This is a serious piece of kit. Forget the 6" 150 watt bench grinders which are too underpowered to be of any real use. The 10" wheels generate a strong flywheel effect which allied to the 1 horsepower motor means it doesn't slow down or stop like smaller units as soon as you introduce your work piece to the grinding face. The flywheel effect does mean it takes a long time to stop from full speed when switched off - I timed mine and it took a full three and a half minutes! The guards are easy to position and effective in use. The tool rests are substantial cast aluminium and do not move as soon as you rest your work on them. The right rest has an angled grove - presumably for sharpening drill bits. The on / off switch is behind the big red button which is easily secured, preventing possible accidents occurring. It is fairly quiet in use, the 10" wheels will probably never need replacing in my lifetime (I'm sixty years of age) unlike 6" wheels. I hope you have noticed how much I would recommend this over a 6" bench grinder - Pay the extra, it is better than being disappointed. The only downside is that it is heavy (but that means it doesn't move around on it's little rubber feet - although best practice would be to bolt it down using the holes provided) and it takes up a little more bench space. My only regret is that I didn't purchase it years ago.Read full review
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Ok so I was hunting for something a little more gutsey than my six inch I really didn't expect this. on using this well made grinder had the power to do just about anything or any size metal one could think of. I could of done with an eight or good quality six but really glad I got this ten inch. really well made good price well thought out design. really highly recommended. Go on you know you want one.
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Very difficult to balance grinding wheels, vibration makes it impossible to do intricate jobs. Would be better with 8” wheels to improve torque and vibration, but even then,wheels take a lot time to balance fully, maybe they’re cheap wheels!!
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Really pleased with this product, as soon as it arrived I took the grind stones off and attached an expander wheel with an abrasive belt. It runs smoothly and has bags of power, easily as good as similar products at 3 times the price. It's been used every working day since it arrived and hasn't let me down, I ask a lot of this machine and it delivers!
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