Aldi special buy grinder

[Graham Orm]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...uk_product_newsletter&pk_kwd=2013-07-01_11-49

 

[woodiedonald]

I got one of those a year or two ago, great for sharpening but the belt kept slipping off. real pita. Great apart from that.

 

[deserter]

I also bought one for sharpening and had the same issues, it's now stripped down waiting to become a buffing machine.


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[brianhabby]

I'm have just bought the Beal buffing system from Toolpost and was thinking of buying one of these cheap grinders to use with it.

How noisy is it?

Most grinders I have seen have had a quiet induction motor but I can't see any specs on the Aldi website other than the RPM

regards

Brian

 

[woodiedonald]

It wasnt too noisy if i recall, about the same as an average cheap grinder, need to talk a bit louder to hold a conversation over it running but it wasnt earmuffs loud.

 

[brianhabby]

Thanks,

I've just realised that the instructions for the buffing system is recommending a minimum of half a horse in power for the grinder to use with their wheels, which I think equates to something like 375 watts. I suspect this Aldi one will be more like most of the other cheapo grinders in that is is low powered. Do you know what the HP or wattage is please?

regards

Brian

 

[brianhabby]

I went to have a look at Aldi tonight and this grinder is 240w so I think that is about 1/3 HP so not really suitable for the buffing system

regards

Brian