General International 20-100M1 6-Inch Variable Speed Bench Grinder

I picked this up to help run over 100 sticks of cherry and hard maple through my table saw last winter for 22 end grain cutting boards I made and wow………this thing really helped speed up production. I use this on my table saw and 8'' jointer and it's awesome. I built a custom base out of some really thick red oak and now I can take 4 bolts loose and move it to the table saw or back to the 8'' jointer. This thing has plenty of power and with the special wheels it has it seems to grip just about everything I have thrown at it. I really like the fact that it goes down so slow on the feed rate because my table saw is an older craftsman contractor type and at the lowest setting this thing runs at, it’s the maximum my older saw can handle. The next one up from this runs so much faster that it would not have worked for my situation. The ball swivel and arm give you plenty of adjustments and once you lock this thing down it does not move. All of the hardware and knobs are very strong; I bought this based on General's reputation and I have not regretted the purchase since the day I picked it up, I have been very happy. One word of caution when you get this thing the vacuum tube on the side for dust collection comes sealed from the factory so be very careful when using a tool to knock out, the knock out. I broke mine and it made me sick, but luckily I was able to epoxy it back together and from the outside you can’t see where it broke, so just be very careful and take your time opening this up and don’t get in a hurry like I did or you might find yourself mixing up a two part epoxy.

Very weak and will not push a board against a 1/2" router bit making a channel cut. Perhaps satisfactory for a 1/4" round over but nothing much more.

Easy to set up and use. Did everything that I had hoped it would do. I really appreciated the added safety that this machine provided!

exactly whatIneeded works great