Bench grinder loses power

[Steve_P]

I had an old HF bench grinder, 120V, 3A; I could easily bog it down. I replaced it with an 11A Jet, which is a monster in comparison.

OP, there's a good test video that Project Farm did on bench grinders on youtube if you want something with more power.

 

[TedsGMC]

Yea! I gott'a agree with some of the posts here. I am sorry if you are having issues with your grinder, but I do agree that I would check and try a few thing before I would replace it. Sometime it is the overall quality of the product that is reflected in it's "performace". If you are looking to replace the grinder look for one that is "solid" and I mean "solid" in quality. Look at Ebay! You can get a nice grinder for them, but look at it from the pictures and ask the seller question or concerns you my have . I hope this helps you. Take care Ted.

 

[TedsGMC]

I meant to say may have.

 

[TedsGMC]

Cuz there is just so much excrement out in the tool world. I've seen many grinders pop up on my local CL, and I do a quick search of GJ, or the wider web to find out they are pure ****.

If someone says unbranded, I'm gonna guess cheap import first, then, maybe, a decent one that some previous owner pulled the tag off.

Been doing vintage tools for almost 25 years, fell victim to **** the first five years. Far from an expert but I'm still learning.

Yes! It is "true" there is a lot of **** tools from China and Taiwan, but for the last 40 to 50 years that is what people have wanted.