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Title: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Jimibab on February 09, 2016, 05:19:08 PM

Found this at my local second hand store for $10. I've found similar looking models but nothing specific to this make. What specs should I be looking for to frankenstein this back together?

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Papaw on February 09, 2016, 05:35:13 PM

If it runs, what else do you need besides the diameter of the shaft so you can buy the right size wheels? But wheels that match the stated RPMs of the motor.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Jimibab on February 09, 2016, 09:43:55 PM

The guards and flanges, but if shaft diameter is the primary concern, I can make other pieces fit. Thanks for the feedback

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Papaw on February 09, 2016, 10:04:15 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if other Taiwanese and/or Chinese units are the same. Probably a lot of units were made to be branded by marketers.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Bill Houghton on February 10, 2016, 02:09:12 PM

Run it before you spend time on it.  Many, though not all, of the Taiwanese grinders would serve better as the power source for those magic fingers vibrating beds.  I briefly owned one that, with a long enough power cord, could have walked itself all the way to Peoria.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: turnnut on February 10, 2016, 07:34:52 PM

 it may not have had any guards, it might have been a buffer.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Jimibab on February 11, 2016, 10:11:55 PM

Bill - It runs just fine. I tested it before I bought it. Though I do so enjoy those beds...

Turnnut - It's got tapped holes where the guards would have been. Maybe the previous owner used it as a buffer and tossed em.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: EVILDR235 on February 11, 2016, 10:56:48 PM

Many motors with double shafts were sold as multi use replacement motors. I have several dual shaft motors that were on table saws that i bought. One was on a band saw and another on a jointer. Several are Sears branded and several Wards branded.

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Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Jimibab on February 12, 2016, 04:49:38 PM

Well, then, I'll just get creative and see what I can make this thing do.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: gibsontool on February 12, 2016, 08:05:59 PM

 I'd say 1/2 hp is kinda light for a grinder but it'll probably work real well as a buffer.

Title: Re: Journeyman bench grinder
Post by: Jimibab on February 12, 2016, 09:05:36 PM

I'm thinking about converting it into a belt sander