Trick of the Trade: Less Risky Big Machine Repairs

 

 

When you have to remove the bolt/set screw to get to the motor on your big machine so you can replace bearings or do other internal work, use an automotive oil filter wrench instead of a pair of multi-grip pliers (what everybody calls by one of the brand names, Channellocks). When you use the multi-grip pliers and squeeze them tight, the teeth really bite into the pulley and can damage it.

Thanks to WFB Blogger Wayne Lee of Burns, Tenn.-based Middle Tennessee Lumber for his tip. Do you have a Trick of the Trade? Send it to [email protected]. Read more blogs at woodfloorbusiness.com/blogs.