Warco 8" Heavy Duty Bench Grinder

Review

This really is a heavy duty solid bench grinder that is more than capable of anything a model engineer can throw at it.

The grinder starts very smoothly and runs at 2950rpm (in the picture you can see that I only have two bolt fixing s in place - I will sort this over the next couple of days, but does prove how confident I'm with the machine).

The one thing to check for when buying a grinder is that it has solid tool rests, the last thing you need is for these to flex when you are trying to accurately grind the angle on a drill or lathe tool. In this area the Warco bench grinder excels itself as these are cast tool rests that are fixed with a large bolt.

This is a 950W motor with direct drive to the wheels making it reasonably quiet in operation and importantly very powerful. This grinder takes a lot to make it slow down when in use.

The casings around the wheels are pressed steel with dust extraction at the rear.

Price: approx £130

Conclusion

Overall a solid and powerful bench grinder. You will buy this tool and it will last you a lifetime. Visit warco.co.uk for more information.

See also: Tools.