[hammerdownnow]

One of my grinders is an old Engelberg 2x48. Engelberg was bought out by Porter Cable in the 40's. The top wheel was worn so thin it was like paper and I pushed my finger right thru it. I replaced it with a Frink 2" contact wheel. (No chatter when I am doing tight contours.) It looks very similar to the Coote. I imagine it works about the same. It is aww-ite. It is ok. I can grind a knife on it. Can I trust it not to hicup and screw me up and ruin a blade for me? No. I was thinking about tearing it down, shimming it all up tight and adding a third wheel and some slowdown pullies just to for a project to see if I could make it run super true. Its problems may be due to the mileage on it as I think about it, and a new Coote with fresh bearings may run totally different. So what am I trying to say? I don't know. Somebody hit me with one of these.