Bench Grinder

[simmonds]

Does anyone know if there is a plan or blueprint on building a belt sander. I have a nice 1 1/2 horse motor that turns 3500 rpm and was wanting to build a nice belt grinder from it. If anyone has pictures of a homemade belt grinder that would be great too. Thanks, Chris.

[keykeeper]

Simmonds:

BP0215 Belt Grinder

BP0327 Belt Grinder

Those are the only two I could find for ya. Enjoy.

[Glenn]

On the opening page of IForgeIron.com > search > put in the words "belt grinder" and there are at least 3 Blueprints on the subject.

BP0354 Grinder
BP0327 Belt Grinder
BP0215 Belt Grinder

[julian]

Originally Posted by Feukair

Sorry, it was a Delta and it was from Lowes. Here is a link to the one I got
8" VS Grinder with Tool-less Quick Change
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I have this bench grinder and it works fine. With rebates and a sale, I got it for $20 at Ace hardware.

[RegionalChaos]

20$

Now thats a good deal

[Jim Black]

Originally Posted by RegionalChaos

Hey all,

I'm likely to be purchasing a bench grinder in the next week or so. What are some things I should think about?

I was thinking that it makes sense to get a variable speed grinder, but there really doesn't seem to be that many on the market. Are there brands that are good or bad I should know about? What speed(s) should I be running it at? I like the models with a stone on one side and a wire wheel on the other. They seem versatile. But should the wire wheel and stone be going at the same RPMs?

Thanks for any feedback!

The best type of bench grinder is the type that you can buy for the money that you have to spend.Cheap tools are just that.You will use this item daily and it will save you untold hours of labor.Where theres smoke theres fire.

[Ten Hammers]

I grew up around rock grinders ( stone wheels ). I have dressed them and taken care of them most of my life. This said, I will never go back to one after a belt grinder. Period.