Grinding machine for sharpening tools

Tool grinding machine comprising

• a machine stand,
• a horizontally oriented work platform supported by said machine stand,
• a carrier for receiving a work piece, said carrier mounted upon said work platform,
• a rotating disk (36) mounted below said work platform (10) and integrated in said machine stand (2), said rotating disk (36) mounted on a mounting shaft (50) which extends centrally through said rotating disk (36) and extends out above and below said rotating disk (36), and which mounting shaft (50) is restrained by bearings (52, 54) provided both above and below the rotating disk (36),
• a carrier arm (34) having a first end and a second end, said first end fixedly coupled to said rotating disk (36), said second end extending sideways beyond the work platform (10),
• a grinder upright support (32) oriented vertically and mounted on said second end of said carrier arm (34) such that said upright grinder support (32) is rotatable about a vertically extending axis via said rotating disk and is thereby rotatable around the work platform (10), and
• a grinder head for receiving a grinder disk, said grinder head mounted upon said grinder upright support.