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Your cart is empty.Remember when you spent all that money replacing dull rusty tools? It’s time to get your grind on with the WEN 8-Inch Bench Grinder. From deburring ragged edges to cleaning objects to sharpening blades, this bench grinder helps resuscitate old worn down knives, tools, and bits, saving you time and money. Our package includes two 8-inch by 1-inch wheels with 5/8-inch arbors: an 80-grit wheel for general purpose grinding and a coarse 36-grit wheel for faster material removal. The onboard coolant tray serves as a quenching pot for workpieces, making sure your tools and blades don’t warp due to excessive heat. With our quiet 5-amp motor, expect quick startups and smooth performance at speeds of up to 3400 rotations per minute. Built with you in mind, our design makes wheel guard removal as simple as possible for easy wheel changes. The included eye guards can adjust to prevent them from interfering with your project while the flexible work light illuminates your workpiece during operation. Adjustable work rests pivot to allow for angled grinding applications. And because its a WEN product. a stocked inventory of replacement parts, and a friendly customer phone line. No need to waste anymore money on new tools. The WEN 8-Inch Bench Grinder revives all of your tools back to their sharp original state. Remember when your blades could actually cut through something? Remember WEN.
Algi
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2025
Très bien servi et attentionné.
John Velaer
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024
Quality built machine, runs smooth and quiet, variable speed, easy to assemble tool rests and bit guide although the bit guide could be a tad beefier but overall happy with my purchase
Tim Winkler
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
I like the grinder. It’s powerful and fits my needs. It came with a slight vibration but nothing that was a concern. Recently, that vibration became so bad that I couldn’t use it. I tried switching wheels but that didn’t help so I contacted the company and they are replacing it with a new unit, no questions asked. A great example of outstanding customer service!
SRoberts
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
My woodworking hobby demands sharp tools. I wanted an 8" variable speed grinder to allow me to perform more refined grinding for my turning gouges, bench chisels, and plane blades. I outfitted the Wen with a oneway sharpening jig and upgraded one of the wheels to a NAGU CBN 180 grit wheel and could not be happier. The Wen is a solid machine with a comforting weight and solid feel despite the plastic case. Replacing the CBD wheel and installing the oneway jig system was simple. The WEN rumbles a little at start-up, but once the tool has achieved its target speed, it runs smooth as silk. For the price, this is an excellent variable speed bench grinder, I have no complaints.
Luis Arroyo Vicelis
Reviewed in Mexico on June 22, 2021
EL producto se ve solido y funciona muy bien, el uso que le doy es casero, para mí cumplió con lo que prometía.
layed_back
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021
Received the grinder in good condition because it was well packed. Assembly was easy with a good basic manual. Bolted it to my work bench and it ran in all speeds with little vibration. The two abrasive wheelsare working ok. The gray wheel had a 1/2mm wobble. Not bad. Speed control worked very well.The only down side is that the motor is very noisy in all but full speed, but I can live with that since it is not in a professional shop. A good machine for the price.
Chris Rhetts
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020
I will allow that some buyers may have received defective unit, which resulted in a negative review. However, with the exception of a few minor details, the unit I received was just fine.Right off the bat, except for a few small differences, this grinder seems to be the same one Grizzly sells for $160.00, plus $19.00 shipping. The differences are that the Grizzly has different wheel grits and does not come with either a dressing tool or an extra tool rest. Plus, the Grizzly owners manual is much better than the Wen. I don't mean to put Grizzly down here because their customer support is outstanding. But if money is tight, you CAN save $69.00 on Wen vrs the Grizzly, which would allow you to buy a couple of extra wheels and a diamond grit dressing tool if you want,Some buyers have complained that the light won't work unless the main power switch is turned on. Wen apparently has taken note of this because on the unit I received you can turn the light on whether or not the main power switch is turned on.Both wheels wobble side to side a very small amount. But this doesn't cause any noticeable vibration. I will eventually bolt the unit to a home made stand. Surprisingly however, the grinder I got runs so smoothly and is heavy enough that I can use it for the time being sitting directly on its rubber feet on my work bench.I had a definite reason for buying this grinder. I am just beginning to take up turning and got a great deal on a used Delta 1460 wood lathe. However I have found that a set of the best lathe chisels are going to run north of $350.00. I decided instead to buy this grinder and a set of HSS chisels from Harbor Freight for $64.00. The chisels are really quite nice except they are useless unless you sharpen them first. So now I have lathe chisels that work just fine, plus a dandy grinder - all for maybe half what a deluxe set of chisels would have cost.
Alice
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020
Best value for the money even if the tool rests at each wheel and the eye guards are somewhat flimsy--can be replaced at a later date if needed.Update:I had much the same experience as another reviewer with this WEN grinder who uses a Wolverine with it. Surprisingly good for the money. I have a Wolverine Grind N' Hone system and mounting it was easy by simply installing the WEN on a ply board and putting the rubber feet from the WEN on the bottom of the ply board and then setting up the Wolverine--it will be a little off center of the wheel but this is not an issue. Works like a charm. No vibration with the feet on the WEN, some mild vibration with the feet on the ply board but overall good. Very quiet. I trued the grey wheel and will replace it anyway for a high quality ceramic one but I would do that for most of the grinders under $300 on the market anyway. One issue that was likely a very "cheap" design decision: the light does not come on unless you switch on the grinder wheel! Think about it for 1 second..., yah, you got it. So why did their design team not get it?! For that its a 4/5 stars.
Zack
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2020
would have giving this a 5/5 although I needed to reorder this as my first shipment came with two left side too rest and no right tool rest. However the second shipment was great and came with everything I needed. Works wonderfully!
Emeuser 2
Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2020
Just set this up last night and so far I just love it. It is very heavy and has zero vibration. The tool rests are very sturdy and there is a separate tool rest with the groove built in for sharpening drill bits that fits right over the already installed rest on the right side with the ultra fine stone. The variable speed and light are also great features. An 8 inch grinder for this price is a steal. I think it will be a winner overall and will give years of great service for the home hobbyist.
Jason Winger
Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2019
It works better than I thought. This is the first time buying one of these so wasn’t sure what to expect. All the other ones I have used are really old.I bought this mainly for repairing and making throwing knives. The two different stones are perfect for the task. The variable speed is also great and makes it much easier as I prefer to keep the speed lower for sharpening. The light and all the other features it comes with just add to it.The 8” size is bigger than what I really need but don’t regret it at all. Very solidly built and very smooth running.
PietroMoopy
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018
I bought the 8" Variable for $100 and it is a great grinder! For $100 dollars it is a solid bench grinder, I was expecting a small dinky thing however this thing is quite beefy. I'd say it weighs around 30-40 pounds and is pretty good for a made in China grinder. There was minimal vibration out of the box but it still existed. Upon closer inspection both wheels were wobbling center to left about a millimeter or two. I took both wheels off, the left wheel was fine but the right finer grit wheel was misshaped by about a millimeter according to my calipers. However I centered the bushings as best I could and tightened it down really well and the vibration has all but stopped. At lower RPM it vibrates the right plate guard but other then that it is fine. The left wheel no longer wobbles but the right wheel still has a slight wobble. I don't know about the cheaper version, but the Variable speed model is great and I have no regrets buying it.
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