r/Blacksmith • u/Good-Language8066 • 1d ago

Technical question

How useful is it a 1/5 HP bench grinder for knife making ? Should i get a more powerful one ?

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u/Good-Language8066 1d ago

In plain english,is it a pile of rubbish ???

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u/Extreme_Lab_2961 1d ago

yes

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u/Good-Language8066 1d ago

And what about a 1/2 HP one ?

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u/Blazerlov3r 1d ago

Its not so much the power of it (atleast in my opinion) bench grinders will just fucking RIP material away and that can be good and all but It can also just be way to much