A bench grinder is an invaluable tool in any shop, metalworking or woodworking. However, even a good grinder needs a couple of upgrades and a little tuning to live up to its full potential.
Its seems like I just started on this project, but it’s actually been over 3 months. I guess that means time flies when your having fun, or I’m not as fast as I think I am. Either way, this is the final video in my series about setting up a bench grinder, and making a tool rest for it. In the video I show machining the work surfaces, & mounting them to the machine.
The final step to get the Baldor up and running was creating a proper base/stand. For years I’ve used the Harbor Fright model shown below. I’d love to make a stand like Doc made, but I just don’t have the time for that right now, maybe in the fall. Thus, to get by till I have time to make a more proper one, I made some upgrades to the Harbor Fright stand earlier this week.
The first step in the process, was to pick up a nice Douglas Fir 4×4 at the local big box store to make the top. I found a really nice 8 footer at Menard’s, that I cut into 4 pieces and then rough milled to size before laminating them together.
