- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Graeme's thread reminded me of the days of grinding seemingly endless loops of chain. It took be a while to learn how to dress the radius on the wheel. Once I did it was better but...oh...so stinky!
Foley Manufacturing used to be here in Minneapolis. Nice to be able to buy factory direct and learn from their techs.
On one trip in I mentioned how nasty the smell of ground chain was and that I gat tired of having to redress the wheel to the correct radius. The tech smiled and solved both issues.
He told me to find the stub end of a scented candle. Make sure that the radius was right. Fire up the grinder and press the candle into the wheel. Make sure it warms and melts into the pores of the abrasive. It doesn't take much actually.
He told me that the was does three things.
Masks the burnt metal smell
Lubricates the grinding face of the stone.
Fills in the pores with wax so that the grit doesn't break off loosing the right radius
That sure made grinding chain much more pleasant.
Raspberry banana was my fav!
Foley Manufacturing used to be here in Minneapolis. Nice to be able to buy factory direct and learn from their techs.
On one trip in I mentioned how nasty the smell of ground chain was and that I gat tired of having to redress the wheel to the correct radius. The tech smiled and solved both issues.
He told me to find the stub end of a scented candle. Make sure that the radius was right. Fire up the grinder and press the candle into the wheel. Make sure it warms and melts into the pores of the abrasive. It doesn't take much actually.
He told me that the was does three things.
Masks the burnt metal smell
Lubricates the grinding face of the stone.
Fills in the pores with wax so that the grit doesn't break off loosing the right radius
That sure made grinding chain much more pleasant.
Raspberry banana was my fav!