My hand held tungsten grinder

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So I got bored tonight and started digging around in the garage.   Came across an old orbital sander that has been sitting in the tool box for forever and a day.    I had purchased this last week.  http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...set-32397.htmlIn order to make my "main" grinder.  But I still had left overs.  I pulled the sanding base off to see what I had to work with. Low and behold the setup was near perfect.  look the counter off the shaft so i had a straight running shaft and no longer orbital.  Shaft was splined and the perfect diameter for a super tight press fit.  works like a champ I might put the sanding board back on and drill some angled holes so it is a bit safer.  Not totally thrilled that its a press fit, but at least its a diamond wheel so it will last a while (i hope)  If I end up using it a lot I will probably turn the shaft down a couple thousands and drill and tap the shaft for easy blade change.  wadaya think?
Reply:a good example of thinking differently! it looks like it should do the job
Reply:You do know that you're not supposed to grind your tungstens radially (at least not for the final grind), right?The grinding scratches should go lengthwise on the tungsten for a more stable arc.
Reply:Originally Posted by KelvinYou do know that you're not supposed to grind your tungstens radially (at least not for the final grind), right?The grinding scratches should go lengthwise on the tungsten for a more stable arc.
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Reply:added a guard and a short videothe vertical holes in the plexi are drilled at an angle going into the stone.its on my cell phone so maybe not the greatest, but youll get theLast edited by Jr_vw2; 02-28-2012 at 10:54 PM.
Reply:Great Idea!