Help Id this bench grinder.
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it looks like a generic imported grinder. probably sold from one of those traveling tool trucks of the 70's and 80's. it could be really good or a heap of ****. if it still runs it was probably pretty good.
a pretty good test of any grinder. flip the switch on, let it spool up to full speed and then turn it off and time how long it takes to stop. it should spool up quickly, within a few seconds and it should rotate for a good while with little vibration. i have an old wissota and an albert lea that will free wheel for about a minute. if it takes them a while to get up to speed and the quick stop turning and have a lot of vibration avoid them. if they have a wire wheel on them that slows them down much faster but they should still free wheel for a while.
a pretty good test of any grinder. flip the switch on, let it spool up to full speed and then turn it off and time how long it takes to stop. it should spool up quickly, within a few seconds and it should rotate for a good while with little vibration. i have an old wissota and an albert lea that will free wheel for about a minute. if it takes them a while to get up to speed and the quick stop turning and have a lot of vibration avoid them. if they have a wire wheel on them that slows them down much faster but they should still free wheel for a while.
it's for grinding cutters for lathes etc. as said if it runs smooth and vibration free , it's probably a good grinder for it's intended purpose.
txvwnut
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Yeah it's a tool bit grinder could be HF or Enco or any other machine tool supplier. A lot of those came from China some good some not so good.
Googled ct-301 grinder. Found something about Knuth.
http://trademachines.com/knuth/ct301
And it's modern brother:
http://www.knuth-usa.com/ds.html
http://trademachines.com/knuth/ct301
And it's modern brother:
http://www.knuth-usa.com/ds.html
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Thanks for your help.
3 or 4 part video relating to this type of grinder
if it runs good, and the wheels are good i would say you got a pretty good deal. the taiwan is better then china and thats where HF is made now, thats in pretty good shape for the age, is there a date on it anywhere
I haven't found one. I'm trying to figure out what the wheels are on it. The one on the left is white and seems to cut without putting much pressure on the tool I'm sharpening. The other is the other way. I thought when I saw it I would just put different wheels on it, but they look pretty different then normal wheels.
thanks.
