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Re: Don't learn this the hard way
I rarely use my bench grinder but have learned a lot from your scary experience. Thanks for all the great advice! David -
Re: Don't learn this the hard way
Larry,
Another thing you may want to consider is retro-fitting your grinder to be a belt grinder. I put the MultiTool setup on my big Delta grinder about 3 years ago and would never again use a hard grinder wheel! The belt grinder removes material at a rate of up to five times as fast as a conventional grinder, and you can make a change to a different grit of abrasive in a few seconds. I use mine for everything from roughing out a fabricated part to putting a fine finish on stainless parts prior to buffing. You can grind on the flat platten, the contact wheel, or slack-belt sand on the back side of the belt.
Regards, John McGrawComment
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John, If you don't mind...
Would you fill me in a little more on the "multi fit" belt grinder setup. Description, benifits, place to buy, etc. Thanks, DennisComment
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Re: John, If you don't mind...
Dennis,
Here is a link to a vendor that sells a lot of them. I did not really want the flat miter table for the side disc, so I searched around on the net and found one for about $150 without the table. It fits most bench grinders, but I would reccomend a minimum of 1/2 HP 8" grinder. I have owned mine for almost 3 years and have gotten my money out of it. The attachment is made by an Austrailan company and it is a nice product. It will amaze you with the rate of stock removal that it will deliver, and with Trizact belts it will deliver a very fine finish reday for final buffing. I use it almost every day and I just don't know how I ever got by without it. Although I did not buy from mine from Van Sant, I have bought chassis fabrication supplies from them in the past and they are good people. One of these days when I have the money, I am going to buy one of their Hardcore belt grinders. This is a real industrial duty belt grinder that will make my polishing work much easier.
http://www.vansantent.com/multitool.htm
Regards, John McGrawComment
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sears sells
a combination belt,disk sander for less than $150. i bought mine on sale for $100. the belt can be set up horizontal or veticalComment
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Re: sears sells
Clem,
The big difference in this type of belt grinder, is that it is designed to grind on the serrated rubber contact wheel as well as the platten. Having the contact wheel allows you to work on all shapes of parts without gouging the metal. I too, have a Sears belt grinder, but have not touched it since I bought this one. Contact wheel grinders are the type of grinders used by every polishing and plating shop in the country due to the fast, smooth grinding that can be achieved.
Regards, John McGrawComment
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Re: John, If you don't mind...
John - this is the Baldor belt sander/grider I always wanted, but didn't buy yet. I do have a 1.2HP Kalamazoo 2X48 belt unit which is great, but the 1.5HP would be better, you can bog down the 1.2HP Baldor motor on the Kalamazoo.....Craig
Baldor Belt Sander/Grinder at Enco ToolsComment
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Re: Many have to live it before they get it!
Had the unfortunate experience about thirty years ago of an un-guarded 6" wheel that decided to give it up while I was bent over reaching for another piece of steel to grind.
It cost me a side window, mirror and additional body work to a Ford pickup I had just painted setting a few feet away!
I shudder to think of what shrapnal I would have stopped had I been standing upright
Many of the safety guards on today's equipment and tools are the corporate/OSHA reactive result of an other poor sole's misfortune.
ChuckComment
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