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    Re: If flames come out of the surface grinder, should I stop using it?

    Originally posted by std
    So I'm grinding spacers for the bevel gears in the transmission today. While I'm assembling the pinion, I hear the surface grinder shut off. I thought that was a little odd, but I didn't think much about it.

    I finish assembling it and checking the preload torque. It's all good, so I move on to the wheel gear.

    About then I smell something bad, like wires burning and it's a little hazy on the other side of the shop. I run over to the grinder and there are flames shooting out of the motor starter. I pulled the plug and put out the fire and luckily there wasn't much damage. Just the starter.

    After I took it off it was still hot an hour later. Hopefully I can find another one tommorrow.

    So now I'm not only a machinist/fabricater/ mechanic/ truck driver, I'm a machine repairman/electrician too.

    So how was your day?
    A jack of all trades,master of none,just like most of us on here.
    Calypornya...near the beach

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