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I decommissioned my hi-speed grinder when I installed the T-3.  I have some wheels left from the grinder and mounted them on a morse taper, and run them on my lathe at any speed for rough work. 

I used some light 3-in-1 oil to break the wheel in. My T-3 came with a tube of lubricant, but I get good results without it on the leather wheel.

I spoke to Sam @Affinity and explained the situation with graphics and expect to hear from him. 

Meanwhile.... I was able to move the shaft back to it's proper position at the top of the slot. This left space under the shaft, so I filled it with some two-step epoxy which hardens, metal like after an hour. The T-3 works like new, plenty of power on the wheel. "The mother of invention is...."

Thanks to Jeff Farris who diagnosed the problem

I am still interested to find out about getting a new ABS frame or shell, in case the "fix" is not permanent.

Yep... used it for an extended period of time before it (or I) malfunctioned, probably an hour or more. The 30min/hour designation was not clear at all. Now I gather that it means 30 minutes of use in an hour! I ground part of an old plane blade to fit a specialty 1950 Stanley plane for which there are no after-market blades available.

I bought Tormek T-3 last year from Packard, probably in Oct.Nov., used it a bit, then removed it from my shop which is not heated 24/7 because of the zero weather. Re-installed it June. Did not use it much, but it did a superb job on some of my gouges. I'm cutting some oak burl, and the really sharp edges makes it fun again.

So the slot should be a round hole. What are my options to fix?

Thank you so much for your input!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harris

Checked it out. The slot is not round but elongated. It has a shaft protruding. There does not seem to be any wear on the plastic case.

I am using the Tormek, but it is slow as any pressure stops the wheel. If I wound some tape around the drive shaft it would probably make better contact with the power takeoff wheel, but it 's not to specs, and that "fix" may deteriorate or exacerbate the problem.

What thinks you?

Harris

After about 10 hours of use, my T-3 grindstone stopped turning while the motor was running. Removed leather wheel, and abraded the power take off wheel which helped a bit but not entirely. Any pressure on the grindstone or strop stalled the wheel. Further inspection of the power shaft shows poor connection with the power take off wheel. Shaft seems to be running true. How do I get the shaft in better contact with the tread of the wheel?