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RE: 8" Bench Grinder - BobW - 11-13-2017
I've got an 8" HF grinder, and it works fine for my purposes: Sharpening my ax or garden tools and grinding on a piece of metal for some reason. In other words, rough work. It has not, and will not, touched my chisels or plane irons. For that I have a Worksharp 3000. That, along with a few of the accessories (like the leather strop), will keep your edges in fine shape with a minimum of fuss. Granted, it won't do hollow ground edges, but you don't really need them.
RE: 8" Bench Grinder - iclark - 11-13-2017
Woodturning Wonders has the 1HP Rikon grinders on sale.
Their CBN wheels are really nice and they have package deals with the wheels pre-installed.
RE: 8" Bench Grinder - fptahoe - 11-15-2017
Dear all - this is all so incredibly helpful, thank you kindly. Will pull the trigger on the Rikon or something in that range. Thank you, again...FPT.
RE: 8" Bench Grinder - Admiral - 11-16-2017
(11-12-2017, 12:03 PM)fredhargis Wrote: Personally I'd skip the HF and get this Rikon. It you have time, wait a while and Woodcraft will have it on sale for $99. Already equipped with the white wheels and the slow speed, you'll be set. The wheels do wear a little faster than the higher quality ones but it's a still a good deal in my book.
Woodcraft has got it for $99 right now..... but $16 shipping (as opposed to Amazon's $24) at least for me, don't know if Woodcraft has a free shipping deal.