Ok, so just about every maker of 8" grinders have been recommended. How about speed? Should I get a normal fast grinder or a slow speed model? Any drawbacks to buying a slow speed one?
Ok, so just about every maker of 8" grinders have been recommended. How about speed? Should I get a normal fast grinder or a slow speed model? Any drawbacks to buying a slow speed one?
If you have any tool steels like O1, A2 (scrapers, chisels, plane blades) etc you want a slow speed grinder. With a high speed grinder its super easy to overheat them and kill the heat treat. The only draw back of a slow speed grinder is it's slower.
I bought an 8" Dewalt on sale at Grizzly a few years ago. I really didn't like it at first but then I trued the wheels and it runs smooth as glass. It's even better now with good wheels.
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