On Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:25:26 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 05:52:28 +0000 (UTC), Jackson Jones
wrote:

I always wanted a bench grinder so I looked at the big box stores today.
Which should I get?

8", 10", 12"

Does it matter that all the plastic protection plates looked flimsy?
Does it matter to have a water tray attached?


All that stuff matters. What you need depends on what you want to
grind. Are you heavy into metal working? Knife sharpening?
Automotive tinkering? Tool sharpening?

No matter what you buy, get a decent pair of safety glasses or a face
shield to wear when you use it.

Face shield! I'm not saying I never grind with just safety
glasses-- but face sheilds are a much better habit to start right from
the gitgo.

Eyesight is paramount-- but having a 4" long hunk of metal sticking
through your upper lip is no fun at all.- a good grinder will be
able to toss some pretty sizeable crap at your face.

Jim
[the 8"(6?) dual wheel grinder I got at Harbor Freight for about $40
is one of my *few* dissapointments from them- It is powerless- the
stand is nice, though]