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{{EquipmentInfobox
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|name=RJH Tool Grinder
|name=RJH Tool Grinder
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|image=RJH Tool Grinder - Main.jpg
|category=Equipment
|category=Equipment
|subcat=Metalworking
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Training is required for this tool it will be included in lathe training. It is powered via a 16A plug, the extension lead for which is kept in the metal shop toolroom (which is ACNoded) - please do not attempt to use this grinder if you do not have access to the toolroom
Training is required for this tool it will be included in lathe training. It is powered via a 16A plug, the extension lead for which is kept in the metal shop toolroom (which is ACNoded) - please do not attempt to use this grinder if you do not have access to the toolroom


Note that this grinder must be used with a coolant - a separate bottle is located next to the machine which must be tipped into the sump of the grinder before operating. The coolant must be drained out between uses - we are planning to install some kind of drain cock at the base of the sump, but for now please just bail it out with a jug or something. Note that this coolant is topped up from the same bottle of oil used for the mill and lathe but once used on the grinder, this coolant will be contaminated with abrasive sludge that will damage other tools so please keep the used coolant separate.  
Note that this grinder must be used with a coolant - a separate bottle is located next to the machine which must be tipped into the sump of the grinder before operating. The coolant must be drained out between uses - we are planning to install some kind of drain cock at the base of the sump, but for now please just bail it out with a jug or something. Note that this coolant is topped up from the same bottle of oil used for the mill and lathe but once used on the grinder, this coolant will be contaminated with abrasive sludge that will damage other tools so please keep the used coolant separate. The coolant bottle normally lives next to the grinder although in the winter months please keep it in the toolroom - the constant spray during use will numb your hands very quickly if the liquid is cold
 
The coolant sump is covered during normal use with a perforated sheetmetal cover, this is useful to stop you dropping tools into the liquid. It does however stop you being able to set the table at the lower end of its range. The cover can easily be removed by lifting the table to its highest position then pulling the cover out, and replaced the same way at the end of a session


==Accessory - Wheel Dressing Tool==
==Accessory - Wheel Dressing Tool==
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==Accessory - Angle Setting Jig==
==Accessory - Angle Setting Jig==


We have partially constructed an angle-setting jig which can be used to hold tools at a specified angle and control the depth of cut. (also kept in toolroom). The angle-setting features are currently usable but it requires fitting with some feed screws to control the depth of cut before it will be fully functional - will update the wiki once this is the case
We have partially constructed an angle-setting jig which can be used to hold tools at a specified angle and control the depth of cut. (also kept in toolroom). It features an adjustable slide in the base to set the angle and feed screws in 2 directions to control the depth of cut.
[[File:RJH Tool Grinder - Producing a Lathe Chamfer Tool.jpg|thumb|left|An example of the angle jig in use to produce a 45° lathe chamfer tool]]