Bench grinder

A bench grinder is probably not a tool you’ll use every day. However, if it’s available and set up correctly, you’ll be surprised how often it comes in handy for everything from sharpening tools to rounding over thread ends on a cutoff bolt. We’ve assembled these tips to help you get the most out of your grinder.

A bench grinder is probably not a tool you’ll use every day. However, if it’s available and set up correctly, you’ll be surprised how often it comes in handy for everything from sharpening tools to rounding over thread ends on a cutoff bolt. We’ve assembled these tips to help you get the most out of your grinder.

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Use this do-it-all tool the right away and your DIY life will get a lot easier.

The calm surface of the wine in this glass, placed on the tool-rest of a running grinder, demonstrates how a properly tuned grinder should operate.

ChuckM's Project

This project started because I needed to grind some carbide tooling. Normally I use HSS tooling and my bench grinder is set up with an aluminium oxide grinding wheel. My first thought was to buy a...

Bench grinders take up valuable bench space, and they are dirty. Making matters worse, I need two of them: one for grinding and another that spins backward for buffing (a…

My awesome home made tool.

You'll never know if you need these tips until you do. These hints are the ones we use every day – they're difference between a fun time in the shop and a frustrating one.