Got grinder, must grind!

[Burchtree]

After much deliberation, and plenty of questions to all of you -- I finally got a grinder. I was going to get a Coote, then make my own, then buy a Grizzly, then buy a Coote . . . etc., etc.

Well, impetiouness took over, and I drive over to grizzly (1/4 mile away) and just bought the Grizzly on a whim.

I'm pretty happy with it right now -- I ground out a blade last night and got 6 more feet of steel to work with.

Thanks for all the suggestions and help with my grinder problems.

I got a long Memorial Day weekend, and plenty o' time. Life is good.

 

[rfrink]

Michael,

Congrats on the new shop addition! The griz is an excellent value and will provide tons of great service. You'll have a blast with it as well as the ability to create some very fine knives.

Have fun with it!

Sincerely,
Rob

 

[bryce]

you should search for the stuff allen blade did to his Grizz with a few mods it can be a very capable machine from what I understand.

 

[Burchtree]

Will do. Since my old (but stout) inch-inch Belsaw grinder is all I've ever used, the Grizzly seems like some sort of "miracle machine."

Rob, thanks for the advice the other day.

 

[RHINOKNIVES]

mr. rob frink makes great stuff and i know he has done improvements for grizz owners. happy grinding!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hi Burchtree, that is quite a warehouse Grizzly has in Springfield.I bought the knife grinder buffer last winter and so far so good. Also ended up getting a Grizzly drill press, metal cutting bandsaw, and a 1hp. dust collecting vacuum system. For the money the quality is good. The instructions though translated from Chinese I assume, can be vague to not making any sense at all.