Bought an angle grinder stand ( mini chop saw)

[The Cobbler]

Recently bought an angle grinder stand to turn an angle grinder in to a mini chop saw.
Not that I need more tools, but heck, this is GJ after-all
3 Incentives to buy this
1) the price, at $25 I thought I got a lot for my money. well constructed, cast iron base and cast aluminum swivel. the plastic chip shield is a bit chinzy but the rest of it is up to par . not entirely sure if the shield is needed if you use the original from the grinder
2) It will be handy for cutting small stuff ( I think).The vice jaws are very close to the blade so you can grip short stuff & cut it
3) I have a good grinder that the linkage for the switch is broken , so it's unusable the way it is. I will attach it to this, remove the switch assy & put an inline switch of some sort .

The assembly instructions are very poor, I read thru them and then decided just to gather the pcs & put it together. anyone with basic fab skills should easily put it together . I spent more time tweaking it to align everything than I did on assembly

 

[PugetDude]

I bought one of those about 5 years ago from Northern Tool.
Used it a couple of times; not impressed. Base is small and unstable on anything of any size. Found it quicker to use the grinder freehand on most cuts. Tossed it in a box my wife was taking to a local charity thrift shop.
YMMV.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

When you get it all running take some pics also show us some work in progress.

 

[The Cobbler]

^^^ will do .

 

[Digster]

I have one similar, not that I use it much. But it does come in handy when I use it.....especially for the price.

 

[WWheeler]

I bought this one from Northern Tool in the mid-90s and set it up with a cheap angle grinder they had. I don't think either is still available there any more. I needed it at the time for a project that earned it's keep. It works great for what it is, no complaints, but I've only used it sparingly since. I doubt I've been though a dozen cut-off discs total in the more than 25 years I've had it.

 

[The Cobbler]

didn't get much time today to work with this, but it does seem to be sturdy for what it is . perhaps the cast base helps... I do see some with a stamped metal base, but so far I am happy with this . how much will it get used? that's to be determined I guess. but since I have an otherwise unusable grinder, I like tools and whatever else, we will see.
My plan is for it to live at the Volunteer warehouse and it can be used for light grinding , etc for anything we want to do there . I will try to remember to update this when it does get used