balanceing wire wheels

[chester dylan]

I saw a vid on youtube a while ago that led me to start balanceing my cup wire wheels
some of the cup wheels you get from tool station screwfix machine mart there all well out of balance and shake angle grinders unless youv got it on a 9" grinder.
so i made up a jig out of a fue bits and bobs from the scrapy and what a difrence it makes
and non of them have come out of balance yet which i was expecting as thay lose brisels

Note i tighten up the tec screws when im happy thay are balanced
and the wheel is held between to cone shaped sleves with grub screws and i balance the arbour first and mark the oreantation of where the grub screws go

 

[MattF]

The balance must be dire if it needs that much weight to balance it. It is a simple case of spin the cup and add weight at 180 degrees or so until a certain point stops dropping to the bottom on rotation, with your setup?

 

[chester dylan]

yep as you say let it settle add wieght at the top and let it settle again and see if you need to add o subtract then when your happy spin the wheel 90 on the arbour to make shure your arbour is not throwing your reeding out chrisb257 has a sprung steel bar whitch sags so this is not a problem for him
and this is the worst iv come across normaly 1 screw an a couple of washers dose the trick
a set of acruat scales helps for weighing washers

this is the video i watched so credit goes to ChrisB257 of youtube

 

[DanielW]

I don't wish to put the dampers on this but isn't it a bit OTT? ie when in use the wheels will and do lose bristles in use therefore upsetting the balance?

Truthfully I've never had a problem using wirewheels for eradicating surface rust or paint layers on metal.

 

[Digger6135]

I don't wish to put the dampers on this but isn't it a bit OTT? ie when in use the wheels will and do lose bristles in use therefore upsetting the balance?

Truthfully I've never had a problem using wirewheels for eradicating surface rust or paint layers on metal.

Exactly correct, any imbalance is counteracted the moment you apply the rotating wire wheel to whatever you are wire brushing, the vibration is adsorbed.

Digger6135

 

[Maker]

I thought it was quite a clever idea.

 

[MattF]

Exactly correct, any imbalance is counteracted the moment you apply the rotating wire wheel to whatever you are wire brushing, the vibration is adsorbed.

Digger6135

Different scenario, however. An imbalanced wheel whilst free spinning is a pain. When loaded, all bearing pressure etc. is concentrated in one direction, not acting like a centrifuge.

 

[AndyStobbs]

Was anyone else expecting to see some Rolls Royce wheels shod with banded Michelin cross plys?

 

[brightspark]

Was anyone else expecting to see some Rolls Royce wheels shod with banded Michelin cross plys?

i was expecting xj jag or a set of mga wheels

 

[rich the mechanic]

I was expecting bike wheels.

 

[mr migwire]

i dont fancy the idea of a tek screw coming off at full pelt, akin to a .22 rimmy...lol