A year or 2 ago I turned my 8" bench grinder into a buffer and moved it to the basement. Anytime I need a grinder I have to swap the wheels out. Not ideal. Finally decided it was time to get another for the garage. Picked up this one on Ebay. 73 bucks to your door. More on it in a bit....
My garage work bench is on the small side. I can just about touch both ends at once. Didn't relish bolting a grinder on there (again)... rooms at a premium. So, grinder stand it is but.... garage space is also at a premium. So here's the solution.....
Down to the wood shop. Don't have a planer... table saw works though...
4X4 fence post's from a fence repair I had to do last summer . I never throw stuff away.
2 matching metal off-cuts from some job or another.... close enough. Drilled for screws and an axle. Yeah... I don't throw stuff away
Wheels from an old compressor... I think..
And here we are... R2-G2.
Portable and short enough to fit under the workbench. To use it I just pull it out and sit at my mechanics stool. Slide it back when done. Works a treat.
About the grinder... it's a WEN 8" with 1" thick wheels. Wheels are slightly out of round, so it's got a slight vibration. Somewhere around this mess is at least 2 wheel dressers. Think I could find one? Might have to go buy another. Meantime the vibe isn't bad enough to worry about.
Power isn't anything to write home about, but more than enough for my needs.
Rest's are junk... plastic. First order of business will be makin' some metal ones.
LED lights run off AAA batteries and really do a good job lighting up the wheels and rests.
Overall I'd call it a pretty good grinder for the money. I'd buy it again.
Total cost.... just the $72.99 for the grinder. Everything else is repurposed junk... I never throw stuff away.
My garage work bench is on the small side. I can just about touch both ends at once. Didn't relish bolting a grinder on there (again)... rooms at a premium. So, grinder stand it is but.... garage space is also at a premium. So here's the solution.....
Down to the wood shop. Don't have a planer... table saw works though...
4X4 fence post's from a fence repair I had to do last summer . I never throw stuff away.
2 matching metal off-cuts from some job or another.... close enough. Drilled for screws and an axle. Yeah... I don't throw stuff away
Wheels from an old compressor... I think..
And here we are... R2-G2.
Portable and short enough to fit under the workbench. To use it I just pull it out and sit at my mechanics stool. Slide it back when done. Works a treat.
About the grinder... it's a WEN 8" with 1" thick wheels. Wheels are slightly out of round, so it's got a slight vibration. Somewhere around this mess is at least 2 wheel dressers. Think I could find one? Might have to go buy another. Meantime the vibe isn't bad enough to worry about.
Power isn't anything to write home about, but more than enough for my needs.
Rest's are junk... plastic. First order of business will be makin' some metal ones.
LED lights run off AAA batteries and really do a good job lighting up the wheels and rests.
Overall I'd call it a pretty good grinder for the money. I'd buy it again.
Total cost.... just the $72.99 for the grinder. Everything else is repurposed junk... I never throw stuff away.
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