Die Grinder Table

[Nino Ransenberg]

nspired by the router table concept, the table holds the grinder while working the wood on the tabletop which provides much better control and results. The table provides support for the workpiece while grinding and with its fence allow manipulations similar to router table functionality.

Read more here:
http://ninoransenberg.com/2011/03/16/die-grinder-table-2/

 

[BobKovacs]

Just curious- why are you shaping the wood with a die grinder instead of a sander and/or router?

 

[RONWEN]

That's a great website you have Nino.

 

[LBIsackson]

I am not sure what Ninos reason is for using a die grinder.  I find guys who have been involved with metal like to use it in their wood work. Just think of it as a glorified dremel. I like them because it is a motorized hand carver. With a carbide bit you rarely have to change it unlike sandpaper. The die grinder is calmed down version of a router it will never grab material like a router and it is fairly easy to carve to a line.
I use mine for deadbolt lock strikes ... Instead of using a file which is hard to use in a shallow hole. The die grinder cuts both metal and wood at the same time. So it is easy grind off a 1/16 to make a smooth neat fit for the lock strike. The only thing I find that is dangerous is to put it free hand into a  very narrow hole ... It will dance around like a wild banzshe. Not fun  [crying]
Give it a try it is very usefull tool.. You might like it.

 

[BobKovacs]

I use mine for deadbolt lock strikes ... Instead of using a file which is hard to use in a shallow hole. The die grinder cuts both metal and wood at the same time. So it is easy grind off a 1/16 to make a smooth neat fit for the lock strike. The only thing I find that is dangerous is to put it free hand into a  very narrow hole ... It will dance around like a wild banzshe. Not fun  [crying]
Give it a try it is very usefull tool.. You might like it.

I've got a Dremel that I use for that very purpose- used it just last week on our closet door that suddenly didn't want to engage the latch, and it worked like a charm.  I've just never seen one used in a stationary configuration with a fence, which would lead one to think that it was being used to shape edges- I've always used it for freehand work like you mentioned.

 

[tallgrass]

it has been my experience that a dremel just sucks...lame bearings no tourque and can not really stand up to real heavy use. you would have to by a real crappy die grinder for it to suck as bad as a dremel.

 

[fdengel]

A Dremel wasn't designed to replace big heavy-duty tools.  Often you don't need that -- rather, the Dremel replaces a lot of other tools, but for small-scale activities.  I like to think of it as a tool that fills in a lot of gaps between the capabilities of other tools.

For that it works extremely well.

 

[BobKovacs]

A Dremel wasn't designed to replace big heavy-duty tools.  Often you don't need that -- rather, the Dremel replaces a lot of other tools, but for small-scale activities.  I like to think of it as a tool that fills in a lot of gaps between the capabilities of other tools.

For that it works extremely well.

Exactly- if I was going to port and polish a set of cylinder heads, or carve a totem pole out of a log, I'd take to it with a die grinder.  When I've got to take a sixteenth off a door strike plate, I'll go with the Dremel.