8" Slow Speed Grinder - 1/2 HP Reviews

4.1 Rating 20 Reviews

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Woodcraft Supply, LLC is one of the nation's oldest and largest suppliers of quality woodworking tools and supplies. You'll find Woodcraft stores in more than 70 major metropolitan areas across the U.S.; and Woodcraft annually distributes 1.5 million catalogs featuring more than 10,000 items to all 50 states and 117 foreign countries. The Woodcraft catalog is a standard among woodworkers as the most complete offering of first rate products for woodworking available anywhere. Woodcraft also publishes six issues of Woodcraft Magazine annually.

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800-535-4486

Location:

1177 Rosemar Rd,
Parkersburg
West Virginia
26105

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“great grinder for wood turning tools. didn't use the included Aluminum Oxide wheels that had wobble, and instead installed new CBN wheels with spherical washers. Also, installed Wolverine oneway bases for Vari Grind 2 and platform table.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Love the grinder, just what I needed”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“This is an excellent machine! It is the first “slow speed” grinder that I ever used and I am very impressed. I especially like the grinding wheels. They are not as aggressive as aluminum oxide wheels so the steel in my turning tools don’t get as hot as fast. This makes regrinding turning tools more “forgiving”. I highly recommend this grinder.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Happy with how quiet it is. Both wheels are balanced well with only a slight bit of wobble, which to me is of no concern. The fine wheel does a good job sharpening my lathe chisels. Happy with the price and quick shipment to California.”

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Posted 2 months ago

“I bought this as a second grinder for the sharpening station I was setting up. Previously I had a no-name Woodcraft grinder which I gave to my son. I didn't care about the wheels that came w/ this unit as I was planning to us CBN wheels before I purchased it. The unit w/ CBN wheels has zero vibration. Where it falls short is I was unable to use the covers for the wheels and the CBN wheels barely fit on the shafts, there was just enough threads for the nut and washer. I don't use the platforms that came with as I have the Wolverine system for both of my grinders. I would recommend this only if one is planning to use CBN wheels.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Fortunately, I purchased a CBN wheel at the same time that I bought this grinder. I couldn't get rid of the wobble on either of the stone wheels that came with the grinder but the CBN wheel runs true with minimal vibration. Someday I may try to balance those other wheels but for now I am fine just running the grinder with the lone CBN wheel. Today, I sharpened a few turning tools on the Rikon grinder with the Wolverine sharpening system and was very impressed with the results.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I just bought this on sale and thankfully, it has virtually no vibration. The only thing that kept me from rating it a 5-star are the poorly designed tool rest mounts. Neither tool rest can be adjusted so that it is horizontal or square to the wheel. I'll be replacing them with a Veritas or Wolverine set-up.”

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Posted 11 months ago

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“Paired this up with my wolverine jig and works perfectly! I will be ordering the cbn wheels at some point!”

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Posted 2 years ago