Thread: Would this be a good grinder?

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

...The first that you might want to have a look at is der kleinen messerladen ...

Those are good looking tools.

I'd recommend a unit that will allow you the flexibility to have both a flat platen and the ability to change wheel sizes. The Burr King's platen is under the belt facing upward and the whole arm will rotate to vertical or horizontal. They were the industry standard along with Wilton Square Wheel units until Bader came long.

Belt Sanders | Kalamazoo Industries is another source, and they will sell the heads without the motors. They make a variation on the square wheel grinder as well. You could then find a scrapped exercise treadmill, usually a stout motor and have the variable speed controller all at the same time. I can't readily find a European distributor though. They are a lot cheaper than the others and work just as well.

The minimum power is 1.5 horse. Changing wheels is nice to get small radius curves, if you want a thumb notch or plan on doing a complex hollow grind someday.

Have fun in the search.

My grinder has a flat platen. But the platen arm could be swapped for something with wheels. I just haven't gotten around to building/buying something like that yet. Haven't really needed anything for hollow grinding either yet. But then I haven't been making razors.