Delta 23-700 Universal 1/5 Horsepower 10-Inch Vertical Wheel Wet/Dry Sharpener/ Grinder

by Delta

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Delta 23-700 Universal 1/5 Horsepower 10-Inch Vertical Wheel Wet/Dry Sharpener/ Grinder

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 14 x 15 inches
• Shipping Weight: 33.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000223ZT
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 23-700
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,671 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #76 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Grinders > Bench Grinders

Customer Reviews

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65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Universal?, July 7, 2000

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"[e-mail]" (Russellville, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delta 23-700 Universal 1/5 Horsepower 10-Inch Vertical Wheel Wet/Dry Sharpener/ Grinder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I expected more from Delta. While the mechanism that turns the wheels runs smooth, the large wheel needed to be dresses up. It is very soft, so much wheel is lost during sharpening if you are not careful. The drain plug for the water basin is far too small. The tool rest for the dry grinder is cheap stamped steel, what you would expect from a cheap import. The tool rest for the wet wheel was is cast aluminum (no rust) but instead of using a milling machine to surface it, they used a belt sander, so it is not very smooth, which causes tools being sharpend and the cheap sliding miter to catch while sliding back and forth. If you are looking to sharpen hand planer blades, or wood chisels it is difficult to get a straight edge with this "grinder", but it puts a nice edge on an ax (so does a good whetstone for far less $$).

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK - Does the Job, November 26, 2000

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J. Schofield (Moosic, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delta 23-700 Universal 1/5 Horsepower 10-Inch Vertical Wheel Wet/Dry Sharpener/ Grinder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I purchased this grinder because the other choices of wet grinders were way too expensive. I mainly use the 10 inch wet wheel to sharpen my woodturning tools. The tool rest is quite cheesy, and Delta does not make a jig to help you sharpen woodturning tools. The wheel itself is quite soft and you will probably have to true it up after every gouge you grind. I agree with one of the other reviews that the drain plug is too small, but its a good grinder for the money.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It does the job, August 2, 2000

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Brant Warren (Madison, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delta 23-700 Universal 1/5 Horsepower 10-Inch Vertical Wheel Wet/Dry Sharpener/ Grinder (Tools & Home Improvement)

I got no more than I expected. I would have loved the Tormek instead, but I was not prepared to pay that price. This Delta is a good compromise -- i.e., it beats having no slow-speed, wet grinder at all. Some problems: Out of the box, the 10" wheel needed truing and the aluminum tabletop needed to be sanded smooth. On the other hand, after taking care of those problems, it does the job it was intended to do, which is put a straight edge and a clean bevel on my woodworking chisels and plane irons. I am not convinced you can do any better for the same price, so from a value standpoint, I rate it good.