Sean Rainaldi
11-09-2008, 9:11 PM
I’ve been looking for a general purpose sharpening and honing solution for my garage shop mainly to sharpen and hone chisels, hand plane blades, knives, etc. I’d like to also buy a wire brush wheel to remove rust on some old tools, a leather wheel for honing, buffing wheel ect. But I have always been concerned about inhaling grinding dust and metal particulate. The only dust collector I have is for wood dust.
I’ve looked at some of the grizzly 1/2 and 3/4 hp 6 and 8 inch grinders but am concerned about the dust. I’ve also looked at their wet grinders. I own a cheapie craftsman grinder - think I paid about 30 bucks for it - which is safer because of the wet grind, but the thing takes so long to sharpen I got tired of it, the wheel runs so slow as I believe the grizzly wet grind does, it never did a good job, and it won’t do the final honing with a leather strop wheel.
Is there any low or no dust solution for me that will both grind and hone with no dust and also will not brake the bank? I’d like to keep it under 300 bucks if possible.
I’ve looked at some of the grizzly 1/2 and 3/4 hp 6 and 8 inch grinders but am concerned about the dust. I’ve also looked at their wet grinders. I own a cheapie craftsman grinder - think I paid about 30 bucks for it - which is safer because of the wet grind, but the thing takes so long to sharpen I got tired of it, the wheel runs so slow as I believe the grizzly wet grind does, it never did a good job, and it won’t do the final honing with a leather strop wheel.
Is there any low or no dust solution for me that will both grind and hone with no dust and also will not brake the bank? I’d like to keep it under 300 bucks if possible.