A Cordless Grinder

Was only $6 today...
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Have dressed the wheel, and oiled the top oiler.....need to add oil the the other one.
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My bench is a bit too thick. Dug up a 2x2, clamped it into the end vise. Then clamped the grinder to the 2x2.
Seems to spin nicely. Unable to read the label, though..
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Now just have to learn how to use it. maybe find a finer wheel, as this one is a bit coarse. Tool rest can adjust, just have to figure out where it works the best.

Yard sale find, they wanted $10, I offered $5.....sold for $6. :rolleyes:

Way too hot outside today......:mad:

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Originally Posted by steven c newman

Was only $6 today...
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Have dressed the wheel, and oiled the top oiler.....need to add oil the the other one.
Attachment 341249
My bench is a bit too thick. Dug up a 2x2, clamped it into the end vise. Then clamped the grinder to the 2x2.
Seems to spin nicely. Unable to read the label, though..
Attachment 341250
Now just have to learn how to use it. maybe find a finer wheel, as this one is a bit coarse. Tool rest can adjust, just have to figure out where it works the best.

Yard sale find, they wanted $10, I offered $5.....sold for $6. :rolleyes:

Way too hot outside today......:mad:

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I'd say you'd want a coarse wheel on that if anything. Coarse wheels tend to take the least power input per unit volume of material removed. Finer wheels tend to dissipate more energy as heat.

I can sustain about 350 watts (a bit under 1/2 hp) for 30 min on an ergometer, so it should be possible to do fairly serious work with a crank like that, on par with a lower-end motorized bench grinder. Pedals would be better than a hand-crank though. Of course the catch is that anything near 1/2 hp sustained will leave you pretty cross-eyed, assuming you can do it at all.

I have one very similar to yours. I really like it. What I found interesting here is that they seem to be made for lefty. My biggest concern isn't cranking, it's holding the tool at the right place/angle. So I think that my left hand is more important with this tool and...I'm lefty.
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Here is my setup. A lefty as well ( user ).

Dave,
I see that you use the same Veritas tool rest. I grind free hand - I'm not using the holder that came with the tool rest. How do you do it?

Recently I sold a very large grinder. The picture will give you an idea how large it was. I made a very short video with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FalAew-vvGw
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Originally Posted by Normand Leblanc

What I found interesting here is that they seem to be made for lefty.
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While some grinders are, the one you show is actually not made for a left-handed person.

Those two lugs on the casting (at about 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock) allow you to fasten the factory tool rest on which ever side you'd rather crank from.

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Originally Posted by Normand Leblanc

Dave, I see that you use the same Veritas tool rest. I grind free hand - I'm not using the holder that came with the tool rest. How do you do it? Recently I sold a very large grinder. The picture will give you an idea how large it was. I made a very short video with it. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FalAew-vvGw <img src="http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=341272"/>

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Normand: I crank with the right, and guide the iron back and forth after setting the bevel angle on the tool rest. I Color the entire bevel with a Sharpie and , with practice, can centre the grinding with about a half a millimetre flat top and bottom. Then off to the water stones. Hope that makes sense. I don't use the Veritas guide at all, just freehand ( the platform only )

Steven I think I have the same model. At least, I have one that looks identical. Mine needs a 5" wheel with a 3/8" arbor...a tough thing to find nowadays given that Norton only make the brown aluminum wheels in that size.

Still, I'm able to do a pretty fair job grinding out nicks and re-establishing primary bevels with it. I've come to like these grinders.

IIRC it is from the Modern Grinder Co somewhere in Wisconsin. A lot of them look alike so this entire post should be taken with about a pound of salt.

Last year I bought a "new" one for $15 that can take a 6" wheel...I just haven't yet bought the new wheel!

For some reason, this grinder has only two oil cups.....have filled both. Barely brushed past the handle putting away the oiler.....handle kept turning for a good 5 minutes. Seems like you can just push on the handle a bit to keep the speed up, and let it turn on it's own. Nice and quiet, not much if any gear noise. Gave it a try-out on a H-F chisel I use as a beater.....not too bad. still working on just how to set the "bar" to use as the rest.

Here is what I made for my hand grinder. It allows me to use the Tormek guides, and others with the hand grinder. The Tormek can be slow and this enables me to do a quick rough grind then go right to the Tormek without changing jigs.

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/...pss1e95sbu.jpg

Jim

Very nice! I like the idea of going straight to the Tormek without swapping jigs!

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Originally Posted by Jim Ritter

Here is what I made for my hand grinder. It allows me to use the Tormek guides, and others with the hand grinder. The Tormek can be slow and this enables me to do a quick rough grind then go right to the Tormek without changing jigs.

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/...pss1e95sbu.jpg

Jim

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Ok, I have finally got the wheel dressed according ot the videos by RWW......slight crown in the middle, much better than the outside edges being higher than the middle. Almost got all the grooved part out. Tool rest has been removed, wire wheeled clean, and re-installed. I also put it on the wheel side of the mounting bracket. Seems to mount better, that way.

Had to tighten the nut holding the wheel. It was getting loose. IF I can get it so I can read the label on the wheel, I might be able to tell who made the wheel, and what grit...wheel is a blue colour..