M.E.S. Surface grinder

[Mike Henderson 1Participant @mikehenderson1]

[Mike Henderson 1Participant @mikehenderson1]

Hi. I recently picked one of these up from my local tool dealer, at a price I was very happy with. It seems to be well made and is certainly of sufficient capacity to do all the surface grinding I expect to need (famous last words).

One thing surprises me, however. The wheel that it came with is a very coarse grit, is dark brown in colour and looks like the sort that I would expect to find on a straight pneumatic grinder!

I've used conventional surface grinders before and they have been fitted with a white or blue alumina wheel with a vitrified bond. Also, I've seen but never used a swing grinder. Can't recall just what the wheels on those were like but they certainly never stood out as odd!

Can anyone advise me what wheel M E S originally supplied or specified?

Thanks in advance

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello Mike,

You need to choose the wheel according to the sort of work you want to carry out, rather than to the machine.

Neil

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

You do need a courser wheel on these type of machine than a conventional grinder because they have more contact in touch with the work, remove more metal and can clog far easier.

I have a big commercial swing grinder and if I fit anything finer to it that the one fitted, which incidentally looks like a breeze block it over heats, and just burns the work.

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