[TheForge] HF and Grizzly

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Ries...concur about HF..though it was a lesson that i had to 
learn repeatedly.
I figured out how to solve the wheel problem ,i think.
One can buy hardened, well finished wheels in your choice of 
sizes economically ,.......from a bearing shop...the rest of the 
bearing comes free with them.
For flat or "anvil wheels", buy the shaft size, width and OD 
bearing you desire. You'd like them sealed. Roller bearings will 
take more load, if you've big arms.
For the crowned wheels, buy self-aligning pillow block bearing 
replacement cores. They have a rounded outside cross section so 
that they can swivel in the mounting blocks. They seem perfect.
Pete F

ries wrote:
> I have looked at the Grizzly stuff- typical grizzly- scaled down, cheap 
> fasteners, green paint, low price.
> I live near Grizzly world headquarters, and buy things without moving 
> parts there- its the closest place within about 80 miles to buy machine 
> tool accessories like end mills and clamp sets.
> 
> 
> For thin aluminum, I think the Grizz would work ok- but I would hesitate 
> to push it with steel, especially much thicker than 20 gage.
> And me, personally, since I run stainless thru mine from time to time,  
> I would sproing it pretty quick.
> 
> I built one myself, using the metalace kit-
> 
> The grizz is about $1200-
> http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0496
> 
> Metalace has one assembled wheel  for $850 and one kit for $1600- I 
> built the kit, and it is quite a bit more machine than the Grizzly, for 
> not that much more money.
> 
> http://www.englishwheels.net/15.html?sm=34211
> 
> As for harbor freight, I have this rule- no harbor freight. Never been 
> in a store, no HF stuff in my shop.
> So I couldnt tell you about that one.
> 
> ries
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