again.

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Betsy, I will will look at mine this evening and see if I can figure out why this would happen. This unit has been one of my better choices, (of course there are some things I would change. lol).

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Betsy

If you bought it new and set it up per their instructions why should you have to fix it. I say return it. They need to know that they sent out an inoperative product.

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Hi Betsy,
I ran across this issue in another forum, you may want to take a look. Seems these things have problems.
http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=103314

I think it’s the same as yours. Good luck.

Thanks Shimmy. I’ll have to look at that issue. I’m inclined to take it back to Rockler and get a new one. But not sure. My dog got sick Tuesday and I ended up putting her down last night so I’ve not really put any time into this. I’ll let you know how I make out.

Thanks for the tip.

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Sorry to hear about your dog.

Did Rockler replace it for you?

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