Rex B wrote:
Looking at a tool local to me, have not seen it yet.

K. O. LEE BA960 Tool & Cutter Grinder

What is this tool good for, in a home shop - anything?


Sharpening end mills & milling cutters & reamers. End mills you can sharpen on
the ends only unless you have a special "air bar" attachment. Reamers you can
sharpen on the end only.

Do not consider this tool as a replacement for a surface grinder.

Do not consider purchasing this tool if it does not come with a boatload of
tooling including stuff like centers, indexing fingers, tool head.

If you decide to think about this tool, you will need about 4x6 feet of floor
space dedicated to it, and need 3phase power for it. Do not consider replacing
the 3phase motor with single phase.

Before you buy this tool look at clones to see what tooling you should be
getting, and also search ebay thoroughly to see how KO Lee T&C tooling is priced
lately.

This was once a nice tool & cutter grinder. What kind of shape it's in now, I
cannot say. T&C grinders are sweet, but floor models are not very space
efficient in a home shop.

There is a book that was once published by KO Lee on how to set up and use their
grinders including T&C grinders, best reference I've ever seen. Very hard to
find and pricey if you can find it. It is titled "Instruction Manual - A
Handbook For Use With K. O. Lee Universal Grinders And Tool And Cutter
Grinders". Many years ago they cost $6, now they can cost 30 times that.

Been there, done that.

GWE