Need Reeder Surface Grinder Storage Suggestions

[chaoticmachinery]

Hey all,

I am looking for suggestions on storing my Reeder surface grinder tool arm. I usually put it on a bench but then have to keep moving it every time I want to use the bench.

I have thought about making another tool arm storage tree and storing it horizontally between the two tool arm trees. But I am worried that the steel tubing grind away the tool arm as it goes in and out.

Just looking to see how everyone else does it.

Thanks.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I attached a 2.5" aluminum tube to the side of the rolling cart. If your grinder is permanently bench mounted, attach a PVC tube to the underside of the bench. Slide the arm in the tube to store. If you are using a double arm, you may need a larger tube.

 

[Natlek]

Hey all,

I am looking for suggestions on storing my Reeder surface grinder tool arm. I usually put it on a bench but then have to keep moving it every time I want to use the bench.

I have thought about making another tool arm storage tree and storing it horizontally between the two tool arm trees. But I am worried that the steel tubing grind away the tool arm as it goes in and out.

Just looking to see how everyone else does it.

Thanks.

You will not have to move it if you send it to me

 

[REK Knives]

I've got a loft above one side of my shop that I just reach up above and slide it onto that loft area

 

[Michael Black]

I have a different surface grinder attachment, but it's the same idea. I installed a piece of square tubing like a trailer hitch receptacle underneath my grinding bench where the awkward "L" shape doesn't matter.

 

[C_Claycomb]

I have just got a Reeder SGA and it is hands down the most awkward to handle item in my workshop; heavy, delicate, bulky and worst of all if it is lifted wrong, half the weight can suddenly slide, moving the center of gravity and twist it out of my hands. It also highlights that the 30” tall bench that has been great for everything else is really too high for the Reeder Quick Flip tilting stand.

I am thinking about trying to fit bungee cords between the arm and the slide handles to limit relative motion during handling. A built in slide lock would be a useful feature.

The Reeder SGA is about 35” long and 24” wide, which in my tiny and crowded shop is pretty much too big to store horizontally. Wondering about hanging it vertically off the side of a bench. Anyone tried this?

Michael Black
Do you store your SGA with the slide hanging down or horizontal? Also, if it is under the grinder, how much dust and grit does it collect? I thought this might be a problem for the sliding dovetail. How is yours holding up?

Anybody got photos of their solution?

 

[Michael Black]

I have just got a Reeder SGA and it is hands down the most awkward to handle item in my workshop; heavy, delicate, bulky and worst of all if it is lifted wrong, half the weight can suddenly slide, moving the center of gravity and twist it out of my hands. It also highlights that the 30” tall bench that has been great for everything else is really too high for the Reeder Quick Flip tilting stand.

I am thinking about trying to fit bungee cords between the arm and the slide handles to limit relative motion during handling. A built in slide lock would be a useful feature.

The Reeder SGA is about 35” long and 24” wide, which in my tiny and crowded shop is pretty much too big to store horizontally. Wondering about hanging it vertically off the side of a bench. Anyone tried this?

Michael Black
Do you store your SGA with the slide hanging down or horizontal? Also, if it is under the grinder, how much dust and grit does it collect? I thought this might be a problem for the sliding dovetail. How is yours holding up?

Anybody got photos of their solution?

Here's a photo of how I store mine. No issues so far that I've detected. However, I do all my grinding in front of an open garage door, so that's probably helping a lot with the dust abatement.
Side note: I highly recommend everyone install the sliding water bucket like this. Keeps it out of the way when not in use, which is handy in a limited space.

 

[REK Knives]

I always take my rail sliding section off of the actual tool arm and then once it's in 2 pieces it is WAY less awkward

 

[C_Claycomb]

I always take my rail sliding section off of the actual tool arm and then once it's in 2 pieces it is WAY less awkward

I was thinking about this, but hadn’t thought about it enough to have decided whether grinding accuracy might be affected. It would certainly help with handling and the awkwardness of the shape.

 

[C_Claycomb]

Michael Black
So it is the garage door in the background of that photo? So to access the SGA storage tube you can go around the back of the bench when the door is open? The sliding water bucket is a neat set up, but looks like it would make reaching the surface grinder difficult if you had to from where you stood for the photo.

I keep tripping over my spark bong drum, that bucket has given me something to think about, thanks!

 

[Michael Black]

Michael Black
So it is the garage door in the background of that photo? So to access the SGA storage tube you can go around the back of the bench when the door is open? The sliding water bucket is a neat set up, but looks like it would make reaching the surface grinder difficult if you had to from where you stood for the photo.

I keep tripping over my spark bong drum, that bucket has given me something to think about, thanks!

Correct, I can just walk around back to get the attachment. The whole table is on casters though, and I move it around the garage as necessary.