What grinder is this?

[fishwatcher]

It’s available for not a lot of money and I’m wondering how useful it’d be. Could I easily swap a wire wheel into it? Any idea what brand and model it is? Thanks

 

[tool_scrounge]

Central machinery aka harbor freight
Generic Chinese tool with optimistic power ratings
probably useful if cheap enough

 

[fishwatcher]

Central machinery aka harbor freight
Generic Chinese tool with optimistic power ratings
probably useful if cheap enough

$20. Worth buying?

 

[Shiftless]

$20. Worth buying?

For $20 you can’t go too far wrong. Plug it in and see if it runs and put something smooth up against that buffing wheel to see if the motor bogs down right away. If it passes that test, hand the man a twenty and thank him.

 

[Vwpower]

Put that $20 towards one that doesn’t ****. It will stop spinning if you put too much pressure on your work piece

 

[tool_scrounge]

For light weight work, it is worth $20. If you find the tool useful, use it until you find something better and then resell it for $20

 

[Shiftless]

A one third horsepower Baldor would be a better machine but that would cost about $450 new.
A new harbor freight buffer like that one goes for about $70 so if you could get 20% off that would be about $55

That used one for $20 might serve all of the needs of a moderate user and give him something to use until he finds a you **** deal on a one HP Baldor.

 

[alfadan]

That looks like the bench buffer/polisher.
The logic of having a polishing wheel on the same machine as a grinding wheel is dubious.

 

[Snip's]

I try to stay away from Chinesium whenever possible.... Especially anything electrical...
You can do better at estate sales with older American made machinery...

I picked this up yesterday for $21.00....

 

[fishwatcher]

I try to stay away from Chinesium whenever possible.... Especially anything electrical...
You can do better at estate sales with older American made machinery...

I picked this up yesterday for $21.00....

Nice find!

 

[fishwatcher]

That looks like the bench buffer/polisher.
The logic of having a polishing wheel on the same machine as a grinding wheel is dubious.

Why? This is new to me.

Thx

 

[Packard V8]

I'd pay $20 all day long. One cannot have too many grinder/buffers.

jack vines

 

[whateg01]

Put that $20 towards one that doesn’t ****. It will stop spinning if you put too much pressure on your work piece

My 1 HP 8" Craftsman will stop spinning if I put too much pressure on my work piece too.

 

[slowtwitch73]

 

[alfadan]

Why? This is new to me.

Thx

You'll just get grit into the buffing wheel and scratch you work. IMO anyway.

 

[2oolhound]

If that is a threaded on spiral tip extension under the buffing wheel it alone is worth $20.

Give it a spin before plugging it in and listen to the bearings. They should be smooth and quiet but if they feel gravely when turning by hand or noisy the bearings could be shot. Otherwise I'd pick it up for $20.

I agree with alfaden above, don't use the grinding wheel near the buffing wheel, take one off. A coarse and fine wheel is recommended in either scenario or a grinding wheel with a wire wheel.

 

[bb29510]

not worth $10

 

[nadogail]

Is this a "wanna be" boat anchor?