"Grinding Discs"

[Onoff]

The SiL's father was a pattern & die maker for Mollins in Deptford many years ago. I inherited some of the contents of his shed (and in fact the shed but that's another story). Aside from the taps and dies I have various stones & "discs":

These:



And inside:



Then this lot:



I know what this is!



These
:



Some of these:



Can anyone tell me what type of
machine(s) they're off of?

Cheers

 

[northwest]

Tool and cutter grinder in the main I would suggest.

 

[Munkul]

^ what he said. Most of them are speciality stones, especially the angled ones.

The diamond wheels were probably a fortune new! These days they still have a use - they're excellent wheels for tool or tungsten grinding.

The carborundum wheels look like general purpose wheels, but I'd be wary of these - old wheels are a bit suspect, and if they fail, they cause real damage.