WET
TOOL
GRINDER
DISTINCTLY
NEW
This modernized Tool Room and Shop Grinder has numerous
and operating features. It is built to deliver years of hard grinding
service. Designed for modern production in grinding all
hard metals, special alloys and tungsten carbide.
IMPROVED
FEATURES
advances in design
To the owner it represents a sound investment,
with long life and slow depreciation — plus faster
grinding operations which step up production and
profits. Superintendents,
alike are enthusiastic about the
“F”—
its Timken tapered roller bearing pillow block
with constant oil flow, its combination tool-rest and
foremen and operators
new features of model
wheel dresser, its quickly regulated circulating water
system with handy remote control, its special
air-flow motor base and many other features.
A careful study of
printed on back of this bulletin, will reveal details
of advancement and outstanding performance avail
able in no other grinder of similar type or make.
TIME is more precious today than ever before.
further
details of this new grinder
OWN A MODEL
"F
”
A-7
Highlighting the Features
OF THE NEW BLOUNT MODEL "F
GENERAL CASTING CONSTRUCTION
OFFERS INCREASED RIGIDITY
Strong webbed, heavy cross-sections, and smooth round
corners of castings provide for rigid and vibrationless grind
ing operations. The hood or wheel guard has a removable
cover enclosing the grinding wheel. This hood
justable nose piece. The entire casting assembly is smooth,
symmetrical,
whole machine has a “
keep
MOTOR MOUNTED IN AIR-FLO BASE
COOL RUNNING —
A two II.P. electric motor is mounted on an adjustable
hinged bracket just inside the special ventilated base. In
this base there is always a free flow of cooling air through
louvres in the front and rear hinged doors,
multi
inside front door. When in proper adjustment the two II.P.
motor turning 1S00 JR.P.M. will turn a 20-in. grinding
approximately 1000 lt.P.M.
SIMPLIFIED GRINDING WHEEL CHANGING
Speed in wheel change is made possible by merely remov
ing the cover on the wheel side, unscrewing a single nut and
removing loose flange. Change lakes less than a quarter the
time needed on other grinders.
NEW TYPE WHEEL BEARING OR PILLOW
BLOCK DESIGNED FOR LONG WEAR
The main oversize spindle shaft turns effortlessly in Timken
tapered roller bearings, mounted in a specially designed pillow
block. This long life bearing can always be kept
by
simply taking
and free of protruding nut and bolt
streamline
clean and safe to work about.
V-bclt take-up is found on the motor bracket just
up
on a
” appearance. It is easy to
EASILY ACCESSIBLE
lock nut at pulley' end of spindle.
carries
heads. The
Provision for
in
adjustment
an
ad
wheel
” WET TOOL GRINDER
WHEEL AND SHAFT ADJUSTABLE FOR
BALANCE
The spindle, tight and loose flanges, are machined all over.
Two balance
keyed to the spindle, and those arc adjustable
wheel in balance.
BELT HOOK-UP ALSO COMPLETELY
ADJUSTABLE
On the motor, a 4-V-belt
carries a 3-V-belt pulley. The fourth V-bclt from the motor
pulley drives the water pump within the base. All belts are
adjustable and completely covered by a cast iron belt guard.
NEW COMBINATION TOOL REST AND
WHEEL DRESSER
Anyone
vice. It consists of a heavy base with hardened
A slide is provided through this rest, which carries a large
wheel dresser which is moved across the face of the wheel for
truing. This combination tool rest and dresser is permanently
located in front of the wheel, and is ready
WATER CIRCULATING PUMP WITH HANDY
REMOTE CONTROL
Located just inside the rear ventilated base door, is the
centrifugal water pump. From this pump the coolant is drawn
from the tank above and forced directly through a control
valve up
to the wheel is obtained, because the water is ejected directly
against it — thence on to the material being ground. The
remote control can be quickly adjusted by the operator to
supply just the right amount of coolant for different types of
grinding.
weights
can keep the wheel properly dressed with this de
are
provided
in
pulley is
the loose flange which is
used. The wheel
for
to
the
grinding wheel. At this point a cleaning action
for
keeping the
spindle
steel top rest.
use at all times.
X-
3
3
m
CONSTANT FLOW OILING
r
l lie lower part of the pillow block assembly housing acts
as a deep crank-case in which a supply of good machine oil is
carried. The oil level should be maintained at a mark on oil
indicator, this can be easily' seen by the operator through a
peek-hole to the left of wheel. When at rest, the bottom rollers
of the Timken
carried by splash and rolling action to all moving parts. Oil
is replaced through breather in top of pillow block. Outlet or
drain is accessible at rear of machine.
POSITIVE OIL SEAL
No oil can leak out and no abrasive sift in, as Oarlock oil
seals are located on
safeguard, Laby'rinlh grooved seals are provided in the tight
flange hub
bearing
and inside the V-pulley.
■ '//. w.
f
arc partially covered with
inside of each bearing cap. As a further
JIFi
oil, which is
WATER PAN AND TANK EASY TO CLEAN
The water pan which catches the bulk of the grindings is
spacious,
middle
in the base casting, the water tank is located. It is of large
capacity, fitted with a practical clean-out
valve.
DIMENSIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Height floor to center of spindle — 36%
Height floor to top edge of pan — 34
Height bottom of pan to center of wheel — 10
Pan — 37
Revolutions per minute of spindle — 1000
Revolutions per minute of pump — 1000
Diameter of spindle in bearing — 2”
Bearing pillow block Timken equipped with 1 — 455
Dimensions of base — 28
Distance from wheel to
Size of grinding wheel — 20
Three V-belts for spindle drive — No. A-6S
One V-belt for pump drive — No. 3380
Net weight
Crated weight of machine complete no motor 12381bs.
strong and finished
of pan and directly under the center of grinding wheel,
” long, 22^" wide, 6
smooth
” deep
for easy cleaning In the
plate plus a flushing
”
cone, 1 — 467 cone, 2 — 453a
” x
outside front edge of pan
cups
” x 2J4” x 9
”
of machine complete no motor 1138 lbs. —
with motor 1273 lbs.
with motor 1373 lbs.
”
— 15
”
—
Manufactured by
J. G. BLOUNT CO., Everett, Mass., U.S.A.
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