My wife and I are looking to buy a grinder for my son in law. Christmas is slowly coming... Anyone know what size arbor / shaft the Woodcraft slow speed grinder has?
For that matter, anyone bought one (taiwan made) recently and got anything good / bad to say about it? I think they used to be made elsewhere, so a recent buyer would probably have the best information. Thanks.
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I bought the Woodcraft slow speed grinder and am very pleased with it. The arbor is 5/8" and the wheel diameters are 8". You will need 10mm and
12mm wrenches to adjust the tool rests.I made my version of the Wolverine jig to sharpen my gouges and it works well without spending a lot of money.
I suggest that you buy their diamond wheel dresser when you order the grinder.
Peace ~ Sir Edgar
I got mine maybe 1 1/2 yrs ago. One downside - It has sliding rests so the flat rest cannot be adjusted to angles. I made a homemade tilting rest. Otherwise works great.
I've had mine several months now. I definitely second the idea that the diamond wheel dresser is a good purchase. I use mine with a OneWay Wolverine system, so I can't comment about the toolrests. Once I got the wheels trued up, it has been very nice. I guess, to sum it up, I'm happy with the choice.
Thanks, I appreciate the information. Going to order it today, just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything like a Crapsman my dad bought not too long back...
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