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things that should be done in order to get the [[Boyer Schultz 6-12 Surface Grinder|surface grinder]] up & running properly

''bold items are things we'll need to buy or make; italicized items are things that are finished or in progress''

= prior to running at all =
things that should be done before the spindle motor is run

== evaluate subsystems ==
* check that the oiling system is working properly
** clean out the oil cup & replace it with the proper oil
* check that the dust collector is drawing & filtering properly

== clean machine ==
* degrease, clean, & relubricate (following manual)
** remove the table, and remove the mag chuck from the table surface
** remove the hand wheels
* clean the vertical & horizontal ways
* clean out the dust collector cabinet & hose

== electrical ==
* wire a proper plug into the machine

= prior to making any cuts =
things that should be done before the first cut is made

== general ==
* follow the oiling guidelines in the in the manual

== wheel preparation ==
* make sure that we have good diamonds for our dressers
** the ones we have seem like they might be a little dull
* ''we need a wheel puller and some hubs''
** the wheel puller is so that we can swap out hub-mounted wheels
*** if we maintain the hub mounting, the wheels shouldn't need to be re-balanced
** ''hubs with adjustable weights would make balancing much easier''
*** we wouldn't need to drill out the wheels to balance them
*** we might be able to do without the wheel puller in that case, as we could non-destructively re-balance wheels any number of times

== work cooling ==
* ''we need a cooling system''
** getting the mag chuck properly flat would take forever without coolant, to say nothing of general usage
** options: both about the same price
*** [https://www.vortec.com/cold-air-guns coolant-less air gun]
*** [http://www.fogbuster.com/ non-misting droplet coolant]

= table / mag chuck preparation =
the table & mag chuck mating surfaces, as well as the mag chuck surface & rail, need to be ground before any other work is done

* rough & fine wheels will need to be balanced & dressed
* the table surface will need to be done first
* then the mag chuck bottom
* then the mag chuck top
* then the mag chuck rail