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Oneway Wheel Balancing System

Oneway Wheel Balancing System

1175 days ago by Padre | 7 comments »

I bought this Oneway Wheel Balancing System from Craft Supplies, it cost 62.99. I do a lot of wood turning tool sharpening. I have an inexpensive 2 speed grinder I bought from Woodcraft and it rocked, rattled and rolled, that’s for sure!! I put this on this afternoon, and you would think I have a Baldor grinder with special balanced wheels. What a difference this has made. I recommend this grinder attachment.

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THe Festool RAS 115 is a Wood Sculptor's Dream

THe Festool RAS 115 is a Wood Sculptor's Dream

1171 days ago by Charles Brock | 7 comments »

Several years ago at the Festool IWF booth, I told one of the reps what type of work I do and he said you got to try the “Termite Tool!” Full of woodworker’s cynicism , I thought, Yeah! Just another grinder. I didn’t try it, so I continued to shape my rocking chair seats using a grinder with a carbide wheel attachment while turning my shop’s air into a dusty haze. My only alternative was to go outside on a windy day and let my neighbor deal with the dust. As usua...

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Review of the Porter Cable 8" Grinder

Review of the Porter Cable 8" Grinder

193 days ago by thewoodworker01 | 6 comments »

Recently I just bought a grinder for the workshop to sharpen my lathe tools. I looked at other grinders and I could really only find a couple grinders with variable speed. This one has variable speed from 2000-3400 rpms. It is a great grinder. I have heard a lot of other people say that this grinder is junk. It isn’t. I have heard people saying that the motor turned over two times and it died. This hasn’t happened to me; I asked the salesman at Lowe’s if I could test the gri...

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skil 6 in grinder

skil 6 in grinder

1497 days ago by kosta | 2 comments »

This grinder is a good grinder to start off with but you need to replace the crappy gray wheels that come with the grinder you should get the white ones with dont wear off as much but other than that it is a nice grinder. A good add on is to build bigger platforms or tools rests because the ones that come with this are not very big for a no. 7 jointer plane blade. This grinder costs about $50.00 and their are things to upgrade but nobody buys a a $2000 cabinet saw and doesnt upgrade the fenc...

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Ordered one yesterday

Ordered one yesterday

645 days ago by RHytonen | 0 comments »

http://www.ereplacementparts.com/porter-cable-pc750ag-type-amp-small-angle-grinder-parts-c-129_1811_16568.html (wondering if the bearing shouldn’t just be lubed or replaced) I had a Ryobi 5 amp last me about six or seven years. I do sporadic fabrication, welding and kart restoration; and use it heavily when I do, but then not for months or even years in between. The Ryobi (HmDepot, $40) blew up yesterday, blasted a pinhole in the case w/ a tiny fire blowing thru (burnt winding.) ...

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