Workshop Machine Guard Check Sheet
Show that the guards on a saw, planer, lathe or press were actually looked at, and that a machine with a missing guard was taken out of use rather than run.
SD-35 1 page
Workshop and tools · WT-20
Abrasive Wheel and Bench Grinder Record
A free printable bench grinder record: each wheel fitted, its marked speed against the spindle, the ring test, then dated checks of rests, guards and wheels.
Download Free · no sign-up
2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Show that every wheel on the grinder was checked before it went on, and looked at since. The rest and tongue guard gaps open up as a wheel wears, and the regular checks catch them.
Who it is for
Workshop managers, maintenance fitters and anyone responsible for a bench or pedestal grinder in a fabrication shop, school or maintenance workshop.
How to use it
- Copy the spindle speed from the grinder's plate, and the gaps from its manual or your own procedure, into the boxes at the top.
- Before fitting a wheel, compare the speed marked on it with the spindle speed and ring-test it; record both on its line.
- When a wheel comes off, write the date and the reason on the same line.
- Run the regular checks on page 2 before use or on your own round, and reset the rests as the wheel wears.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: One bench or pedestal grinder: every wheel fitted to it, checked against the spindle speed and ring-tested before it went on, then the regular checks of its rests, guards and wheels.
The plate and the wheel set the speeds. No speeds or gaps are printed. The spindle speed is on the grinder's own plate and each wheel's maximum speed is marked on the wheel or its blotter: never fit a wheel marked slower than the spindle turns. Set the work rest and tongue guard gaps to the maker's manual or your own procedure, and write them below.
Write-on lines: Grinder make and model · Serial or asset no. · Location · Spindle speed (plate) · Wheel size the guards take · Work rest gap · Tongue guard gap · Gaps taken from
Before a wheel goes on
- Wheel looked over for cracks, chips and damp
- Bore fits the spindle without forcing
- Flanges clean, flat, undamaged and a matched pair
- Nut done up only enough to hold the wheel
- Guard, work rest and tongue guard refitted and set
- Everyone stands to one side for the first run-up
Wheels fitted — one line per wheel, from the day it goes on to the day it comes off
Table, 7 rows: Date · Side · Wheel size · Spec · Marked · Speed OK · Ring test · Blotters · Fitted by · Removed
Page 2
Regular checks — before use, or on the round your own procedure sets
Table, 20 rows: Date · Rest · Tongue · Guards · Wheels · Dressed · Vibration · Result · Action taken · Initials
Write-on lines: Wheel or grinder taken out of use, and why · Reviewed by
Questions
Why is there no work rest gap or wheel speed on the sheet?
Because they belong to your grinder and your wheels. The spindle speed is on the machine's plate, each wheel's maximum is marked on the wheel or its blotter, and the gaps come from the maker's manual or your own procedure. A printed number could be copied onto a machine it does not fit.
What is a ring test?
A check for hidden cracks before a wheel is fitted: the clean, dry wheel is hung free on a finger or pin and tapped lightly, and a sound vitrified wheel gives a clear ring where a cracked one sounds dull. Not every wheel can be tested this way, so follow the wheel maker's guidance.
Related sheets
Tool Sharpening and Service Log
Hit the same angle every time, and see which blade is going out for regrinding more often than the work it does explains.
SD-30 1 page
Workshop Equipment Service Log
Keep a per-machine service history for fixed workshop equipment, so the consumable part numbers and the last service date live with the machine.
WT-02 1 page
Planned Maintenance Schedule Sheet
See everything that is due, and everything that is overdue, on one page instead of piecing it together from separate machine logs.
WT-15 1 page
