I have just acquired a Taft-Pierce No 1 grinder (no fine adjust knobs on mine, boo!
) but it seems solid (after I tipped it over, broke the Y lead screw and fixed it again
) I am finally back to the point of thinking about starting it up, but it's missing a few pieces.
I need specs on the the following so I can make them:
- Wheel Thimble Retaining Screw
- Wheel Thimble Puller
Does anyone have these and are you willing to upload a few pics and dimensions? I would like to replicate them as close as possible to the originals.
As a bonus question: How do I clean the rust off the spindle nose? There is some minor rust on the one side (top-ish) and some pitting rust on the other side (bottom-ish) that I would like to clean up but am afraid to damage it....


I need specs on the the following so I can make them:
- Wheel Thimble Retaining Screw
- Wheel Thimble Puller
Does anyone have these and are you willing to upload a few pics and dimensions? I would like to replicate them as close as possible to the originals.
As a bonus question: How do I clean the rust off the spindle nose? There is some minor rust on the one side (top-ish) and some pitting rust on the other side (bottom-ish) that I would like to clean up but am afraid to damage it....