[TheForge] Re: knifemaking grinder (long)

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Steve,
     I could not find any info on the baders on either of your websites, do you have info there?

-chris K.

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From: Doveknives at aol.com
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Subject: [TheForge] Re: knifemaking grinder (long)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:40:13 -0400

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> A note on platens>  You can get a very flat and extremely usable ceramic platen by going to the places that install and sell ceramic floor tiles.  Often they have trimmings that can be made to fit your machine.  I have found that the installations guys will often be willing to cut one to specific size for little or nothing (six pack of suds has gotten more than money in services in this area :) ).  Many ceramic tiles are very flat and true, just tell the installation guy what you need it for.
>   As far as grinders go, last I checked that Bader B111 was very near the KMG machine in price and doesn't come with a motor.  Good points of the KMG are as before mentioned with the addition to the adjust-ability of speed effected by the step pulley.  The Bader has as its standard a single speed motor that you have to change the drive wheels to change speed.  This is not a big deal since the drive wheels are held on by a single set screw, but not as fast as the switching of step pulley belt settings.  
>   I am a knifemaker of 25 years experience and have owned or used all the machines on the market.  Buy the best you can afford at the time and care for it well and you will get years of use out of them. I am as well a Bader distributor and can beat the factory price by a bit since for fellow smiths and knifemakers I knock off my commission, which brings the price down to very close if not below the KMG price that I last saw.  One thing I really like that Beaumont does with the KMG machine is offer that rotary head that can be made to fit almost any machine and allows you to do some very nice semi flat (slightly convex) grinds easily.  
>   Both The KMG and the Bader B111 are great machines and you will do well on either onewith some practice.
> Trusting HIM,
> Steve Rollert
> keenedgeknives.com
> doveknives.com
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