Thread: Finally bought a grinder / It arrived!

SHoot guys, I'd want to cover it in dust the first day I got it!

The beast arrived!

Upon reflection, I have to say that shipping was dirt cheap, considering the entire pallet weighed 175 kg (~350 lbs).
Luckily it was easy enough to disassemble and carry downstairs. After putting everything together, it worked very well. The belts I bought are Zirkonium Oxide, and chew through the steel. The machine is built like a tank and feels very solid. The various joints for aligning the wheel on 3 different axes is very accurate and doesn't budge when it shouldn't.

I'll have to duct tape the vacuum cleaner to the dust collector for now. Once I've sold a couple of things I'll buy a decent shop VAC.

Beautifull Machine

That's a very nice looking set-up my friend, truly looks like a very well made piece of equipment...I look forward to seeing what it helps you to produce.

Vacuum collectors and red hot steel residue may not be the best idea. Try a bucket of water directly below the contact point of your grinding. Maybe remove the vacuum collector - I'm guessing that was designed for working with wood. Good luck - great looking machine. Show us what you make with it.

I agree with Skip on this point. Of the knife makers & blacksmiths I have seen none has used a vacuum. They used either a bucket of water or a dirt floor.

Originally Posted by skipnord

Vacuum collectors and red hot steel residue may not be the best idea. Try a bucket of water directly below the contact point of your grinding. Maybe remove the vacuum collector - I'm guessing that was designed for working with wood. Good luck - great looking machine. Show us what you make with it.

Coudl be. But there is 8 feet of flexible hose connecting he vacuum to the dust collector. Any glowing spark will have extinguished by the time it hits the vacuum. It makes a huge difference in amount of swarf and dust floating in the air of the basement. So I much prefer this setup to having the floor and everything in my basement covered in dust.

I'm no a clean freak, but I don't see the point of voluntarily spreading harmful dust if there is a good solution.

I started My shop vac on fire grinding steel rod on my disc sander,stuff happens

Ditto pixelfixed. If you put a bucket of water under the contact point, there is very little extra dust -the glowing metal fragments are heavy, and drop straight down. You can save the dust collector for when you are working with wood. You really don't want to set your house on fire.

Yea, but you will never be able ro use it because the instructions are in some weird language...