Reason i was going to make one is that replacement spindles for tool post grinders are available pretty reasonable but they only hold stones on threaded arbors and i wanted to be able to hold drills endmills or arbors for stones.
Homemade tool post grinder.
Homemade bench grinder tool post constructed from steel plate bar stock threaded rod nut and washer.
You want to mount the grinder with the holder as close to the face block as possible.
A dumore tool post grinder turns a standard lathe into a versatile accurate internal and external grinder.
Instead i bought a dumore tool post grinder for my immediate need.
I needed a grinder for my lathe but the ones to buy were too expensive ore too large for me.
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Dumore tool post grinders can be mounted on the compound of a lathe in a matter of minutes and have also been mounted on other machine tools including planers.
Next take some 3 4 wide metal pipe strap and bend it into a u shape centered on one of the 1 4 holes around the dremel body.
So i just built one myself.
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