Bench Grinder, 3.2-Amp 8-Inch High Speed Bench Grinder 3560 RPM 1/2 HP Table Grinder with 36/80-Grit Grinding Wheels Grinding Machine for Sharpening Grinding

The bench grinder is a nice addition to any workshop and if used properly should last a lifetime. The wheels run true and the grinder is supplied with two good grit wheels that should cover most of your grinding and sharpening needs. The motor has enough torque for light to medium grinding but don't expect it to hog off lots of material, that's what your angle grinder is for. This feels to me to be more suited as a finish grinder with the ability to handle moderate jobs as well.

This ia a great tool for the price. I would say I am not an expert, but have very good/average experience with similar tools. It has quite a bit of vibration but still runs pretty smooth. The grinding wheels are a little unbalanced which contributes to the vibration. It's a bit slow (1/2hp motor), but I'm only using it for personal use so it's just some light grinding and it does the job. It comes with two grinding wheels with different grit, but you can order others.It's mostly ready to go right out of the box, but does require a few items to be assembled. The instructions with the box aren't great, so you will have to look at the listing photos for reference. Overall, this is a decent grinder for light use and personal jobs.

This is my fourth bench grinder. I would rate it in the middle of the pack power and quality wise. It has a decent wand light, but it will only cover one wheel at a time. It has good balance, so there is no excessive vibration or any tendency to "walk off" when operating. The supplied grinding wheels are two different grits and are okay. I expect this unit to last a long time. The rests are lower quality, but will suffice for lighter duty. I use it primarily for smaller to medium jobs and it is up to that. Recommended.

The Gyfent 8-inch Bench Grinder takes 20 seconds to get up to speed. The lamp on my unit does not work. When turned off, the right wheel gets a vibration that was not there during startup or operation.I fear this grinder will self-destruct over a period of time. I will only use it for light duty projects.

Although I don't have a lot of experience with power tools like this, this seems to be a very average bench grinder. The grinding wheels are good quality, but the motor takes some time to get up to speed. I will not be using it for heavy duty work, so it should be fine for my needs.The assembly instructions were basically non-existent, and the gooseneck light isn't very useful, but it does help a bit. Overall, a pretty average product that can be used for light grinding duties, but for serious work, it probably isn't good enough.

I have needed a bench grinder for my shop for a while, but it was always a purchase I put off for another day. When I saw this one, I decided to pull the trigger and give it a shot.It is mostly ready to go out of the box and only needs the grinding platforms and the face shields attached. The instructions for this is very minimal, but it seems fairly obvious what bolts are used for what and I didn't have any parts left over afterwards. The motor for this has extremely smooth bearings and it takes a little while to spin all the way up, then takes almost a minutes to stop after you turn it off. Always a good thing for a grinder. The grinding wheels that came with it are a little off balance so the whole things vibrates when running. I hadn't bolted it to the workbench yet and the vibration wasn't enough to rattle it off of it, but the bendable light would not stay in place. I will likely get some replacement wheels in the future.I was cutting off bolts for a project and gave this grinder a trial by rounding the ends, which worked perfectly. The grinder is smooth and didn't struggle with the work I put it to. I would kind of like a wire wheel on one side, but I don't know how much that will throw off the balance (if at all). Overall, at this price range, this is a nice grinder and I'm positive I will be using it a lot in the future.

Full disclosure, I received this item as part of Amazon's Vine Program in exchange for an honest review, good or bad. This is a nice grinder with a lot going for it. It runs fairly smoothly but, like all grinders in this price range, has some vibration and you can feel all the way into the floor of my house. It spins up reasonably fast for a half HP motor. The only real reason to get a 1 HP motor is to make it spin up faster when you turn it on. This turns on fast enough for most people except for hardcore wood turners. They sharpen their tools too often so the 5 or so seconds each time will add up throughout the day.I like that it has an LED light with the grinder, however the beam will not hit both grinding wheels at once. It is just not wide enough. You therefore have to move the light back and forth between each wheel. It would be really nice to have 2 lights, but that is a feature usually reserved for premium grinders, with premium price tags.It comes with a fine wheel and a course wheel. I replaced the fine wheel with a wire wheel for removing rust. This grinder's shaft is 1/2 inch and most are 5/8 inch. The wire wheel I bought would not work out of the box because it would flop around on the shaft. Instead I also had to order a 5/8 to 1/2 inch reducing bushing and then it worked fine. Keep that in mind when you order grinding wheels or other accessories as Amazon's website did not list the shaft size.The only real weakness of this grinder is the same one that most in this price range have - the tool rest. The tool rest on this one is very poor and will not hold an angle. Trying to get an exact angle is extremely difficult too. Fortunately you can either make or buy an after market tool rest for about $40 that is better than any one, that comes on any grinder. If you just want to clean up some metal, you probably don't need it, but woodworkers need the better tool rest to get the correct angle on chisel, plane blades, and woodturning tools.One last note, the plexiglass eye shield is nothing to write home about. It works but it nothing special. I cracked it withing about 3 hours just by walking by the grinder and bumping the shield.