Bench Grinder Tool Rest/Platform 

That's a neat and functional project, it does seem all modern bench grinders have hopeless tool rests,

Someone commenting went on a rant about buying cheap Chinese crap. Fact is,... even the best grinders deserve the features John incorporated here. Since damn near everything we do in our shop requires a sharp edge, .. the time spent fabricating holding, guiding and fencing will reproduce satisfying consistency! Thanks! Wakodahatchee Chris

That sir, is both simple and very clever. A sign of good engineering. Well done - I'm making one of these for sure.

It's nice to see that someone makes a bench grinder with wheel guards that are thicker than sheet metal.

Nice work. It's a good mix of fabrication and machining. The adjustable tension knobs are a nice touch

VERY NICE! You could make a kit for that and it would sell like crazy. Every shop needs a product!

Beautiful execution and planning!

Nicely made and looks easy to set-up. I've suffered with the stamped tin rest for years. Ought to follow your example and make a proper rest.

What a fantastic job. Really neat to see how you work and plan your project. I learned a lot here. Thank you 👍🏻

Good work. I definitely need to upgrade the tool rest on my belt grinder. Will definitely be using some of these concepts.

Gday John, that really turned out great, thanks for the shout out mate, cheers

Looked at the other two Matty and Blondihacks turns out your grinder has the same rest as mine l, the only difference i had two bolts instead of a bolt and pin. I will be copying your rest it looks a sturdy and serviceable piece of Kit. Thanks for the video good job.

Nice job! I've done a couple of similar but with the sliders mounted to a block on the base rather than brackets off the guard. And a thin table with no slot. I like the slot and might upgrade one or two of them like this.

Hacksaws and files are cheaper than milling cutters. Many thanks.

The groove on the bracket you chucked in the bin, I've always wondered what its purpose was, but as you threw it i thought it is probably for putting drill bits so you can grind the face once set at the right angle.

What a lovely job, well done sir!

That turned out great - I really like the radius tool you made for your belt sander, I'm going to make one :)

Your tool rest is very awesome! I am going to make it!!

Very nice work. Thanks. I need to build something like that at some stage. Gave me a few ideas.

Great video ... I am in the process of building such a tool rest myself and this was very valuable information. About the "AEG" grinder... I really hate to tell you this but this grinder doesn't have anything to do with the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (AEG) of Germany. Electrolux bought the rights to the orl AEG logo and for a decent fee, any company can buy the rights to use the logo from Electrolux. In essnce, this means you are better off with the similar no-brand version, as the manufacturer will usually take shortcuts with branded version to compensate for the licensing fees... (used to work in inbound IPs, so I know how drastic those shortcuts can sometimes be).

Thanks for the video. I want to make something like this and you have given me many good ideas.

Nice job, mate. The extra mass of what you built will help stabilise the action on the wheel, too. Even if the cover it's bolted to is jot particularly rigid. That gun blue works great. I will acquire some for myself. Cheers :-)

Very nice. Just need a mill and lathe now 😀

Next project new vice jaws ! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Very cool! It looks great and seems t o be very functional.

That will be a lot better than that flimsy original one.

Pretty awesome platform. Did you consider a dovetail for your horizontal sliding angle guide?

Nicely done!

Well done I will make one similar for my bench grinder. By the way its great to hear a kiwi accent on RU-vid

Very nice work

I like it. I made one for my cheap bench grinder but it gives me nothing but trouble. I'll try this one, or a modified version :) Subbed too 🙏

Well done!

nice work!!! Thank you 👍

Nice result, I've watched a lot of Matty's videos but don't remember that one. On another note, did you happen to see part 2 of my version of your Spin Indexer yet?? It got a lot more views than I normally get in 3 days. Once again, well done on the grinder tool rest. 👍

Thanks. I converted a cheap grinder to be like the Sorby Pro Edge a few years ago. Hope you don't mind if I borrow your angle guide attachment idea, it's a good one.

Excellent 👌🏻

Brilliant!

Absolutely fantastic job, you a toolmaker not a carpenter or both like me, but don't have any tool room machinery. Can you make me one please, will pay of course. 😉

Brilliant 👍👍😎👍👍

The movie line sounds like a young Travolta. Grease?

Nice!! Can you paint blued parts?

nice

Where did you buy the blueing compound from??

Why isn't this standard on every grinder? Mass produced, this would cost $5.

If you have the tools, id take off the stamped steel guard tottaly, and make a whole unit, you can also use a side wheel tool rest on. The original junk is a cheap knock off of a brand but made in china without any thought for use.

you can tell a quality tool when you see it. don't worry about all your time fixing, just keep thinking about all that money you saved buying it

nice