On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:54:57 -0000, woodworker88
wrote:

On Jul 31, 7:48 am, Louis Ohland wrote:
Benchtop? Er, small stand-mounted model would do. Is there anything
decent and frugal?

Doubt it. The smallest one I've ever seen was small, about 1.5 ft
wide by 2.5 ft long, but it had an integral base. It wouldn't take up
much more room than a small stand model, though. I know it's older,
dunno the exact model or manufacturer.
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If you are open to "rolling your own" either the Machinist's
Workshop" or "The Home Shop Machinist" had plans to do this.
They may have back issues available or a reprint.

click on
http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/
look for
May/June 06
July/Aug 06
Sep/Oct 06

Lautard's Machinist bedside reader #2 also has info on a "spot"
grinder that you can make.
click on
http://www.artisanideas.com/Detail.t...BC5A&sku=TMBR2

for some discussion see
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showth...d=13571&page=2
Unka' George [George McDuffee]
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Merchants have no country.
The mere spot they stand on
does not constitute so strong an attachment
as that from which they draw their gains.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826),
U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.