I'm looking at buying a bench grinder at this point more for fixing and sharpening blades for hand tools. I keep hearing about either slower spinning wheels or variable speed versions. Right now I can get a good deal on a delta variable speed or a General international which is only one speed (slow). They are both 6" models. Any opinion on a good choice? Perhaps theres a better option.
Thanks,
Michael B.
I just got an 8" 3/4 HP slow speed (1725 RPM) grinder from Woodcraft for $69 on sale. It came in perfect shape and works well. It doesn't have a light, but my shop's well lit.
David
Michael Bill> I'm looking at buying a bench grinder at this point more for fixing and
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:09:59 GMT, "Michael Billings" calmly ranted:
Yes, a 1" belt sander is not as hard on the irons as a grinder. When I have to remove a chip, I'll sand past it with 120 grit. Then I take out my 600 grit diamond stone and clean it up, finishing the polishing with Scary Sharp(tm) paper in finer grits. (1000,1500)
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"Larry Jaques" answers:
I'm with Larry on this one.
A bench grinder is the quickest way in the world to destroy a cutting tool IMHO.
That's more work than I'm willing to do or have been.
But then again, my biggest sharpening job right now is a 10" pair of shears (scissors) used to cut fiberglass cloth.
HTH
Lew
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:00:59 GMT, "Lew Hodgett" calmly ranted:
What? 5 minutes and I'm done. The diamond plate cuts quickly, then I lay a piece of ScaryPaper(tm) on it and on the table in front of it, give it a few slides, flip it and deburr, swap papers and do it again. I don't get anal about it but I do like 'em sharp. I bought a diamond cone for the gouges. Anywho, Scary is much faster than stones for me.
Do you do those with a jig or freehand?
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Freehand.
The only time I ever use a jig is when it is time to stone my 10", forged steel, chef's knife.
Lew
I bought a Delta Variable Speed GR450 8" grinder at Amazon last week for $99.99 minus $25 (coupon I had to buy a dial caliper to get over $125) and minus $30 rebate. Therefore $125 Grinder for $44.99. I don't know what they're waiting on, though. It still hasn't shipped. I've never had Amazon take this long on anything. I'm sure that I'll like it when it arrives. For $45, I'll love it.
On 26 Dec 2004 19:45:36 -0800, "robdingnagian1" calmly ranted:
Why wait? Cancel it and order the Delta 31-080 or SA-150 1" belt/5" disc sander instead. They're REALLY handy and $10 cheaper than your sale item. The SA-180 looks even handier with both a longer belt and larger disc.
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