things that should be done in order to get the surface grinder up & running properly

bold items are things we'll need to buy or make; italicized items are things that are finished or in progress

prior to running at all

things that should be done before the spindle motor is run

evaluate subsystems

check that the oiling system is working properly
- clean out the oil cup & replace it with the proper oil
check that the dust collector is drawing & filtering properly

degrease, clean, & relubricate (following manual)
- remove the table, and remove the mag chuck from the table surface
- remove the hand wheels
clean the vertical & horizontal ways
clean out the dust collector cabinet & hose

things that should be done before the first cut is made

make sure that we have good diamonds for our dressers
- the ones we have seem like they might be a little dull
we need a wheel puller and some hubs
- the wheel puller is so that we can swap out hub-mounted wheels
  - if we maintain the hub mounting, the wheels shouldn't need to be re-balanced
- hubs with adjustable weights would make balancing much easier
  - we wouldn't need to drill out the wheels to balance them
  - we might be able to do without the wheel puller in that case, as we could non-destructively re-balance wheels any number of times

we need a cooling system
- getting the mag chuck properly flat would take forever without coolant, to say nothing of general usage
- options: both about the same price
  - coolant-less air gun
  - non-misting droplet coolant

the table & mag chuck mating surfaces, as well as the mag chuck surface & rail, need to be ground before any other work is done