12-21-2014, 11:49 AM
(12-21-2014, 10:32 AM)Mayhem Wrote: Thanks Sunset. Fortunately I have already made up puller and the pin wrench will also be an easy job.
Besides $30, what is the difference between a 7" and an 8" adaptor? I cannot see anything in the first link that suggests that adaptor is a 7" one. My guess is that the 7" doesn't have the balancing weights, as Ken had mentioned this previously. Also, what is the that poking through the nut/washer in the picture??
Darren,
It's not common to have to balance 7" wheels, and debatable with 1/2" wide 8" wheels. When I use my 1" wide 8" wheels I do put them on the one balancing adapter I own but I just "guess" at balance because I've not had the urge to make a balancing stand and arbor.
As for the "what is poking through the nut/washer in the picture", that's just a keyway in the 1-1/4" diameter to mate with the keyed washer and keep it from spinning as you tighten the wheel onto the adapter.
Your machine should take the standard and very common 3.00" taper per foot adapters just as mine and so many others do. I had bought about a dozen of them from various eBay sellers over a period of 2 years, including the one new balancing style. There's a seller on the US eBay site, "supramachine" who is the US distributor for Acer machines and they sold me that adapter for $50. I like it because it's the best I have for the wide, Ø8" wheels.