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woodbutcher

05-03-2007 12:12:28




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The switch on my 1/2 hp Buffalo bench grinder came apart when I turned it on yesterday. It's a cheap grinder made from cheap parts, but it works when it's not broke down. (Kinda like me.) It has four posts on back for wires to attach to, but when I would slide the switch handle out, it moved a paddle that made contact across the two pairs of connections. Apparantly it is not just a simple switch, though.
My 1979 Grainger catalog shows a fractional hp manual motor starter (2-pole) for $13.00. Is that what I need to replace the old switch?
I checked the internet, and it costs $56.00 today. What a deal!
Butch

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Ken 46

05-04-2007 07:35:21




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:12:28  
When my Black and Decker switch quit I got a rocker switch and put in the cord.
To me that is easier than having to unplug it.



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old

05-03-2007 12:29:26




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:12:28  
Switch went out on my grinder years ago and I jsut wired it so there is no switch. When I need to use it I plug it in then unplug when done been useing it that way now for 15 plus years. I'm to cheap to buy a new switch if I could even fine one plus I only payed $7 for it in the first place so I figure why spend $10 on a swithc for a $7 grinder

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Mark/Ks

05-03-2007 17:15:04




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to old, 05-03-2007 12:29:26  
Old, Your just like me, My switch went out about 10 or more years ago. The on/off switch is now either plugged in or Unplugged,, It's not broke so I wont fix it!!!!



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old

05-03-2007 17:32:40




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to Mark/Ks, 05-03-2007 17:15:04  
Yep plus if something does go wrong the cord it easy to grab and a switch might not be very easy to flip off



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JoeK(WI)

05-03-2007 12:28:30




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:12:28  
Prolly the same as my import grinder,when my plastic encased chinese switch failed,I had to made a little mounting plate to cover the hole,but just used a hole mount DPST toggle switch I had in the"inactive materials inventory"drawer.



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Glenn F.

05-03-2007 14:12:46




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-03-2007 12:28:30  
Hey, I thought I was the only one with such a drawer....? I tell you, that stuff is GOLD.

Glenn



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TimV

05-03-2007 14:39:25




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to Glenn F., 05-03-2007 14:12:46  
You might be the only one here with a drawer--most of us have sheds full..... .. :-)



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woodbutcher

05-03-2007 12:31:05




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-03-2007 12:28:30  
Thanks, Joe. I think I can find a DPST switch.
Butch



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JoeK(WI)

05-03-2007 16:23:16




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:31:05  
If I figured right,the second set fires the starting capacitator,which I believe then trips out centrifically(sic)at speed...I think :)



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Stan in Oly, WA

05-04-2007 17:26:23




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-03-2007 16:23:16  
Hi Joe,

Centrifugally, actually, though you'd never guess that from hearing it said. Everybody pronounces it as you wrote it. While I'm being didactic, you probably wanted a ? inside the parenthesis rather than the word sic. Sic is Latin for thus, and indicates that an incorrect spelling or usage is being presented just as it appeared in the original source.

My experience has been that Wisconsin produces the most intelligent people of any state in the nation. (Several other states have higher average educational levels---Wyoming being the highest [?!]---but that's not the same thing.) Intelligent people are more likely than others to accept the kind of information I offered as information rather than as criticism. That's the reason I mentioned it. I don't point out other people's spelling mistakes because most people would be irritated or feel self conscious, and what's the point? Being a good speller of a non-phonetic alphabet language like English is a minor skill that bears almost no relation to anything else---sort of like being able to guess how much people weigh. In countries with phonetic alphabets like Russia or Korea even the thought of a spelling contest makes no sense; if you can say it you can spell it. I'm a good speller but I'd trade it in a second for the ability to back up a large trailer. Now that's useful.

All the best, Stan

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woodbutcher

05-03-2007 18:24:13




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-03-2007 16:23:16  
Yes, it appears to be that way.



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TimV

05-03-2007 13:31:14




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:31:05  
I've done a few just using a light switch in a box. Not rocket science, but it works fine for something like a grinder that's going to be a stationary mount anyway.



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Ralph - Ohio

05-03-2007 13:11:48




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to woodbutcher, 05-03-2007 12:31:05  
Try to find a switch that is rated for at least 15 amps at 125 volts.



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woodbutcher

05-03-2007 18:26:25




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 Re: bench grinder switch in reply to Ralph - Ohio, 05-03-2007 13:11:48  
Okay, thanks Ralph.
Butch



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