Any Input About A Foley 355 Knife Grinder

[Dennis Towns]

Good, bad, and ugly about this Foley 355 grinder? I don't know anything about them and I ended up with this thing. Is it worth keeping to use in knife work? Or sell it? Thanks for input.

 

[Drew Riley]

I believe those are really only good for sharpening straight blades (jointer, planer, chisels, etc...), so probably not a whole lot of application for knife making. Probably better suited for woodworkers, or if you sharpen specific tooling on a regular basis.

I suppose you might be able to adapt it to grind in nail nicks for folders if you make some additional fixturing.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Yes, IIRC they were from Belsaw-Foley and were commercial flat blade grinding machines. Great for planer blades and such, not made to do knives.

 

[Dennis Towns]

Yea that is kinda what I figured. Grinds a straight blade only. Thanks for input.

 

[Mt Cow]

Been a couple years but do you still have the Foely 355? I'm looking for one.

 

[marjtreff]

Anyone know where I can get my hands on a manual for this grinder?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Welcome Mt Cow and marjtreff.
Fill out your profile so people will know where you live and a bit about you. It will help get better answers.

Mt Cow - Shop Talk is not for buying and selling. If you wish to get with someone about some equipment, sent them a direct message. BTW, I found several for sale online with a search.
marjtreff - I did a simple online search for "Foley 355 manual" and came up with lots of them.

 

[Drew Riley]

Anyone know where I can get my hands on a manual for this grinder?

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=20475

Poke around the rest of the site and you'll likely find some more manuals, as there's a few variations in the manufacturer index for Foley, Foley-Belsaw, etc...

 

[marjtreff]

Welcome Mt Cow and marjtreff.
Fill out your profile so people will know where you live and a bit about you. It will help get better answers.

Mt Cow - Shop Talk is not for buying and selling. If you wish to get with someone about some equipment, sent them a direct message. BTW, I found several for sale online with a search.
marjtreff - I did a simple online search for "Foley 355 manual" and came up with lots of them.

Thanks! Appreciate the help.

 

[marjtreff]

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=20475

Poke around the rest of the site and you'll likely find some more manuals, as there's a few variations in the manufacturer index for Foley, Foley-Belsaw, etc...

Thanks Drew. I've been on Keith Rucker's site a lot! Great information there. Currently emailing with SharpeningSupplies.com about this machine. I have the 350000 manual, but my machine is different. If I get anything useful, I'll post it here.