Steel City 8" Grinder

[DaveL]

I am thinking about purchasing one of the new Steel City 8" Grinders but i there are not any dealers near me and from the pictures the base looks like it protrudes out towards the grinding wheels. I need to make sure that there is enough room between the base and wheel to mount Wolverine Sharpening System tool bases.

Can anyone confirm if there is enough room, and give comments on the grinder.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[jason slutsky]

Dave, I don't have the Steel City Grinder or a wolverine but it looks to me that although the grinder's base does protrude out a bit, it's not nearly far enough to prevent you from installing a wolverine. The Wolverine base mounts directly under the wheel and doesn't protrude much past it on the motor side of the wheel.

 

[Jake Debski]

Almost any grinder you may purchse will require that you put a spacer(usually plywood)between the grinder base and the surface it is mounted to. This easily accommodates the Oneway jig.

 

[John Nicholas]

Steel City Grinder

Looking at the grinder on their website, the Wolverine or similar system will mount under it. You may wish to mount the grinder on a base and then mount additional material under the wheels. A sink cutout is wonderful for this purpose.

I notice it is 3450 RPM. Make sure you want that rather than the 1750 RPM. If you go for it remember someone said, You always have a slow speed grinder, just turn it off when it gets up to speed and grind as it slows down. :cool2:

I tried that with my 1750 and got several passes on a bowl gouge before the wheel stopped.

John