View Full Version : Is there a rule of thumb for what height to put your grinder for sharpening?
David Cramer
08-13-2008, 10:37 PM
Hello Turners
I was told that a lathe should be placed at close to the same height as when a person stands with their arms hanging down and then bending at the elbow and putting their arms straight out at 90 degrees. If I do that with a lathe, do I do the same thing with a grinder?
Just curious as I only want to do it once:).
Thanks in advance!
David
Bernie Weishapl
08-13-2008, 11:07 PM
David I have my lathe 2" higher than my elbow so I don't have to bend over so much. My height measured 45" to my elbow so I ended up putting my lathe at 47". My grinder just sits on my bench which is I think 36" high. It works good for me. I don't see any reason it should be the same height as the lathe.
Richard Madison
08-13-2008, 11:37 PM
David,
Have never seen such a rule, in the same sense as the "elbow spindle height" guidline for lathe spindle height. I think most folks just mount their grinders on whatever surface is available, typically a benchtop about 36" high. Have seen one video that suggests a much higher elevation, about mid-chest height, as I recall. The reason for this elevation was to provide a closer look at the contact point between the tool edge and the stone. Probably ordinary bench top height works for most folks.
Reed Gray
08-13-2008, 11:40 PM
I never thought about it before, but after going out to the shop to check, mine is almost the same height as the lathe. I would think this is more important if you sharpen by hand, as the sharpening cuts are almost the same as your turning cuts.
robo hippy
Steve Schlumpf
08-13-2008, 11:54 PM
David - I'm somewhere around 5' 10", have my lathe height set at 46" and built the grinder stand so I could see what I was doing while sharpening without having to bend way over. The grinder height is set at 51" to center of the wheels.
Doug Thompson
08-13-2008, 11:58 PM
Richard, your right when a person grinds free-hand the grinder should be raised so you can see what's going on. A milk crate on a work bench is perfect.
Gordon Seto
08-14-2008, 6:48 AM
A milk crate on a work bench is perfect.
Doug,
Is that the set up you use for your production grinding, consuming 4 wheels in 12 days?:D
john taliaferro
08-14-2008, 8:41 AM
once i cranked the blade down its perfect. only took 2 hr to clean rust off.
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