need advice on other wheels for my bench grinder

[Rockbiter]

I'm wondering where I should look for both a good quality wire wheel and a buffing wheel that would work on my bench grinder if anyone can advise me on it. Right now it has the two different grit 7" grinding wheels on it. They will be on it for the most part but I would like to be able to switch to a wire brush or a buffing wheel on occasion. I just don't know who makes a good product that will work on the 3450 rpm grinder. Now that I have my workbench built, I would like to get this thing set up so I can use it whenever there is a need. Here is a picture of the grinder. It is a 1963 model 397.19590:

 

[Outlawmws]

I can't comment on specific brands, but if you are going to do much wire wheeling, get them as large as can fit, and for heavy work, get two braided wheels and mount them together, (they last a LOT longer this way and you can flop them side to side from each other periodically to increase life), and get a really fine wire wheel for detail work so your not gouging out metal when cleaning stuff up.

 

[Rockbiter]

Thank you. I appreciate the response and thanks for the ideas.

 

[bczygan]

I've got similar Craftsman "Block" grinders as the OP. One a 7"x1"x1/2" 12HP and one a 6"x3/4"x1/2" 1/3HP.
I would also like to set them up for grinding, wire wheeling and buffing/polishing. Which should be used for which and what wheel selection should I get? Might be getting another so I don't have to remount wheels as often.

 

[ZRX61]

The one that seems to get the most use in my garage is a deburring wheel that is very dense fiber composite of some sort, kinda like scotchbrite on steroids. Think I paid about $45 for it & that was years ago. They last a long time provided you don't put groves in them with narrow objects.
I've found that one gridner isn't really enough. I have one with a grinding stone on one side & a wirewheel on the other. Another has the deburring wheel teamed with a buffing wheel. A 3rd (small) one has stones for sharpening tungstens for my TIG & a 4th one has stones for shaping/sharpening lathe tools.

 

[Outlawmws]

Another thing about multiple power bench tools;

I don't like cluttering my bench with them, nor wasting floor space with them. Get a yourself a B&D WorkMate and mount each tool to a mounting plate with a 1" thick bar to grip in the workmate, and another wider piece on the gripper bar, so if it comes loose the lip catches the workmate jaw (Sort of an upside down "T" mount) and then you can rack them on shelves, and you only need one station for using any of them.

I have done this with bench grinders, Arbor presses, miter saws, etc...

Some have the mounting plates so they fit a 2' wide shelving unit I built, and they simply drop onto shelf standards until needed. This makes it so they don't rock on the "T" mount, I just set them up so the T mount clears the tool below.

 

[woody 73]

I have a bench grinder and on the one I run a Norton white stone wheel, the numbers escape me but the stone runs cooler then those dark grey ones that come with each bench grinder. What I find is that when I sharpen my tools they tend to not burn the metal to bad. I like the fine brass wheels but darn when those things wear out they throw those fine wires into my skin and it does hurt.

Come to think about somewhere in my small shop I have a pink Norton wheel but it will heat the metal up very fast if you are not careful.

 

[torqueman2002]

I have re-freshed a couple of these vintage CM 'block' style grinders.

7" wheels are not as common as 8", but I found a selection at MSC.

Take a look at my project for more information.

http://tinyurl.com/Try-This-Nov18

 

[mzing]

Ive been trying to find a wire wheel for the same grinder. The grinder has a 1/2" arbor and I want a wheel that will fit with the guards on. Ive tried a couple and they seem to rub if they are more than 3/4" wide. I also wanted to avoid getting a 5/8 arbor wheel with the small plastic adapter for 1/2". Im having a lot of trouble finding something that matches that description. Mcmaster makes a metal adapter for 2" to 1/2", so a thin 2" arbor would work too. Any suggestions??

 

[Beater5liter]

Another thing about multiple power bench tools;

I don't like cluttering my bench with them, nor wasting floor space with them. Get a yourself a B&D WorkMate and mount each tool to a mounting plate with a 1" thick bar to grip in the workmate, and another wider piece on the gripper bar, so if it comes loose the lip catches the workmate jaw (Sort of an upside down "T" mount) and then you can rack them on shelves, and you only need one station for using any of them.

I have done this with bench grinders, Arbor presses, miter saws, etc...

Some have the mounting plates so they fit a 2' wide shelving unit I built, and they simply drop onto shelf standards until needed. This makes it so they don't rock on the "T" mount, I just set them up so the T mount clears the tool below.

Any pics of this type of mount? Including the "standard" used.