Mounting the BGM-100

[robert4wd]

Hello All

I have owned my Tormek T7 for 3 days and though still learning am very impressed with the sharpness I have so far achieved. I am sure I have a lot to learn and look forward to exploring the capabilities of this system.

I have a number of new bowl & spindle gouges and have purchased a BGM-100 to do the rough shaping.

My question is about the distance between the centre line of the grinder and the edge of the platform that mounts the BGM-100. While it is not marked I deduce from the diagrams provided in the manual that it would be 20mm for an 8" grinder if the board is 200mm wide. Is this a critical dimension? If so am I correct in my guess?

I ask because my slow grinder has an 8 pole motor (730 RPM) and as a result is large and will require a board 350mm wide to accommodate. Should I offset to the front to maintain the distance between the centre line of the grinderand the platform mounting the BGM-100?

Thanks in advance for you help

Regards
Robert

[Robbo]

Gooday Robert.

The measurements are there.

Detailed instructions are here.  www.tormek.com/.../bgm100/.../mounting_instruction_bgm-100_en.pdf -  on page 7 in my reader.

[robert4wd]

Thanks Robbo

For the information of others on the forum the "b" dimension is missing from the book that came with the my BGM-100. Make sure you download the amended instructions from the web

Thanks again

[Dave Willey]

Update-

Never mind.  I did find a link the next day.  I did not scroll down to the very bottom of the page.

-DW

Hey Robbo-

The link to the instructions seems to be dead.  Does anyone have a link to the BGM-100 setup instructions?  I'm about ready to setup a 8" grinder with the BGM-100 for reshaping and I seem to have misplaced the original instructions that were in the box on how to measure the grinder and make a mount.  I don't see it online.

Thanks,

Dave