Grinder attachment

[swampgator]

Sometime back I purchased this and made some comments on another thread. Today, I got to fit it to the Mark V 500 headstock. Here is the link to the attachment. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... lguard.htm

I have never seen a unit that can grind and then be changed up for honing. While others commented in the other thread about the stones being too course to hone (and I agree), this unit guard rotates so that you can hone. I have a 400 grit stone that I will use for basic honing.

This attachment mounts much like the biscuit joiner. The housing attaches to the quill collar. The stone arbor fits well on the quill in the Shopsmith traditional way. The arbor wrench works well on the nut that secures the stone to the arbor. The plexiglass safety shield will fit on both sides of the opening, one side at a time. There is a guide for each side. For grinding, the operator should stand on the operational side of the headstock with the attachment mounted to the right hand side of the headstock. For honing, the operator needs to rotate the housing so that the opening is facing the opposite of the operational side of the headstock. The plexiglass safety shield can be removed by using a set screw and position it on the other side of the opening as if it were in the grinding position.

A label states the grinding speed is 3450 and honing speed is 1750.

The instruction was a bit confusing. The pictures show this attachment being mounted to the left side of the operational side of the headstock. This is counter to the turn of the arbor tightening and will cause an accident. Secondly, this housing will NOT mount to the left side of the headstock. It must be mounted to the quill collar.

I have not tried sharpening anything with this, but I love the speed. I can use the head stock to control the desired speed and can sharpen many tools other than my lathe chisels.

One criticism: As Bill V said, it is a bit aggravating to be turning, tear down your set up and sharpen and then have to set up again. In this case, it would be better to have a second machine, especially if it is a shorty. That's my review and experience with this attachment. I hope this is helpful.

Steve, the old swampgator

[rpd]

Sometime back I purchased this and made some comments on another thread. Today, I got to fit it to the Mark V 500 headstock. Here is the link to the attachment. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... lguard.htm

I have never seen a unit that can grind and then be changed up for honing. While others commented in the other thread about the stones being too course to hone (and I agree), this unit guard rotates so that you can hone. I have a 400 grit stone that I will use for basic honing.

This attachment mounts much like the biscuit joiner. The housing attaches to the quill collar. The stone arbor fits well on the quill in the Shopsmith traditional way. The arbor wrench works well on the nut that secures the stone to the arbor. The plexiglass safety shield will fit on both sides of the opening, one side at a time. There is a guide for each side. For grinding, the operator should stand on the operational side of the headstock with the attachment mounted to the right hand side of the headstock. For honing, the operator needs to rotate the housing so that the opening is facing the opposite of the operational side of the headstock. The plexiglass safety shield can be removed by using a set screw and position it on the other side of the opening as if it were in the grinding position.

A label states the grinding speed is 3450 and honing speed is 1750.

The instruction was a bit confusing. The pictures show this attachment being mounted to the left side of the operational side of the headstock. This is counter to the turn of the arbor tightening and will cause an accident. Secondly, this housing will NOT mount to the left side of the headstock. It must be mounted to the quill collar.

I have not tried sharpening anything with this, but I love the speed. I can use the head stock to control the desired speed and can sharpen many tools other than my lathe chisels.

One criticism: As Bill V said, it is a bit aggravating to be turning, tear down your set up and sharpen and then have to set up again. In this case, it would be better to have a second machine, especially if it is a shorty. That's my review and experience with this attachment. I hope this is helpful.

Steve, the old swampgator

I believe what they are saying is to leave the shield on the right (spindle) side of the headstock but to rotate it so the opening is to the rear and then stand at the back of the MK V for honing. This would keep the wheel turning in the proper direction ( no loosening) but give you the proper rotation with respect to the tool edge.