This bench grinder comes with 1″ x 8″ 60 grit and 120 grit white aluminum oxide wheels. It is very durable.
Strong: This slow speed grinder has enough power for small workshops and carpenters, turners, carvers, and other people who work with hand tools. It has a powerful 12 HP motor with 1750 RPM.
This grinder’s base is made of Cast Iron and has anti-vibration rubber feet to keep it stable. It won’t be possible to make a mistake because of vibrations.
It’s safe to use the slowspeed grinder because it has an adjustable safety eye shield and spark resistors that make you feel safe. Another thing about this bench grinder is that it has a groove in its design that can be used to make drill bits sharp.
Keep it cool: This grinder comes with a diamond wheel sharpener, which makes it great for sharpening because it doesn’t get hot as quickly.
How many people are there? “It’s a bench grinder with a low speed. 1/2 hp Motor with 1750 RPM. It’s good for sharpening because it doesn’t build up as much heat. In this package, you’ll get 1 inch by 8 inches of white aluminum oxide wheels with 60 grit and 120 grits on each side. With a cast iron base and anti-vibration rubber feet, this chair is built to last. Adjustable safety eye shields and devices to stop sparks from getting to your eyes.
For sharpening tools, I don’t use the tool rests that come with the machine. I use the Wolverine system instead. The 1 1 1/2” D-way CBN wheels I use don’t need wheel covers or “eye guards.” I also don’t keep the wheel covers “In this case, I would say. It was a Delta VS 8 “After about 4 years, it died. Replaced it with one I bought at Lowes, but it didn’t work right (motor noise). I then looked up Wen and Rikon on the web. The specs and the reviews on Amazon are about the same, but I went with the Rikon because one of my correspondents (Dave Schweizer of D-way) had good things to say about the Rikon.
First, let’s talk about VS vs. slow speed. It’s possible that the part of my Delta that died was the rheostat that lets you change the speed. If I were younger and had a bigger shop, I might have taken it apart and replaced the rheostat. As long as my grinder didn’t last as long as it should, it wasn’t worth it to use my coarser CBN wheel to make major changes to tools. Belt sander: I can use my belt sander to rough shape the tool. When I use my 80 grit CBN at 1725, I can make any radical changes I want to a tool in about 30 minutes, and I can make small changes in 10 minutes. If you want to use wood turning tools, I think you should go with a slow speed because the electronics are easier to work with and should last longer.
Which speed now. A person might think they need more power to move the CBN wheels because they are heavier than the “stone” wheels. In about six seconds, this 1/2 HP Rikon gets them up to speed. There’s no noise from the motor that could mean they’re having trouble (that was the fault in my faulty Delta VS). I don’t lose any wheel speed or hear any motor strain when I grind a lot on my course wheel when I’m reshaping with the half horse. I think the 1 horse is a waste of money for my application.
In the past, I’ve been putting new tools together and then going to test them on a piece of wood without shutting down my Rikon. Because I was thinking about something else, I left my bedroom shop and went to do other things. I came back three hours later and saw that the grinder was still going strong when I got there. I touched the motor cover, and the heat wasn’t too high. It had been running the heavy wheels, but it wasn’t putting itself through the paces. I didn’t turn it off, but the noise from the grinder when it’s running on its own isn’t any (and I have good ears).
Take the rubber feet off if you want to bolt it down, and do so. Hours later, I had the same height of the wheels above my Wolverine base as I did with the Delta. I used my own gauges to make my gouges. I made shims for the feet, but they didn’t work out. When I tightened down the grinder on the base platform, I didn’t think about how the rubber feet would compress and change the height of the machine.
My best guess is that this grinder will last a long time because there isn’t much noise coming from the motor, and the noise changes very little when you put it to work. It may not be the best for general grinding because of the bad reviews about the tool rests and other things. But for my use, which is to touch up or regrind wood turning tools, it is perfect. The 1 1/2 CBN wheels fit the arbor, but there isn’t much room for them to grow. Some of the bolts that hold my wheels in place aren’t used all that much “shy means that the wheel has a lot of grip.
The best, Jon.
