Making a Tool & Cutter Grinder - Hemingway Kits - Part 3

Here I build a tool and cutter grinder using plans and materials from Hemingway Kits.
The sheet metal parts were quite sharp and required a lot of deburring. They are all accurately to dimension and square, though.
The plans are nicely printed on A3 paper, although the dimensions are in imperial - not great for my metric machines. Before starting each part, I converted all the measurements to metric.
I wasn't sure how sturdy it would be, given the many sheet metal parts, but the completed machine feels very solid.

[@kisoia]

Very nice work, thanks for sharing :)

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Thank you very much!

[@camillosteuss]

Indeed!

[@howardosborne8647]

Looking good,Paul. You will find yourself making a number of modifications and additional attachments as you get more acquainted with the worden grinder. Making up curtain guards to keep grinding debris out of the table slides is one such mod. Adding diamond wheels and CBN grinding wheels on quick change hubs is another useful addition.....the CBN wheel will do a far nicer job of grinding/sharpening your end mills and slot drills than the white grit oxide wheel does and far less grinding dust to contend with. It would be good to see more videos in the future of this grinder and attachments in use

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Thanks for the info Howard! Adding a diamond wheel is a good idea, it would be handy to sharpen the carbide tooling that I have. I've got the drill bit attachment, to make next 👍

[@ch5139]

I’m particularly liking the cold blued parts, can I ask what product you are using for the blueing?

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

I used Phillips Professional Cold Blue, mixed about 1 to 3 with water. This is the best result I've got, possibly due to cleaning the parts in a tub of acetone before bluing. Also didn't touch the parts with my hands when transferring them to the cold blue. I then washed the parts in water and used WD40 to drive off the moisture. The next day, I coated them in Sta-Bil Rust Blocker, which I hope will help keep them rust free.

[@ch5139]

@@PaulsGarageProjects thanks for the info 👍

[@ParsMaker]

nice work, just missing an extractor 😇

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

I'll install one of them when I build the secret underground workshop!

[@nbrworks]

Didn't know this one, very cool. Thanks for sharing Paul!

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Thank you very much!

[@Nobody-ld7mk]

Might not have been a bad idea to squeeze a shot of Dimond dressing the wheel with your fixture. "Great Shop Accessory" 👍

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Thanks! There's a shot of the diamond dresser in there, had to do it outside - makes a ton of dust!

[@memyselfandeye1234]

very nice... Thank You Kindly .. peace

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Thanks!

[@bbbnz50]

Great work

[@PaulsGarageProjects]

Many thanks!