donmarkey Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Anyone have any plans to build one. It doesn't look that hard to do. Any ideas? I've seen the mounts for a die grinder. -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserfever Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 OK, this is crude but it works good and it is fast to make. Before I retired I occasionally needed one at work but I knew that the company would never purchase one for me. So, after I thought about it some I simply bent a piece of bar stock say 1/2 x 1" x 8" into an "L" shape. You then put one end of the "L" in the tool holder and then the other leg of the "L" will be running paralell with the bed and you use two hose clamps to clamp an air grinder to it. By loosening the clamps you can move the grinder up and down some and it works surprisingly well. Just keep the bearings adjusted on the grinder and dress the stone carefully and it works good. Some stones and even thick cutoff wheels work better than others. Like I said it's crude but it works. A grinder doesn't put much force on the work like a tool bit so the hose clamps do OK. You can always make something more substantial later if you think you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Are you talking about a jig so you can grind tool cutting edges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donmarkey Posted March 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Are you talking about a jig so you can grind tool cutting edges? No it's a grinder that mounts on the cross slide of you're lathe. -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doble Troble Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Varmint Al made one out of a Dremel-type tool. Here's a link to his mini-lathe page, scroll down to find the tool post grinder section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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