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I took a risk on buying 12" and 6" contact wheels from Ali Express. I will say I am pretty impressed. The 12" was $80 the 6" was $54. I had them bored out for 6202 bearings as that bearing size was the only option and ordered 6202 1/2" bore bearings elsewhere. Here is a series of pictures of what arrived today, just 6 days after I placed the order....
yes, I didn't have to guess what DHL had dropped off. Despite having no box, there was no damage evident to the outside.
Bubble wrap, foam and plastic. No damage inside either.
The 12" had been balanced, the 6" had not, but spun true (for what I could do at the moment) so I guess it was pretty true already. I'm not sure a wheel this small would really show any imbalance unless the casting was downright bad.
I need longer bolts for axles, so this isn't bolted on, I just wanted to see what it looked like in place on the new grinder.
This video shows it hand spun. Again, no nut on the bolt. It continued to spin for over a minute and I started it with very little speed. no wobble I can see. I'll let you know if i have any issues when i have it bolted up and running proper. I hope this information is useful to someone.
yes, I didn't have to guess what DHL had dropped off. Despite having no box, there was no damage evident to the outside.
Bubble wrap, foam and plastic. No damage inside either.
The 12" had been balanced, the 6" had not, but spun true (for what I could do at the moment) so I guess it was pretty true already. I'm not sure a wheel this small would really show any imbalance unless the casting was downright bad.
I need longer bolts for axles, so this isn't bolted on, I just wanted to see what it looked like in place on the new grinder.
This video shows it hand spun. Again, no nut on the bolt. It continued to spin for over a minute and I started it with very little speed. no wobble I can see. I'll let you know if i have any issues when i have it bolted up and running proper. I hope this information is useful to someone.