A couple shop improvements

[bandit571]

So...a "cheap" $10 grinder was bought...then installed in the spot that USED to be where my OLD Craftsman 6" grinder sat for years....

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Also found an old nail, hiding under the plank shelf...
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yep, that will leave a mark...
I also moved an old vise out....it was sitting BEHIND the sanding center machine ( 6" disc, 4 x36" belt) and was a bit rough to actually use.   had some 3/4" pine plywood handy, and some 5/4 Ash scrap....drilled a few holes...3 for the bolts to hold the vise, three for screws to attach the cleat under the plywood base..
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Had to run the vise all the way out, to attach the rear bolt..
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Vise is a Monarch (Lion's Head) No. 215, 4" vise...dated to 10-45 ( Oct 1945)   Looks like the set up will work..

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As for the "old" Craftsman vise?  Same thing, just the cleat is 3/4" Pine...
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Trying out buffer wheels (Unicorn Sharpening)..
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Which ever cloth wheel doesn't work out, I'll replace it with a Fine Brass Wire Wheel.....

Theory being, IF I need the heavy metal working vise, I can move it over from a shelf, clamp it up in the bench's end vise.   Same with the "buffer".   Need to find a bit of shelf space to stash both on.  
New grinder?
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Should do the job...new wheels came with it, too...

[farmerj111]

You've been busy, nice improvements.  I should be improving something instead of reading Woodnet. 

[stav]

You've been busy, nice improvements.  I should be improving something instead of reading Woodnet. 

Reading Woodnet is improving your mind.  At least that is how I want to see it.  

[bandit571]

Don't have any lumber in the shop, right now..


There IS a "project" of sorts....dual dog food bowl holders....maybe when I finally bring some lumber home with me?

[stav]

Nice upgrades Bandit.  How much does that bench vise weigh?

[bandit571]

That vise needed two hands to lift it, even before the base was added....feels about the same as a 50 pound bag of dog food does....and, about as "easy" to carry...

[stav]

I was expecting a bit more than that.  I have one similar that came out of an old Grummond plant. (My grandfather joked that they chucked one wheel in the vise and built the plane around it.)  I swear that vise weighs 75lbs or more.  It's not something I move around much.