staff@slashgear.com (Mike Shutt)
2024-05-10 10:15:55
www.slashgear.com
The 6-inch Ryobi Bench Grinder comes with a number of features that most anyone would want to have. The tool’s heavy gauge steel base is the most basic of those features. When the 36-grit and 60-grit wheels on Ryobi’s Bench Grinder start spinning, the 2.1-amp induction motor could cause it to jostle quite a lot, which would be rather disadvantageous when trying to sharpen or polish something as small and precise as a drill bit. This steel base keeps that shaking to a minimum, allowing you to put the grinder on any tool bench without worry.
One reason it is able to achieve that stability is that the 2.1-amp motor is on the lower side of the spectrum when it comes to power. When converted to horsepower, this comes out to about ⅓ hp. Meanwhile, the JBG-6A 6-inch bench grinder from Jet operates at ½ hp, and the 6-inch bench grinder from DeWalt — the best-selling tool brand in the United States — operates even higher at ⅝ hp. These may seem like minor differences in the fractions of horsepower, but when it comes to grinding elements that are so small that they require careful precision, those fractions can make quite a bit of difference. The 2.1-amp motor may be enough for your needs, but if you require a more powerful grinder, it might be better to look elsewhere.