Dressing a Grinding Wheel for Beginners and Other Safety Tips

Leah demonstrates how to dress a grinding wheel on a bench grinder, and goes over some bench grinder safety tips for beginners.
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[@elained2448]

I really appreciate you stressing safety. Easy to ignore. You're a great teacher Ms. Leah!

[@seejanedrill]

thank you so much, Elaine!!

[@trackie1957]

Yes, especially about the gloves. You also should remember that fingers and eyes aren’t the only things you need to protect. In a noisy environment there is a 100% chance of damaging your hearing ( as opposed to the possibility of getting something in your eye or injuring your hand). Same thing with dust or dangerous solvent in the air. 100% chance of inhaling it.

[@alexplorer]

@@trackie1957 Was going to add emphasis for ear protection too if you didn't. Another way to think about it: Blocking out noise also boosts your brain power. It's harder to think when it's noisy, so protect your ears.

[@ericboretsky697]

Jane, i have to say, even though this is not a huge project, i love the way you present your material - its explained in a simple manner so that any idiot, including myself, can jump right in without fear. keep up the great work

[@djpaone1]

Leah, I love the videos and how you always stress the importance of safety in them. Keep the videos coming. Thanks.

[@TheDude1764]

Just started an introduction to machining principles course and this video was a GREAT reminder of all of the safety warnings and use guidances our teacher gave us on this tool. Thank you for making this!

[@johndavies6769]

As always sensible safe advise. You told me what I needed to know about dressing my grinder wheel. Thank you from John an old woodworker from North East England

[@boba6776]

Very nice presentation Leah. Thank you!

[@NorthernChev]

OH, SNAP! I went looking for a grinding wheel dressing video and look who I bump into! Hell, yeah, Leah! Gal, you do it all!

[@redapproves1330]

So many good safety tips. Thank you for keeping us newbies in mind, and very possibly saving lives!

[@BruceLyeg]

Great video and excellent tips, especially about standing off to the side till the grinder gets up to speed. I remember learning that about 30 years ago in shop class. If you don't have a dressing tool, you can also use the edge of a tile saw blade or diamond grinding disc. But as you showed, always wear eye protection at least or a face shield at best. Heck, both wouldn't hurt. Thanks for the video.

[@JimFleming1953]

Bruce L. +1 on standing to the side. Very well done, Leah. 💖🌺

[@MrLargelarry]

Leah I love your videos. I always feel like you have held my hand and I come away more confident

[@robertbecker6635]

Love the presentation. She's an excellent instructor. Clear, concise, informative with a friendly demeanor. She's awesome.

[@artvandelay1159]

I've seen your videos before- nice and simple. Just a note to add- I ground aluminum on my wheel and didn't realize that is a big no-no. the aluminum sticks in the wheel and can cause build up, unbalancing it and it can shatter at speed causing serious injury or death. I didn't know you shouldn't grind aluminum, I thought it was just "metal". So...... I found a wheel dresser at an estate sale and dressed my wheel and the aluminum is gone! Hope this helps someone. Good job Jane. Oh, I remember what I saw. It was you talking about drywall knives, and I remember thinking that I like the metal ones you said not to get and they work great for me if you dry them after use. To each their own. Rob M, South Lyon, MI

[@devans911]

Just found your video. I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise. This may sound odd, but I have learned to watch people's hands to help me determine if someone is really adept at what they are demonstrating in the video. You definitely are the real deal! Thank you again.

[@clintprice2123]

Great video Leah, thanks for the nudge for me to pay attention to the wheel on my grinder, it's been a while since I've used it.

[@richardbergin4874]

Great tips Leah! Thank you for all of your videos! You're the best 😊

[@jonlund3161]

Another pleasant video to watch and hear. Love that you speak in a way that is easy to hear and understand. I normally have subtitles turned on but on this channel it is unnecessary. Keep up the good work!

[@daltonlockyear7437]

thank you, i was giving a dressing wheel today and came to youtube to learn how to use it and this was very helpful and informative. and i can already tell im going to enjoy watching your other videos im totally subscribing.

[@erikjohnson2889]

Thank you for this! I just bought a tank of a grinder, an old, cast iron Milwaukee, and now I'm armed with some great info. Thanks, Ms. Leah!!

[@AndyLivingston]

All your videos are extremely informative for a semi-amateur craftsman. I really appreciate everything you upload.

[@seejanedrill]

thanks, Andrew!

[@CrankyPantss]

As usual, you explained it so well. Thank you, Leah.

[@seejanedrill]

Hi Linda, thanks, glad you liked it!

[@charredskeleton]

You have such a sunny can do attitude, I love it!

[@SweetTooth8989]

Exactly what I was looking for. Great video and explanation, thanks Leah.

[@majorhoffman2936]

Thanks for the info nuggets and safety tips! I know this is a bench grinder video, but you really saved my bacon a few years back with some drywall and painting tutorials and tool tips after a weather emergency hit our house where it hurt. I wasn't in the best headspace back then, but your positive energy was what I needed to not only get the job done, but get it done well (I'm in a much better place & headspace). The only issue was that the repairs looked better than what was around it, so I had to do that too!

[@carlosallen5905]

Best setup video out there 🙏🏽❤️👏🏽💯 I setup my new wheel to grind special rocks here in Colorado..again SO APPRECIATED!!!

[@bobguyn227]

I've seen pictures of a "loaded" grinding wheel exploding leaving a trail of grit and metal embedded in ones face. Must dress!!

[@yareps]

Leah, you are so inspirational! And educational. I love your videos. Thank you for what you do.

[@KaylaSpeidel]

Great safety tips!!!! I really appreciate your focus on the safety aspects of this process!

[@marilyngreen6136]

I love this instructor. She is awesome!

[@seejanedrill]

thanks!

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

She would be a very effective teacher in a formal setting... if not already.

[@testickles4720]

She has taught me the most out of any KZbin instructors

[@daibhiseaghdha153]

@@wisconsinfarmer4742 your right, there must be more learners on her youtube channel than you could ever fit in a stadium, 24/7 all the year around, she's doing a great job, for the whole world, I feel so lucky to have found her.

[@abc123rgb]

You're actually amazing, I love the way you go about and explain things! Thanks for the help.

[@DiffEQ]

Wouldn't it be better if is was correct information? How would you know if it's "amazing" if you don't know you're being taught to do something incorrectly? Presentation alone? I guess this is how people get duped all the time. . . they don't know what they don't know and think because something is presented well it must be true.

[@jasonweiland1474]

Thank you for recording and posting this educational video.

[@glennwmurphy1]

BEST EXPLANATION OF PROPER TOOL REST ADJUSTMENT I'VE SEEN. SCREWED-UP THE RIGHT LEATHER GLOVE OF A BRAND NEW $30 PAIR LEARNING THAT LESSON...WORTH EVERY PENNY-USED FOR TWO MINUTES. ONE BRUISED KNUCKLE. CHEAP LESSON. YOU ARE DEEPLY EXPERIENCED...THANKS

[@ikm64]

Loved your video ,you would make a great teacher ,very well explained

[@tristangreen6366]

Wow what a great video. Simple and safety oriented. Can't be better than that

[@susanfrombflo8368]

Thank you! You are an excellent teacher!

[@albreaud000]

I love your site! Thankyou! We inherited an old beast of a grinder mounted in our home (previous owner). I knew it was a bonus to the shop but didn't know how to take care of or use it. Your videos rock!

[@DiffEQ]

Wouldn't it be better if is was correct information? I guess this is how people get duped all the time. . . they don't know what they don't know and think because something is presented well it must be true.

[@jamestaylor8217]

Leah, excellent video. You did a good job evaluating the used grinder and demonstrating dressing the wheel. One thing I might add since it's a used grinder is ring testing the wheel. We don't know it's history, might have a microcrack. Thank you for the video. I look forward to your videos.

[@jamiwomack2129]

Always great content in your videos. Learn so much form you TFS

[@nahtanoj92]

Thank you so much for all this explanation and the warning about safety, I really enjoyed watching this video, you explained everything so clearly 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@mrgrivers1]

Thanks, Leah just the video I was looking for. I had gone through a few. You got me straight.

[@SkyKing101010]

Thank you Leah. Another great video.

[@tonysutton6559]

Thanks, I bought a wheel dresser last week as my grinding wheel is a bit worn and was going to look for a video about how to use it when this popped up in my subscriptions. Can you add another video about shiming wheels? Thanks again.

[@bountyhunter4885]

Good job Leah, I see how well balanced that grinder is running. Great video 👍👍

[@seejanedrill]

thanks, Cyprus!

[@bcaguitar]

Your videos are always so great! Keep it up!

[@wreckandraceify]

I was always taught that the small "teeth" on the bottom side of the dressing tool hooked onto the front edge of the tool rest, then after you were done you adjusted it back in.

[@larrywhited3070]

I've used my Desmond dressing tool off & on for over 50 years, always letting the bottom "teeth" as you call them (the 2 protruding lugs) ride on top of the tool rest. A bit late, but logic now tells me that you are right. The increased gap between the tool rest and the grinding wheel would help with the debris being trimmed off the wheel being forced down without it tending to bounce off the tool rest. Stability is also increased. I'm now opting for your way. Good call.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

That is correct. The instructions with my Jet 8 inch industrial grinder specifically address that.

[@sharonh988]

Thanks Leah, good lesson.

[@mikerayle6103]

Thank you I have 3 bench grinders 1 which will be dedicated to buffing wheels and one will probably be a wire wheel with a soft and stiff and other will be both stones. This made it easy for me to see when a wheel needs dressed. Another topic that maybe needs discussed is when to shim your wheels or how to make it more balanced so it doesn't shake itself to death or cause an accident.

[@alext2963]

another great video. Thanks Leah!

[@dannysantos1266]

Leah! Another great vid for the books..

[@jasoncarman1804]

Very good video, I appreciate your safety concience

[@Schlum99]

Great video, loaded with safety tips thanks

[@LesterElm1]

Excellent instruction, as always, Leah.

[@seejanedrill]

Hey Lester, Glad to see you here. I just wanted to mention that I'll have that video for you on the 5th. I didn't forget ya!

[@LesterElm1]

Thanks Leah.....I'm looking forward to it.

[@jerrywhidby.]

I bought a hodge podge of tools, and the dressing wheel was in the pile. I had never seen one before. Google lens identified it, and Leah showed me how to use it. Got to love the internet.

[@yourshootingbuddy]

Thanks for the great video (once again). I just got my first grinder and instinctively stood to the side when I turned it on. Your video validated me to myself as not just being a scared newbie. I always get the feeling that my power tools will kill or maime me if I get lazy or take them for granted.

[@JoeSmith-jp7bk]

Complacency kills

[@mikedoud4045]

Really good communicator/teacher. Thank you.

[@BADD400]

Great video Leah.

[@highwaynhedgeseliyah362]

Thank lea, I just got a new grinder and of course while rushing to ge it set up I left a pretty wide gap. Of course the first tool I started cleaning got pulled in and stuck. It was so fast and powerful, I had to step back and assess the situation.... smh thanks for the refresher!

[@mihaipopa9414]

Thanks for very valuable information.

[@LBCAndrew]

Great video, especially the safety advice. I've been unfortunate enough to have a grinding wheel come apart at speed and while I escaped unhurt, one chunk bounced off the garage cement floor, and went right through the drywall and hit with enough force to crack the stucco on the outside of the garage wall. Now think about the force it took for that to happen. That much force would easily kill someone if hit in the head. One additional thing to note is to never stand in front of the wheel. Keep your body to the side so as little of yourself is in line with the wheels rotational axis. This can be applied to the majority of things in a workshop, whether its a wood lathe or using an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Whenever a rotating object comes apart, the danger zone is in-line with the axis of rotation.

[@likita779]

Thanks you saved my fingers, so many things I didn't knew and was doing wrong

[@larrybustamante8906]

Love you Videos, Keep them coming.

[@daviddesjardines4740]

Thanks! Good stuff, well presented.

[@grizzly22485]

You always do a gteat job of explaning stuff. Your experience and insight is a great help to anyone wanting to DIY. Great videos for a girl, too...lol. I've worked with my hands all my life and you shine on this medium. Quite a compliment from an old cynic like me... Can't wait till the next video!

[@seejanedrill]

Thank you Ross for your very kind words!

[@johnwick5894]

Pretty good video Just bought one and didn't realise the distance needed to be so close, buy for safety reasons I can see why Many thanks

[@ninalli]

Excellent film. Well done and very informative, Dave, London UK.

[@seejanedrill]

Hello Dave from the UK and thanks for commenting!

[@widelensmtb4952]

Great video thank you for the safety tips

[@MJCPeters]

Thanks, just what I've been wanting to know

[@tombob671]

great video , even for us old hands, great review of the basics

[@seejanedrill]

thanks, Tom!

[@RadioactiveOwl1]

Thanks Leah!

[@terrywaldrop5973]

Well done. You make cool videos. Thank you!

[@RetiredTony]

Great update Leah!

[@seejanedrill]

thanks, Tony!

[@thomasvanhooser7733]

Great video for training.

[@HILDRETHG20]

Good video, I needed to know how to use a wheel dresser

[@TheNuclearGarage]

Love your videos!

[@jeanbartlett7473]

Fantastic thanks for sharing.

[@johnhunter1262]

Great video at just the right time for me. I would also love to see one on shimming out a wobble as there is a severe one on my grinder. Cheers John

[@trackie1957]

The flanges (plates on either side of the wheel) can sometimes be distorted. Try loosening the nut and repositioning them. It’s easier if you mark the wheel and the flange so you know how much you moved them. You can also switch the flanges around or turn the wheel around. If none of that works, check the straightness of the shaft (actually, check that first). The grinder might have suffered a drop in its life and the weight of the stone might have bent the shaft slightly.

[@44mod]

Thank you so much. Nice video.

[@applianceemt]

You are amazing. Thank you for your videos.

[@jessiegonzalez8571]

Great video. Love your channel!

[@seejanedrill]

thanks, Jessie!

[@safeharbor7]

Thanks Leah, you're the best. Thumbs up...

[@seejanedrill]

:)

[@HiltonRalphs]

Good tips!

[@Dragonuv2002]

I love your videos, thank you!

[@griswoldville]

Just found you. Excellent! Subscribed!

[@janosszabo7178]

Hello!At our plant we also use grinders, but different placement. We use horizontal and vertical ones. for the vertical ones we use grinding stones and those are fixed into the machine with a pin, D=6mm. These stones are formed like cone, with 2 different diameters for different products. But nowadays are used with surface, and we need to refurbish/or repair them. Do you think these kind of wheel dressers can be applied for that job?Thanks for answer.Best regardsJanos

[@stevenmaidment]

Some really good tips that no one gives you in an instruction manual here. As well as standing to the side, I always give a grinder a soft start, so pulse on for a second then off then a few seconds and off then up to full speed, that way if the stone is going to break its not at full revs and limits the amount of spread if it shatters.

[@Dead-Eye]

Great video.

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

as always, great video

[@seejanedrill]

thank you, Joe!

[@ozzyredwings]

love your videos

[@jackmarquez6954]

Very informative.

[@Mikelectric]

wow, well delivered!

[@jimevans9]

Good video, nice job.

[@TravisInCanada1]

According to the manufacturer, sparks indicate you are not using enough pressure and are grinding the tool dressing wheels more than the grinding wheel. It DOESN'T say you should not do that but it does continue to say it will result in you having to replace the dressing tool wheels sooner. Hope that helps 👍

[@rodlrfilmmakercreator1460]

great video. The best teacher

[@seejanedrill]

hey thanks!

[@PNWTone]

Great video

[@curiosity2314]

Excellent.

[@glenanderson7274]

Good safety information. I will go check my gap.

[@snookiefarris8510]

Leah, if I didn't know better I would swear you are stalking my Shop! Just got a new grinder (new to me) and had no idea how to dress the wheel! Thanks alot friend!

[@seejanedrill]

Hey Snookie! Glad the video was timely...:)

[@colemant6845]

Wow ... Thought I knew how to use my bench grinder... I was wrong! Good stuff Thanks!

[@darleneredden3251]

THANK You!

[@Soulcommander]

Thanks !

[@im2crafty]

Thank you Again!