A Grinding Halt

Almost every day I do something related to DarionGlass.  When I begin almost every project, I have to use the grinder.  After cutting the individual glass pieces, whether straight or curved, they need have a little touch up at the grinder to remove any burs or slightly fractured edges where the glass is removed from the larger sheet.  If a curve, particularly a concave curve, is involved usually a lot of grinding is also involved.

The grinder accommodates grinder bits in a variety of sizes, so even delicate curves can be handled.  The grinding surface of these bits is on a metallic cylinder that attaches to the metallic post of the grinder.  Then I add water to the base of the grinder to facilitate the grinding process.  That combination caused my problem.

Well, actually my inattention to the grinder caused my problem.  I left the metal grinder bit on the post with water in the grinder while I went on vacation.  When I came back, I discovered that the grinder bit had rusted onto the grinder post.  Try as I might, I could not get the bit off – even after working through a series of YouTube videos.

Enter my friend, and former tool sales person, Tom DelVecchio.  I described my plight and my use of a battery puller that did not work.  He took my grinder and battery puller and applied different pressure as shown here.  And voila – he removed the grinder bit and my grinder is back at work.  I have also learned my lesson and regularly remove the bit so I won’t have to fight with rust.

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