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The T-3 advertising leaflet states "Main Shaft and stone hardware in stainless steel".
The shaft and the two washers on my recently purchased T-3 appear to be stainless but I can pick up the 19mm nut with a magnet. Should this nut be stainless steel?
Anyone know the answer please?
Best,
Elmer

Any thoughts on whether it is better to use 'hard' tap water or 'soft' rainwater (already collected for plant use) for lubricating the stone wheel?
Presumably use of hard water would leave a limescale deposit on the wheel long term as it does in the kitchen etc.
Thanks, Best, Elmer.

Thanks to all who replied. I think I've solved it & can now tighten the nut!
Best,
Elmer

Thank you but as a newcomer to this machine I'm reluctant to hold the honing wheel as the book expressly states
"Important: Do not hold the honing wheel as there is a risk of damaging the centre of the drive wheel!"
How best to solve this?
Elmer.

Following the instructions on page 157 of the Maintenance & Tips section in the instruction book I apply the 19mm spanner to the nut to tighten it to hold the stone on the shaft.
Tapping the hammer on the spanner, even with the stone held firmly, seems to cause the shaft & honing wheel to turn with the nut.
I resist the obvious temptation to hold the honing wheel! (as instructed)
As soon as I run the grinder the stone slips on the shaft, so obviously the nut in not tight enough.
What should I do, please?
Thanks.
Best, Elmer

It's taken a couple of weeks for the shop to obtain the bits that should accompany a new T-3 so I thought that at last I'm ready to try it.
No so.
Trying to tighten up the nut that holds the stone on the shaft I find that one of the metal washers is missing: there is one under the nut but not one on the other side of the stone as the set-up diagram shows. Will any washer of similar size do or should I insist that the shop obtains one for me? (it's 20 miles away) I bought the only T-3 left in the shop and it had been assembled as the display model and they'd lost the box and any paperwork too!

Page 35 of the instruction book states in the 'Mounting the Grinding Wheel' section "Remove the black distance sleeve on the main shaft". I don't understand. It seems to be firmly fixed and if it were removed the wheel would be too close to the housing. What is the black distance piece for if it is to be removed, please.

Any ideas or help would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Elmer.

I've just bought a new T-3 and wondered if it would be useful to epoxy a strong magnet on the outside of the water trough, effectively mimicking the T-7 feature to catch the metal from the water.
Could too strong a magnet harm the electric motor?
I'd appreciate any advice, please.
Thanks,
Elmer