[TheForge] Variable Speed Motors and Beaumont Metalworks

[John Frankl]

I believe that the price is absolutely justified. As for the KMG-1, it is
top notch. Try a search of either Custom Knife Directory or Bladeforums
and you will see alot of great feedback.

John Frankl

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Steve Bloom wrote:

> Greetings all --
>      A conversation with another FABA member finally got me off
> dead center.  We're kicking around knife grinder designs and the
> advantages/costs of DC motors - and I volunteered to tap the
> collective wisdom of TheForge. Both of us work on the older model
> Bader units (with multiple speeds produced by swapping drive wheels)
> but haven't used a variable speed model.
>
> Do the advantage of  a continuous variable speed system justify the
> price over a multiple pulley/AC motor system?
>
> What's a good source for a 1.5 to 2 HP variable speed unit (motor
> and controller) -
>
> Does anyone have any comments on the Beaumont grinder components?
>
> I'll compile the comments and eventually let you folks know how the
> projects turn out.  Thanks in advance for any info provided.
>
> Steve
> Steve Bloom, IronFlower Forge. Archer, FL
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