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it was -47 with wind chill at work yesterday but felt colder,i must be getting old

great looking build thanks for sharing , 924 lbs !!!! that's a serious press

awesome job, getting outside your comfort zone on a build is what its all about, congrats and thanks for sharing, im thinking I need one of these now

Thanks for the kind words Frank , I had the same issues with my Bee grinders, would like to see a pic of your mods one of these days

took the super grinder for a spin at Robs tonight ,here are some pics,check out pan tilt tool rest,and small wheel attachment,there are some TDM Basic grinders in background, all in all grinder runs smooth,belt tension was great,belt changes are painless release tension change belt and pull up...

took the super grinder for a spin at Robs tonight ,here are some pics,check out pan tilt tool rest,and small wheel attachment,there are some TDM Basic grinders in background, all in all grinder runs smooth,belt tension was great,belt changes are painless release tension change belt and pull up...

Thanks Jim, its come a long ways since the first grinders I brought out to your shop years ago KenH the tension depends on 2 factors how far out the platen arm is extended and which notch is used on the tensioner at max tension and max extension its about 4 to 5 times the tension of the...

Frank thank you for your input, this is the mark 1 mod zero version of my super grinder,the production version has a moulded plastic ergonomic handle, if you look closely at your Bee grinder you will see that my tensioning system is similar only in that both grinders use a torsion spring , my...

beautiful old hammer, happy to see it back forging hot steel

the tensioner works like no other, I have built hundreds of grinders with compression and expansion springs, the torsion spring is the only way to go for multi arm grinders IMHO once you try it there is no going back

Ken I am waiting for more parts from the laser shop as we speak , price for this grinder including tilt tower will be in the 1250.00 neighbourhood , I have been building grinders for the Canadian market for years sahtudesigns is my website, my other grinders are for sale there I will post here...

thank you

been there my self case hardened rasps have made many a smith cry,lucky you found out the easy way

I get laser cut parts 3 times a week, for blades I made drilling jigs for holes, saves on tooling, water jet is expensive yet o so clean if one has a skilled operator I still drill and ream water jet holes but that's just me, 1/16 seems excessive the cut affected zone is less than 25 thou on...

my latest grinder, belt tension is 100% adjustable, takes 1.5x1.5 or 40 mm square tooling arms, motor mount is removable and accepts either 56C flange motor or metric euro mount,tilt base available early January more pics at post 21