A bench grinder is probably not a tool you’ll use every day. However, if it’s available and set up correctly, you’ll be surprised how often it comes in handy for everything from sharpening ...

The humble bench grinder is a staple of the handy-person’s home shop, largely due to its versatility. But, while you can employ one to remove metal from just about anything, the traditional kind ...

The bench grinder is the undergraduate philosophy major of the workshop: a machine that's obvious, abrasive, and designed to grind every item it encounters to an attenuated shell of its former ...

Do you have a drill bit that's too dull to use? You can sharpen it rather than replacing it if you have a bench grinder, but you'll have to be careful.

And unlike some comparably priced grinders, the Porter Cable 8-inch bench grinder has a groove in the left-side tool rest that’s angled for sharpening drill bits.