Re-purposing Bench Grinder

[taycat]

now i have my mk1 clarkson tooling and cutter grinder running albeit with basic jigs ( need to get some made) i have a spare 6" bench grinder.
anyone re-purposed one into something else?

 

[Ed of all trades]

I have seen them re-purposed into belt grinders. would work for a 1" x 40", won't have enough power for a 2" x __ .

 

[brino]

taycat,

I keep one with a wire brush wheel on one end and a buffing wheel on the other.
The wire brush gets used a lot; cleaning bolt threads, removing rust, etc.

Let us know what you come up with......

-brino

 

[hman]

I'd suggest a Scotch-brite wheel. Really fantastic for deburring machined edges, polishing surfaces, etc.

 

[RJSakowski]

Keep it for rough grinding and or general purpose use. You won't have to worry about messing up your good wheels.

 

[chips&more]

It’s a pain to change out a good dressed grinding wheel for say a onetime wire wheel job. That’s why I have more than one bench grinder. Each grinder has its own dedicated purpose of grinding, buffing, etc…Dave.

 

[Uglydog]

Caution: Abrasive wheel can and do shatter. Those little wire break off and fly. I had one let loose I still have a 1" wire embedded under the skin in my belly. Glad I was wearing safety glasses.
Always stand to the side when starting your grinder. Use the guards and wear eye protection.

Daryl
MN

 

[uncle harry]

On one of my bench grinders I have a pre-used flap disk for quick de-burring. Since the outer edge has been rounded from use it conforms nicely to curved edges of parts.

 

[SmokeWalker]

Caution: Abrasive wheel can and do shatter. Those little wire break off and fly. I had one let loose I still have a 1" wire embedded under the skin in my belly. Glad I was wearing safety glasses.
Always stand to the side when starting your grinder. Use the guards and wear eye protection.

Daryl
MN

Damn. I'm sorry to hear about that. And I thought little splinters in the pads of my thumbs were bad.

 

[GarageGuy]

I have 3 grinders. A little 5" that I put HF diamond wheels on for grinding TIG tungstens and carbide tips, a 6" with coarse and medium stones, and a belt driven 8" with one brass wire wheel and one steel wire wheel. Much easier to change machines than to change wheels for a job. Put them on pedestals so you can move them around and not waste bench space.

GG