03-24-2017, 09:37 AM
Thanks for the input, guys. 
I did indeed contact the shipper first thing, and since this was a used machine to start with (it was open-box, but supposed to be 'like new', and other than the wheel, it was) he offered me a substantial partial refund. Since the rest of the machine was fine, I took the refund and used it to fund part of the purchase of one of the blackstone wheels. I now have the SiC wheel mounted, but I have this spare, damaged standard wheel. It's a LOT of material to remove, and a lot of lifespan... but right now, it's all *bonus* life that I gain if I can clean up that wheel, rather than lost life in the existing wheel. At least, that's how I look at it.
I'll go check out the Tormek forums, and see what they say about it!
I did indeed contact the shipper first thing, and since this was a used machine to start with (it was open-box, but supposed to be 'like new', and other than the wheel, it was) he offered me a substantial partial refund. Since the rest of the machine was fine, I took the refund and used it to fund part of the purchase of one of the blackstone wheels. I now have the SiC wheel mounted, but I have this spare, damaged standard wheel. It's a LOT of material to remove, and a lot of lifespan... but right now, it's all *bonus* life that I gain if I can clean up that wheel, rather than lost life in the existing wheel. At least, that's how I look at it.
I'll go check out the Tormek forums, and see what they say about it!