And British or American.I would go for an 8" grinder over a 6" one if you can stretch your budget a bit.
and make sure the wheels are in good nick otherwise there a bit costly to replaceSecond hand.. check the bearings are okay.
Continuous duty rated grinders are much better than cheap ones with a low duty cycle.
I bought this Femi 33 a couple of month ago and it's not bad.
550W, 200mm wheels.
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Not changed much in that time.I've a Clarke 6" that is over 40 years old and is still fine, however, I've no idea if the ones they sold now are the same quality
No it's not, but good enough for me and I haven't stalled it yet. Femi is not too bad quality wise and this one is sort of cheap which is what the OP asked for. I paid a bit over €100 for it.3/4 of a horsepower (ish) - not huge power...
If the motor fits inside the pedestal it's easy enough to change the motor to single phase or fit a cheap VFD. I keep seeing cheap pedestal grinders that would be suitable but I don't have the space and they've tended to use large 10" + wheels that are expensive to replace.No it's not, but good enough for me and I haven't stalled it yet. Femi is not too bad quality wise and this one is sort of cheap which is what the OP asked for. I paid a bit over €100 for it.
I would love an old 3 phase pedestal grinder, but I don't have 3 phase and for the amount of grinding I do on the bench grinder this one suits me fine. I had two of those very cheap small bench grinders(both where a gift) and this Femi one is two steps up.