On 10/27/2010 10:14 PM, Mel Knight wrote:
I'm in my early twenties and I've already learned it's best, when it
comes to tools, to get the right tool, which will last you thirty years.

I don't want to buy more than one bench grinder.

I can find a bunch on Harbor Freight and at Sears and Home Depot, etc.,
but I don't know WHAT to look for.

Any suggestions?

I'm sure you'll ask WHAT I need to do with it. What I need right now it
so shape some Delrin and HDPE plastic but in the future, it would be used
for regular home use - whatever purpose that would be (metal, wood,
plastic).

Any pointers as to either WHERE to get the best price best bench grinder,
or what size or wheels to get? (Seems like that buffing wheel would be
useless but maybe it has a use; otherwise I'd just get two different grit
stones).

I don't know who makes the best grinder itself, but my advice to you is
to not mount it on a bench at all, but on a pedestal. Got one at HF on
sale a couple years ago for $30 but I think that I will replace the
vertical bit with some sprinkler pipe because it's a little wobbly, and
the clamp screws are some really cheezy bits that I'll have to replace
with 8.8 at the same time.

My point being, however, that a grinder is much more useful when you
aren't limited by a bench. even more so if you think you may be using
it for buffing. (the buffing wheels are used for stuff like polishing
stainless trim; something you may not have a need for unless you're,
say, restoring old cars...)

My personal bench grinder is a Delta brand one that I bought maybe 10-15
years ago at some big box store; I don't know if it's that great, but I
don't use it that often, either.

nate

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