Glass beveling apparatus

An apparatus for manually beveling a sheet of glass comprising, in combination, a frame, a grinding wheel, means for supporting said grinding wheel on said frame for axial rotation, drive means on said frame for rotating said grinding wheel said drive means including a motor means remotely spaced from said grinding wheel and connected thereto by belt means, a substantially planar support plate disposed on said frame in underlying relationship with a peripheral edge of said grinding wheel for slidably supporting a sheet of glass to be beveled, means for adjusting the axial position of said grinding wheel relative to said support plate, a guide member on the upper surface of said support plate for guiding engagement with a marginal edge of said sheet of glass during sliding movement of said sheet of glass on said support plate with said grinding wheel peripheral edge in grinding engagement with the marginal edge of said glass sheet to thereby provide a beveled marginal edge on said glass sheet during said sliding movement. wherein said support plate comprises a substantially rectangular grid member of rigid material and a cover member of elastomeric material disposed on the upper surface of said grid member and wherein said guide member is substantially disc shaped having a peripheral edge adapted to engage the edge of the glass sheet to be beveled.