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Jun 08, 2012 · I fabricated pieces missing to produce the pedal power, then working the wheel dry and handholding a 4 1/2" angle grinder with metal grinding disc, pedal powered the wheel and moved the grinder back and forth, was able to smooth out the groove probably 1/4" deep or more and removed a big portion of the out of round, still need to remove more ...
"toxonix"'s post about building a wet grinder got me thinking about the old pedal powered grinding stones. A friend of mine has one in his living r...I am actually waiting on a local friend to bring over his fathers old wet grinding stone that was motor powered. According to him it is a fine grit...I thought they were usually just sandstone...I've always wanted to get one though. This might provide a little insight, but even if it doesn't it's...There is a need to be careful with them, however. Sam Savalti got one and tried to motorize it and it exploded, literally. One chunk went through t...there was a picture long time ago of Dana Acker with a pedal bike converted to a stone grinder... that was cool to see.. but i can't find it anywhe...I've seen that video before, and you're right, it's cool to see the old equipment actually running, instead of just being a static display. Most of...Seen this yet? That's probably about the size you're looking for. I wouldn't try spinning it at 1400RPM though. 't I'd add a post concerning the pedal powered sandstone grinder, recently received one with pedal parts missing, and wheel badly grooved and mu...Sean, I've never tried to document it but was always told that the majority of the stones were cast rather than quarried. This may be why they were...That seems likely to me, especially the finer grained whitish ones. Limestone in my area is almost always streaked with different shades, ranging f...
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