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I’m in the early stages of a massive summer garage/shop reorganization… Inspired by Rings Workshop’s videos, I’ve started categorizing tools/objects by the type of space they occupy – on the floor, a bench, walls, drawers, etc. The process came to a screeching halt when I got to bench-top tools and I counted up my grinders.
Eight.
I have eight bench-mount grinders in an 18x28 space (with a car, table saw and assembly table in the middle). Each grinder has a purpose and wants a permanent location for ease of use. But damn, that’s a lot of bench space. I’d love to hear ideas from others faced by the same utility/bench space balance.
Here’s what I’ve got in no particular order:
My hoarder instinct wants to keep all of them with the justification that I do welding/fab, tool grinding, sharpening and even some woodworking. I hate the idea of rotating grinders from storage to bench depending on the job. I’m more likely to use the wrong tool because it’s convenient than I am to bother setting up the right thing. Yet bolting all eight to benches is going to eat up a LOT of bench top. Argh!
Has anyone else tamed this dragon?
Eight.
I have eight bench-mount grinders in an 18x28 space (with a car, table saw and assembly table in the middle). Each grinder has a purpose and wants a permanent location for ease of use. But damn, that’s a lot of bench space. I’d love to hear ideas from others faced by the same utility/bench space balance.
Here’s what I’ve got in no particular order:
- ⅓hp Craftsman block with Norton white wheels for HSS
- ½hp Craftsman block with grey wheels – newly acquired
- ⅓hp Craftsman block with wire and Scotchbrite deburring wheels
- Tormek style (Wen) wet grinder
- HF buffer with cardboard stropping wheels
- 12” Delta PSA disk grinder
- 1x42 Dayton belt grinder (runs 1x30s also)
- 6x48 cast iron belt grinder (not in use for lack of space)
My hoarder instinct wants to keep all of them with the justification that I do welding/fab, tool grinding, sharpening and even some woodworking. I hate the idea of rotating grinders from storage to bench depending on the job. I’m more likely to use the wrong tool because it’s convenient than I am to bother setting up the right thing. Yet bolting all eight to benches is going to eat up a LOT of bench top. Argh!
Has anyone else tamed this dragon?