We are setting up a "family machine shop". Way back when, during an ebay buying binge, I bought a nifty old diamond wheel tool grinder. I'm having a senior moment and can't remember the brand but it is good old 'murcan iron. It has a single phase 110v motor.
My understanding is that its purpose on earth is to cut carbide lathe tools. Now that we've recently acquired a tiny Enco lathe and mill, the tool grinder may cease being an objet d'art and resume a practical life.
We are all clueless, rank amateurs. So forgive the stupidity of my questions.
But here's one: Do we really need this grinder? I don't know how long a lathe tool lasts. Nor do I know how much they cost. In other words, since we don't have an industrial shop full of union machinists, is this tool overkill for our needs? Or is it a valuable addition to a small shop?
Thanks, Vernon