Customer Reviews

HTC HGP-10 Bench Grinder Stand

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I received ths HTC HGP-10 Bench Grinder Stand as a 2006 Christmas gift from my daughter and son-in-law. I finished putting it together in about 20 minutes. This is one nifty stand - sturdy, height adjustable and easily leveled. I can either stand or sit to grind, depending on what is more comfortable to me at the time. My Wilton 17202 6 Amp 8-Inch Bench Grinder fits on it perfectly. I am very pleased with this stand and recommend buying it for yourself. ~ The Boss
UPDATE: January 30, 2007 ~ I ordered and received the HTC Universal Tool Stand and I am just as pleased with it as I have been with my grinder stand. I am using the Universal Tool Stand for my Werner Vise. It fits with room to spare for anything else I might need when using the vise. The ability to raise and lower the tables is great. ~ The Boss

Very nice product. Would have earned 5 stars but this is my second HTC product that had problems out of the box. My first stand was sent back to Amazon due to the screw in adjustable feet that wouldn't thread. The body of the stand was also marred in shipping on both..Not a big deal but the product should be better packed from the manufacturer. I also own an HTC PM7000 that was damaged in shipping twice.Amazon is awesome to deal with.I incurred no expense in the shipping of this product.HTC actually sent me a good unit as Amazon wouldn't re ship the PM7000. This stand is stable and height adjustable. A good quality product.

We have, use and restore old [1870-1900] sock machines that have a right side crank handle. As this stand comes, a sock machine can easily be attached to it but it does not leave any room for setting tools or yarn. So it is not much more difficult to attach a wood or metal top that expands the usable surface. The design for raising and lowering the height works well, even with the weight [25 to 45 lbs] of these old cast iron machines. Very stable and no tipping so far with the center pedestal design. The feet are adjustable for uneven surfaces, a plus when setting up a sock machine at crank-ins, fairs and festivals. Circular sock machines are not what it was designed for but it works well and it is affordable. Possibly it would be a good stand for other favorite tools.

Not as sturdy as I had hoped. Would not recommend for grinders over 6 inches unless you just cannot go with a bolted down heavier duty stand. OK for my 8 inch grinder but only because I don't use it that much.

I'm glad I read the other reviewer's comments. Just received the stand today and it took all of 15 minutes to put it together. The instructions are a little sparse and apparently they've upgraded the hardware from the printed list. But, the stand is very sturdy and strongly resists lateral tipping pressure. This is my second HTC product and both are excellent. In my small shop I need all the space I can get and so, now my bench grinder is on it's own pedestal in a previously unused space. Very satisfied with this stand.

The gentleman from Santa Clarita, Calif. is right...if you're thinking the Delta grinder GR275 mounting holes will line up with the pre-drilled holes in this stand, forget it. The only way to use this stand with this particular grinder is to angle the bolts...kind of 'mickey mouse', but it works. Which grinders fit this stand? I have no idea. The adjustable feet are nice for uneven floors. Finish and appearance are satisfactory. Height adjustment is nice & easy for customizing for each person. If you have a heavy duty grinder (8"or larger), and use it alot, I'd recommend a different stand.

After carefully reviewing the usability and adaptability of this tool stand to assure that it would accept the "matching" grinder I purchased at the same time, upon its delivery I discovered to anguished dismay that some tool manufacturers will advertise their products in the widest range of compatibility imaginable -- even though such claim(s) are untrue. This tool stand is a good solid piece of equipment -- but its mounting plate's holes do not match up with Delta's GR-276 (6" grinder)mounting holes. To complicate matters, the mounting plate is not large enough to re-drill suitably spaced mounting holes! The mounting holes of the GR-275 are wider apart by apprx .75". And there is no room to re-drill new holes either, and the grinder's base is cast iron. We can go to the Moon and devise robots to play around on Mars but we can't match up our holes on simple tools. Foiled again by our wonderful retail product distribution system. Whenever is it going to stop?????

I purchased this stand a couple of months ago and I'm very pleased. Since I had not seen a grinder stand quite like this one I did not know what to expect. It Works great!

Product appears to be of quality construction, and easily adaptable to fit grinders easily. Assembly instructions would be better if they were specific to each stand instead of general to all.