Bench grinder recomendations

[Cheesie]

Recomend me a Good bench grinder that won't dance of the bench, I've only ever used our sealey 8" in work and it's fine, it will be used for tungsten sharpening and drill bit sharpening, please

 

[cheb]

Any of them, screwed to a piece of wood and clamped to the bench.

 

[hotponyshoes]

If that's all you are using it for then any will be fine.
G-clamps or some bolts/screws to fasten it to the bench.
Maybe buy a dressing tool as well and mark up one side for tungsten sharpening only.

 

[Burdekin]

Got recommended this on here, surprisingly fine considering the price: https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-tt...uM09Vf-4a6UqelKM1-BPiUFv3i9UWBHxoC_REQAvD_BwE

 

[hotponyshoes]

Got recommended this on here, surprisingly fine considering the price: https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-tt...uM09Vf-4a6UqelKM1-BPiUFv3i9UWBHxoC_REQAvD_BwE

These are worth the money. A surprisingly tough machine, keep the receipt and you cant go wrong for that price. The only gripe is the rests are a little flimsy but for tungstan and drill bits you won't be using them anyway.

 

[Cheesie]

I need to be able to move it and store it so can't fix to a bench I have limited work top space

 

[armalites]

I can fully understand having a top end unit if you are running them for hours every day but I have a couple of B&Q specials, both of which I've had for 20+ years. I've never observed the duty cycles but they only get used intermittantly.

With this kind of thing it's very difficult to be certain that you aren't just buying a generic unit anyway. I suspect if you were buying a top quality unit you'd be into £100s.

 

[Cheesie]

These are worth the money. A surprisingly tough machine, keep the receipt and you cant go wrong for that price. The only gripe is the rests are a little flimsy but for tungstan and drill bits you won't be using them anyway.

Had a look at that one earlier are the stones ok I guess at that price it's worth a go

 

[Cheesie]

I can fully understand having a top end unit if you are running them for hours every day but I have a couple of B&Q specials, both of which I've had for 20+ years. I've never observed the duty cycles but they only get used intermittantly. It will only be intermittent

With this kind of thing it's very difficult to be certain that you aren't just buying a generic unit anyway. I suspect if you were buying a top quality unit you'd be into £100s.

 

[hotponyshoes]

The only one I own that runs smooth enough to not be bolted down is a creusen.
I only ever used it for tungsten grinding. I have never tried sharpening drill bits but I would think it would need fixing down for that as you would just end up pushing it around unless you only grind drill bits at very light pressure?

For the price of the creusen or something on that level you could probably buy a dedicated drill bit sharpener and separate tungsten grinder!
Having said that, I have not used mine since I got a tungsten grinder so I can sell it to you if you want to get the pennies out!

 

[Domdom]

They’re all much of a muchness these days unless you find something old. Having had a couple I would always go for the 8 inch. The wheels last longer and the curvature is much more gentle than the 6 inch ones. Decent tool rests can be made easily from a bit of scrap 3mm mild steel.

 

[Matchless]

what type of wheel do you need to sharpen tungstens? anything special, seem to remember my dad talking about green grit for sharpening lathe tools, my tig is not up and running yet so planning ahead,

 

[cheb]

I need to be able to move it and store it so can't fix to a bench I have limited work top space

Hence fixing it to a board and clamping it. I've several tools mounted like this.

 

[grim_d]

They’re all much of a muchness these days unless you find something old. Having had a couple I would always go for the 8 inch. The wheels last longer and the curvature is much more gentle than the 6 inch ones. Decent tool rests can be made easily from a bit of scrap 3mm mild steel.

Can't agree with that, the SIP professional or Axminster trade are leagues above most you can buy off the shelf, even if they are still cheapies.

Always fancied a Metabo but quite spendy when the SIP was half the price and perfectly serviceable.

The 8 inch titan from Screwfix is excellent value for money too.

 

[JonE]

The only one I own that runs smooth enough to not be bolted down is a creusen.

Looks like Creusen might have got over whatever difficulties they were in, apparently under new ownership since late last year.. I've had a slow speed 7500TS for years, and it's been faultless, but they are a bit spendy at current exchange rates.

 

[grim_d]

The only one I own that runs smooth enough to not be bolted down is a creusen.

Things have obviously moved on, both my SIP and Titan were balanced out of the box.

Once I put a wire wheel on both sides of the titan things changed dramatically though.

 

[RichardM]

sealey 8"

I have the same at home, I wanted the bigger wheels for lathe tools. Pick it up from under the bench, put it on the top and grind away, doesn't move. I will build a stand for it one day, but it's not at the top of the to-do list yet

 

[SierraV6]

I have a little KEF-Motor grinder I use for sharpening and general light work. I bought it second hand for a fiver if I remember but I believe they are a high end machine. It’s certainly very smooth and almost silent. Worth keeping an eye out for.

 

[Gritineye]

The thing to remember is that often most vibration comes from the wheels, I was given an ancient 8" Wolf that was super smooth with the worn out wheels on it.
As soon as I put new wheels on it, the vibration was horrible, took ages to get it balanced again.

 

[whm_fab]

Can't agree with that, the SIP professional or Axminster trade are leagues above most you can buy off the shelf, even if they are still cheapies.

Always fancied a Metabo but quite spendy when the SIP was half the price and perfectly serviceable.

The 8 inch titan from Screwfix is excellent value for money too.

Is the 8" SIP professional worth the premium over the Titan?