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Charles A. Sherwood
 
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Charles Morrill wrote:
Is their a consensus out there regarding small surface grinders?


It sounds like you don't need a wonderful machine, just a useable machine..
I own a Rockwell "toolmakers" grinder which can be used as a surface
grinder or a tool/cutter grinder. Works well in my home shop and was
easy to move to the basement.

I also played with a Boyer shultz at a local machinery dealer. Even though
it looked a bit ratty, it ran well and left a nice finish. Probably better
than my toolmakers grinder. I think the price was about 1k. My understanding
is that it is a fairly easy machine to move too.

So if a manual machine will do what you need, it will be cheaper and
easier to move. It is nice to have a machine with hydrolic power feed
and coolent, but I suspect they will cost more and be more difficult
to move. Also, will the machine be in a heated shop? If not, I bet that
makes using coolent more difficult.