Draper bench grinder

Draper bench grinder

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11 August 2017 at 11:16 #311463
larry Phelan
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Draper bench grinder ? What about it ?
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11 August 2017 at 11:16 #25432
larry Phelan
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11 August 2017 at 11:22 #311464
charadam
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I have the 8". Good kit. Average to poor rests.
11 August 2017 at 14:56 #311496
Neil Wyatt
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Probably out of the same factory as everyone else's.
11 August 2017 at 16:23 #311504
Eugene
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Mine was a horrible piece of fragile rubbish. The flexible lamp fell off, the "rests" were laughable and the steps on the shaft to locate the wheels were grossly misshaped giving major wheel wobble; chucked it in the skip.

The "Allwin" model as sold by Ketan at Arc Eurotrade is much nicer , a genuine working tool, and not much more money.

Eug
11 August 2017 at 17:38 #311510
Chris Evans 6
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I have the Screwfix 8" machine. As above poor rests and needs careful fitting of wheels to prevent wobble so likely from the same manufacture. This replaced a many years old Aldi machine that was really good for the money.
11 August 2017 at 18:42 #311517
alan-lloyd
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I have the 6" warco grinder nice and quiet and vibration free
11 August 2017 at 18:54 #311520
not done it yet
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I think I have a new one somewhere – bought at a car boot sale for little money (most certainly less than a tenner). Not used and still in its box.

I use a couple (150 and 200mm) bought at farm sales – far better – and the decent rests came off the grinder bought at a farm sale about 30 years ago (expired eventually with a start winding problem but not worth the time to check it out).
11 August 2017 at 20:47 #311531
Gordon Fowler
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Tempting fate, I've had mine since I was 18 now 52. Abused it, cleaned it a few times. Massively improved by the addition of the Harold Hall grinding rest. I have changed a couple of grinding wheels though, as mentioned balance of wheels is vital,
11 August 2017 at 21:46 #311541
Andrew Tinsley
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I have one of the Warco Rumanian grinders from 20 years back (plus). It is an excellent grinder, very smooth and takes forever to stop. Mickey Mouse rests and eye shields.

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