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8 inch VS Delta Grinder Comments
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byounghusband
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What is the speed of the grinder?
Originally posted by byounghusband
<br />What is the speed of the grinder?
1725-3450 rpm
Russb
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A fellow turner has one and had trouble with the VS switch. Blew it out with compressed air and was ok......
woodwish
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I've used the same grinder for several years now with no problems. It doesn't really do anything magical as a grinder, just a mid-range grinder, but it does that well. At the time I bought it (gift card from in-laws) it was the only 8" in the store, and that was important. Biggest performance boost was when I replaced the fine stone (wore quickly it seems to me) with a better one. The stone makes the grinder for the most part, the actual grinder is just a shafted motor really. I keep thinking I may buy either a Jet or Tormek wet grinder but so far the faithful Delta is doing all I need for my lathe. Wet grinder is something I want for my carving tools, knifes, and flatwork cheisels.
One odd thing the VS part does is it sounds like when I turn it on it goes to full 3450 speed and then slows down to the set speed. I have no real proof of that is what really happens, it just sounds like it starts much faster than it actually runs. If that is true I am sure glad my VS lathe doesn't do the same thing! [:0]
One odd thing the VS part does is it sounds like when I turn it on it goes to full 3450 speed and then slows down to the set speed. I have no real proof of that is what really happens, it just sounds like it starts much faster than it actually runs. If that is true I am sure glad my VS lathe doesn't do the same thing! [:0]
Originally posted by woodwish
<br />I've used the same grinder for several years now with no problems. It doesn't really do anything magical as a grinder, just a mid-range grinder, but it does that well. At the time I bought it (gift card from in-laws) it was the only 8" in the store, and that was important. Biggest performance boost was when I replaced the fine stone (wore quickly it seems to me) with a better one. The stone makes the grinder for the most part, the actual grinder is just a shafted motor really. I keep thinking I may buy either a Jet or Tormek wet grinder but so far the faithful Delta is doing all I need for my lathe. Wet grinder is something I want for my carving tools, knifes, and flatwork cheisels.
One odd thing the VS part does is it sounds like when I turn it on it goes to full 3450 speed and then slows down to the set speed. I have no real proof of that is what really happens, it just sounds like it starts much faster than it actually runs. If that is true I am sure glad my VS lathe doesn't do the same thing! [:0]
What stone did you replace it with?
Do you use a jig to sharpen or just set the table to the angle you need?
I found last night that I would get small ridges on the edge of my chisels after I sherpened them? What could that be a cause of? I now practice makes perfect but if I can get some answers to help things along that would be great.
Tom
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