Bench Grinder

Out of interest:

Has any body stripped any of the 3 phase bench grinders to see if their motors have the option of being wired for Delta?

Malc

I prefer 8 inch grinders to 6 inch grinders, with a larger wheel the hollow ground effect is less which gives a stronger edge to a tool bit. My 8 inch grinder with 3/4 in wide wheels is Warco and made in europe,is now quite old and still going strong,about 10 years ago I bought another 8 inch grinder from warco ,far eastern manufacture,not as good,vibrates a bit but it works,it has 1 1/4 inch wide wheels, this enables me to grind drills up to 2 inch dia . Machine shops in the 1950s tended to use floor standing grinders with at least 12 inch dia wheels real steady machines with rigid tool rests and never seemed to go wrong.

I never use the front of the wheel when grinding drill bits or tool bits,I use the side of the wheel. Am I doing something wrong,will I be drummed out ?

Just wondering,why do suppliers not want to deliver to the North of Scotland or some of the islands,are you not all part of the "U K" ? Many of them will not deliver over here either,maybe they fear being attacked by the natives ,but most of us are OK these days,although there still a few-----------------.

No Larry you aren't doing anything wrong, perceived wisdom is that you should only use the periphery of the wheel but using the side is fine if you don't put massive pressure onto it.

Tony