w.olly
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 09:29 AM |
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Angle grinder stand
Now i am not being lazy here before some body says so
I am in the process of getting the materials for my chassis so i need to decide how i want to cut it, i was going to get a cut of saw, to expensvie
for me and even a £200 saws are not all that accurate , a hack saw is a long way around to get it done and hard work ( the lazy bit LOL ) now i have
been looking at angle grinder stands, i have seen them from £15 upto £50, i know you get what you pay for but can i have a bit of feed back on these
gadgets, look neat, i usualy do all my angle grinder cutting by hand but i hope these are more accurate.
Wolly
just one i found that doesnt seem bad
MANNESMANN SEPARATION STAND 240mm x 240mm FOR SMALL ANGLE GRINDER METAL/STONE | eBay
[Edited on 13/4/12 by w.olly]
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 09:40 AM |
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I used one of those but only for 90deg cuts. I used a spare angle grinder I had so I could leave it setup. Just make sure that it's checked for
true 90deg on a scrap piece first.
It certainly helped me speed up the cutting process
BTW, I always used 1mm cutting discs, they don't last too long but they are not too bad if you buy them in bulk packs. I got mine from Machine
Mart and my local BOC gas supplier.
HTH
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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jossey
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 09:45 AM |
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ive seen the larger one. as the discs for the 230 grinder is cheaper than the grinder i have. dont you have a 230 grinder which you could use with the
larger version of the holder.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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w.olly
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 10:04 AM |
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So just as accurate, or inaccurate as a cut off saw, not a bad thing then as all cuts will be squared up etc then, i get my gear from machine mart as
they do good disc for the price, not checked on the laser discs yet but i have seen some places do them for around £15 for 25, enough to do the whole
chassis i believe.
Just a thought though, how many cuts will you actualy get from a disc, as it wheres it will give smaller cuts, the laser discs can wear out quick so
are the grinders set to get most from the disc? Just a thought, or am i thinking to much into this......sorry my mind works over time at times, i am
off to sort a bit more of the workshop ready, getting excited now
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 10:39 AM |
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I found that as long as I wasn't to heavy-handed on the cutting, the discs lasted fairly well (can't really remember how many cuts of 25mm
box per disc as it was many moons ago!)
Just let the disc do the work rather than trying to 'force' it through the steel. Just a thought, maybe a little cutting oil would give
them a little longer life? Not tried it myself, but I guess it could get messy 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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chris-g
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 10:48 AM |
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If you are not too far from a Lidl you could go for one of these.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_29973.htm
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phil m
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 10:56 AM |
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grinder stand
This is the stand I used - cost about £25 (7/8 years ago) Bit of a fiddle to set up but very accurate when it was up and running. I would use it again
as it was cheap and I already had a big angle grinder, but I have always wanted a ddedicated machine for this type of work
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loggyboy
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris-g
If you are not too far from a Lidl you could go for one of these.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_29973.htm
I have one of these, works quite well. Defo bargain buy.
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Stott
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
I found that as long as I wasn't to heavy-handed on the cutting, the discs lasted fairly well (can't really remember how many cuts of 25mm
box per disc as it was many moons ago!)
Just let the disc do the work rather than trying to 'force' it through the steel. Just a thought, maybe a little cutting oil would give
them a little longer life? Not tried it myself, but I guess it could get messy
No no no no no
Keep your discs and abrasive wheels dry, localised absorption in the disc/wheel will cause imbalance leading to breakup and a bit of cut off wheel
stuck in your forehead
Atb
Stott
[Edited on 13/4/12 by Stott]
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chris-g
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by chris-g
If you are not too far from a Lidl you could go for one of these.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_29973.htm
I have one of these, works quite well. Defo bargain buy.
Me too. My only complaint is the clamp doesn't hold short items very well. I also bought a cheap angle grinder and keep it permanently fixed to
the stand.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris-g
Me too. My only complaint is the clamp doesn't hold short items very well. I also bought a cheap angle grinder and keep it permanently fixed to
the stand.
I secured mine to my work bench adjacent to my vice so use that to secure most items rather than the lil clamp provided.
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John P
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:30 AM |
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When I built my McSorley chassis I had access to various band and cut-off saws where I worked but to set them up accurately for compound angles took
so long I ended up marking them out and cutting with a hack saw.
It actually doesn't take that long and is probably less prone to errors (when trying to do it at work on a cut-off saw I managed to get the
angles going the wrong way on more than one occasion, mainly because when setting the saw up for the compound angle the head only moved one side of
vertical).
Not sure if that helps,
John.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 11:58 AM |
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Ooops! OK Stott, thanks for that! Never even entered my head about breakdown of the material 
Mine is the same as phil m's. Like he said, once set up it works a treat.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Dingz
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 01:09 PM |
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That Mannesman one looks like the machine mart one they are about £20 we use one at work, having added a bit of reinforcement under the base plate to
stiffen it up it seems fine.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 01:47 PM |
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Im surprised at the number of people using machine mart discs. In my experience and back to back cutting with other brands they are absolutely
terrible. As in they only manage about 25% of the cutting a decent brand cutting disc will do. And in the process make an awful dusty mess as they
disintegrate.
Maybe I had a bad batch....
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 02:48 PM |
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I had an angle grinder stand from Screwfix. which was badly made with loads of slop in the pivot and the clamp didn't work very well. By the
time I got it set up I could have made a load of cuts with a hacksaw without the noise or the abrasive dust, so it ended up in the bin.
With a bit of practice (and making a chassis gives you a lot of practice!) you can accurately cut 25mm RHS very quickly. With decent hacksaw
blades it really doesn't take much effort, and you'll have to use this method for the compound angle cuts anyway.
[Edited on 13/4/12 by MikeRJ]
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scrappy_7
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 06:21 PM |
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Hi there
I adapted a cheap wood lop saw by putting a metal cutting blade in it . Worked really well cut all the chassis with it compound angles as well . Well
worth a try
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Stott
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| posted on 15/4/12 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Ooops! OK Stott, thanks for that! Never even entered my head about breakdown of the material
Mine is the same as phil m's. Like he said, once set up it works a treat.
Don't stress wasn't bein funny or owt, just that it's not a good idea to get them wet or damp at all as they go 12KRPM + so they
don't respond well to imbalance.
It seems logical though using cutting fluid even if it isn't
ATB
Stott
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 08:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FASTdan
Im surprised at the number of people using machine mart discs. In my experience and back to back cutting with other brands they are absolutely
terrible. As in they only manage about 25% of the cutting a decent brand cutting disc will do. And in the process make an awful dusty mess as they
disintegrate.
Maybe I had a bad batch....
I must have had some from the same batch. 14" chop saw blades which are still in the shed now as they are too scary to use. I have had discs
from other suppliers which were a bit out of balance but levelled out after initial use but one of these was still shaking the machine when nearly
worn out and it was only still in there as it was all I had. Some Screwfix discs were good but I'm going to try an order from Smith and Arrow
next time I need any, they get good reviews.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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