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"Rick Samuel" wrote:

Have an old grinder that has seen better days, it has 6" wheels. Have a
Jet 1014 on order.
Anyone have ideas as to what to replace my grinder with? The low speed,
(70 to 400) wet, looks like a good idea. Comments welcome. Thanks in
advance.

Well, I just can't resist adding one more bit of 2 cents to the
discussion:

I have a 1750rpm Delta 8" grinder that works well for all my grinding
and general sharpening needs. It's equipped with Camel 36 grit and 80
grit wheels. The 36 makes fairly short work of major repairs or shape
changes while the 80 works well for the touchups and other 95% of my
grinder use. (The 120 white Delta wheel is just too fine for my
techniques and I end up with too much tool heat and a frequently loaded
wheel.)

*If* I had the budjet I'd consider one of the slow speed sharpeners like
the Tormek - *in addition to* the medium speed I already own. The edge
created is super sharp (the more I turn, the more I appreciate a honed
edge when finessing a turning's shape and surface quality) and it would
certainly come in handy for honing the household scissors and knives as
well. (I've been eyeing the motor & leather belt setup from Lee Valley
for a while now - and may go that route.)

One can pick up relatively inexpensive 8" med. speed (1750-ish) grinders
like the Woodcraft for $75-$100. I think you definitely need one of the
medium or fast (3450-ish) grinders for repairs, reshapes and initial
sharpening. After that either a wet wheeled sharpener, leather belt or
hand hones will bring the tool edge to fine sharpness.

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