This obviously home built flat grinding wheel was made to grind the bottom of blown glass using added silicon carbide grit (some small buckets included) and a drip water source (not included). If driven with a 1760 rpm motor and very small pulley (included) via V-belt (64” not included) the wheel turns at about 220 rpm. Belt tension is provided by a board wedged as roughly shown in the picture; a bolt keeps the bottom in. (Picture shows current condition mocked up for photo with a 60” belt.)
The 1/2 steel wheel is relatively flat and is mounted with a raised nut in the center (unlike cast iron flat grinding wheel which are mounted and threaded from the bottom so clear across diameter). The wheel is rusty from storage outdoors but can be cleaned with the grit processing. Wheel protected bearings below it. The pan catches processing water and drains through a nipple and hose into a bucket on the surface below it.
Old East Dallas near White Rock Lake Dam
