Need advice - belt grinder or bench grinder?

[TomG]

It's apples and oranges. A bench grinder is best for tool and drill sharpening, but a belt grinder is better for fabrication. It just depends on what you do more of that would be the determining factor.

A bench grinder almost fits the "no more than one moving part" rule at Harbor Freight, so you may want to pick one up there, for $40. With the money you save, you may be able to get both.

Tom