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Update:

I replaced the capacitor thinking it was a faulty capacitor.  Turned it on and started sharpening and about halfway through my second chisel it started to bog down again.  So it wasn't the capacitor. I went ahead and tried to see if the drive wheel was slipping.  It was pretty hard to create the bogging down issue and view the drive wheel a at the same time.  But in the end it is the drive wheel slipping, I roughed it up again with 100 grit sandpaper, it was a little better but it still slipped after about half hour of usage.  Is there something I can use to dress the drive wheel with that would prevent the slippage?  What I find strange is the drive wheel starts to slip after about about a half hour of usage, is the heat generated by the friction of the shaft and drive wheel cause this to happen?

I replaced the drive wheel, but prior to installing the new drive wheel I scuffed it a little.

I actually installed a new drive wheel on the unit after reading some of the other posts.  Prior to installation I scuffed the new wheel up a bit to provide some additional bite.

I have a Tormek 2000 and after about 1/2 hour of continuous sharpening the motor starts to bog down under load.  Could this mean I have a bad capacitor or is the motor starting to fail?  Please help.

Carlo

I purchased a used Tormek 2000 and after prolonged use approx. 45 min. to 1 hr of use the grinder beins to bog down.  I have replaced the drive wheel with a new one and dreesed it thinking that was the problem but it still is bogging down after continuous use.  I'm not sure if I have a motor problem or something is not aliged properly.

Thank You for any help.

Carlo