Toolpost grinders – Smithy Midas 1220 XL User Manual
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Toolpost Grinders
A fully equipped lathe has a toolpost grinder, a small, independently operated grinding
head with an integral electric motor that mounts as a unit in the toolpost T-slot of the
compound rest. (For lighter work, some are held in the toolpost.) You can maneuver it as
you would any other cutting tool.
Toolpost grinders come with wheels of different shapes, sizes, and grits for grinding
different materials and surfaces. They also come with arbors and mounted wheels for
grinding internal surfaces. You can use them to grind or polish surfaces; to grind lathe
centers, arbors, taper sockets, leader pins, gauges, valve seats, and other close-fitting
parts; and to sharpen tools.
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