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   Rich14 | Feb 10, 2007 10:46pm | #1

   Jim,

   Is your grinder outside? Or do you mean your shop temperature drops to below freezing?

   I would not try to prevent freezing by putting anything in the water. Get the water out of the grinder!

   Rich

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   wouldbe1 | Feb 10, 2007 11:15pm | #2

   yes the shop tepperature drop below freezing

    

   Jim

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   BruceS | Feb 11, 2007 01:02am | #3

   I would pull the nut and take the wheel inside,  better safe than sorry !Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   wouldbe1 | Feb 11, 2007 03:19am | #4

   I did not think about that thanks

   Jim R

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   BruceS | Feb 11, 2007 03:29am | #5

   Sometimes simple is good,  I often overlook the obvious too!  Duh !Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   Hoopa | Feb 11, 2007 05:06am | #6

   Something to think about in taking the wheel off. I took the wheel off a used Delta wet/dry I purchased that was running true. After cleaning the sludge out of the tank. I then reinstalled the wheel only to find that it was not perfectly centered. It required redressing to smooth it out again.

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   BruceS | Feb 11, 2007 05:29am | #7

   Returning wheel to an untrue position may be a possibility.  But I would rather have an untrue wheel that needs dressing than one that sluffs off media or worse yet, one that cracks.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   Hoopa | Feb 11, 2007 06:43am | #8

   Wholehearted agree, Bruce. I would remove the wheel from freezing conditions. However, I would store the whole grinder in a warm environment in lieu of removing just the wheel to a warm environment. Dressing the wheel removes too much material to be doing it on a regular use basis.

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   BruceS | Feb 11, 2007 08:32pm | #9

   I guess it's a matter of how good your back is,  I've got two squished discs and pinched nerves in the lower back,  so for me lighter is better.  Moving the whole thing would be better, I agree.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S.