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Hello Jeff,

After I wrote this e-mail I did just what you said with the following results:

The motor started right away and then slowed and stopped.  I took the load off of the motor and it did not start to move.  Turning the motor off and turning is back on did not fix the issue.  It started a few times after I spun the wheel but did not start the wheel on it's own.  A few times the motor started with & without load spinning in reverse...

Since this issue had started, the motor has been making a louder noise that when I first turned the machine on.

I left it off for a while and restarted it again with the same resuts.  

I believe there is either a starter issue or a motor issue.  Starting to be a little disappointed...

What do you think ??

Best,

rob

I was using my new machine that I purchased a few months ago for the first time yesterday to sharpen some wood turning tools.

After some time of running the machine (about the time I was ready to start honing) The motor began to slip and stop.    I noted how hot the motor gets, yikes!.

So, I assumed I had gotten the honing goop onto the drive system and took the wheel off the unit.  I found that the drive wheel had actaully melted onto the drive shaft and the  inner portion of the honing wheel was very sticky.  

I waited for some time, removed the black from the drive shaft, cleaned off the drive wheel, and reassembled the unit with the same result.

I re-read the manual and noted that some of your older machines state that you can run the motor for no more than 30 minutes at a time, although this unit is brand new.  

Please advise your thoughts on how to proceed because I have a lot of tools waiting to be sharpened...



Thanks & Regards,

rob