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Agreed, but just by the by... not many are available in Australia. KMG for eaxample - Beaumont will not ship international. Same with the completed USA Knifemaker's Supply Grinder.
the ones that are...

oI YOU LOT! Hijacking my thread!?!! :rofl2:

Thanks for the Aldi tip Andrew.
Hey Nick - the plans i started with were the No Weld Grinder Plans from USA Knifemaker's Supply. Then i modified them...

yeah - i clean it after every session.... i have issues, i know. :)

So Far, so good, but will be keeping a very close eye on it. The plan is the extractor for wood and synthetics {handle materials} and when grinding steel, yes, i have a galvanised bucket of water on...

more pics from the forge this morning....so now I am moving forward...little more each day.

So it is finished at last. Yeah - okay, been using it for a while, and tweaking bits. Now it is done and the safety guard/dust container is in place.
The motor is a 1HP from Hare & Forbes with a...

Yes and no. :) Been away on family holiday to the snow.
Caught up with fitter and turner yesterday. The old pool motor is a no go. The spindle shaft is too thin at M10 {and short} so the work to...

Yep. Got less than $100 in everything excluding wheels. They cost me about $400 .

Oh yeah - lot's of mistakes. If i did it all again i now have a simpler design with no welding, cheap materials and easier to build. Too late this time. Will put together some pics and post a new...

Thanks guys. Appreciate your experience.
I just scored a 1.5 hp motor from a swimming pool filtration unti.
it is a tad lighter, quieter, vibrates less and twice as powerful. The spindle is a...

Hey All,
I am building a 2x72 grinder on a budget with ideas taken from KMG lones and No Weld Grinder plans.
Coming together but hit a snag. I am using my trusty old Abbott & Ashby grinder to...