Posted by George Marsh on October 07, 2011 at 08:16:50 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: Good Grinder posted by FBH44 on October 07, 2011 at 07:34:44:
I have a dewalt 8 in. It too takes a few seconds to get up to speed. Has never failed me.
I have a 30+ year old 10 inch craftmans radial saw. As saws go I think near worthless. Good for cutting aluminum soffets and that's about it. Not a precision saw. I put an 8 inch grinding wheel on it. Put sheet metal over the wood table of the saw. The saw motor has around 3 hp. You'll never stop it with a grinding wheel.
I got the idea of using my radial arm saw by look at the professional grinder designed for sharpening mower blades and costing around $500.
I use it mostly for sharpening 2 ft woods mower blades and it works great. Been using it for a few years and no problems. This may sound crazy to some, but don't knock before you try it. I leave the blade cover on the saw too. George
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