Abbott & Ashby Bench Grinder ATBG280/6
MPN: ATBG280/64 reviews
Waited for many months and still waiting on a return from Sydney tools to Abbott & Ashby who constantly delay so they say... "We are still waiting on Abbott & Ashby", "We are still waiting on Abbott & Ashby".... The item returned was similar to this with the rotating belt sander attachment, the problem was the belt tensioning mechanism did not… Read more
work and the whole linisher section did not tighten up sturdy enough to stop the belt from running off when the slightest bit of sideways force was applied which is unavoidable because even just turning an object would wobble the whole section causing the belt to run. The hopeless little knob they put on it to allow you to tighten this critical bolt is laughable, and one cannot even get their fingers hand in there. It should be a metal clamping lever style... Even that did not make it solid.
Disappointed – Waited years for my old bench grinder to die so I could upgrade to a new Abbott & Ashby only to find out it's made in China. Switch is on a angle, makes me think the standard in manufacturing is not what I expected.
Good, solid bench grinder with flimsy tool-rests – It’s a good, solid grinder, but they went cheap on the tool-rests. They flex all over the place. I would have gladly paid slightly extra for more solid ones. Show details
A Bench Grinder That Works Well – Abbott & Ashby Atbg280/6 150mm – Price: $149 Purchased from Sydney Tools: Free Insured Postage Pros: 280 Watts Relatively quiet operation No vibration Easy to fix to benchtop Good value for money Large eye protectors Cons: Haven’t found any so far. Usage so far: Not having had a bench grinder previously, I had looked at some in local hardware stores, then researched them on… Read more
Product Review and elsewhere. I was planning to get a much cheaper one but the reviews turned me off them. I settled on the Abbott & Ashby as it seemed to me that it was better to pay more and get a machine that is much safer to use and will, most likely, be very durable and provide service for many years. I’m a “beginner” with a bench grinder but have satisfactorily sharpened 2 axes, a tomahawk, a block buster (to renew its splitting edge) and not too good a job on 2 chisels – but that’s my lack of experience with them. It seems to have sufficient power to do the job and better, I would think, than lower wattage bench grinders. Recommendation: Rather than buy an el cheapo that gets poor reviews it’s better, in my opinion, to pay more for a much better quality product and feel more safe in using it. Of course, there are far more expensive bench grinders and possibly higher quality and larger on the market, but I consider the Abbott & Ashby ATBG280/6 150MM quite adequate for the use that I have for it.
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