Beaumont KMG

I'd be interested in seeing some pictures.

I thought it was fairly well understood that the KMG came unassembled and unpainted.

As for holes not lining up, I believe that there is going to be a "reveal" of sorts for the tool arm receiver, just based on the finished dimensions of the pieces vs the dimensions of the tool arm, including clearances, etc... It'd be nice if these lined up perfecly, but based on how these are machined, it'd probably cost quite a bit more and require a much more complex process.

Does the tool arm at least fit into the socket?

As the the deburring, unfortunately that all takes extra time and passes on the CNC as well. You should be able to get a de-burring tool from any local hardware for not a lot of money. A few quick swipes here and there should take most of the burrs off. A small file or a sanding block will cover the rest.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to extra time and extra money if you're looking for a more polished, "turn key" machine. Hench the extra $1000+ for the TW-90 I suppose.
 
sdemars said:
I'm like you, I was able to lay it all out . . .although there are (2) extra holes in the base plate that are killing me. What are they for? Enquiring Minds Want To Know!

Also, I wonder who makes there base plate . . . it is perfect . . . very clean and well machined. . . also the crating was excellent . . . perhaps they should move the shipping guy to QC . . .

As to the wiring, I am an industrial instrumentation tech / designer . . . so we tend to over complicate plugging in a box fan . . . :(

Steve
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Which two holes are you talking about?
kmg-subp-assy.jpg


Looks like there's a couple extra in between the motor mounting holes and the KMG chasis holes. I assume these are for securing/indexing to the CNC machine during the milling/boring/tapping process, but I may be wrong.
 
knife to a gunfight said:
I'd be interested in seeing some pictures.

I thought it was fairly well understood that the KMG came unassembled and unpainted.

As for holes not lining up, I believe that there is going to be a "reveal" of sorts for the tool arm receiver, just based on the finished dimensions of the pieces vs the dimensions of the tool arm, including clearances, etc... It'd be nice if these lined up perfecly, but based on how these are machined, it'd probably cost quite a bit more and require a much more complex process.

Does the tool arm at least fit into the socket?

As the the deburring, unfortunately that all takes extra time and passes on the CNC as well. You should be able to get a de-burring tool from any local hardware for not a lot of money. A few quick swipes here and there should take most of the burrs off. A small file or a sanding block will cover the rest.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to extra time and extra money if you're looking for a more polished, "turn key" machine. Hench the extra $1000+ for the TW-90 I suppose.
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The unassembled part must be new, as you can see "unboxing videos" where they are assembled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nQ4MSA988U


I've read some things saying they are understaffed, so not assembled, flat packed must be a time and money savings.
 
sdemars said:
Thats them . . . OK . . . the CNC hold point (duh!) Really nice drawing, maybe you should donate it to Beaumont . . .I'm being serious . . .really nice . . and fast
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The drawing came from Beaumont's website. :D

But now I'm confused. Are you saying that the chassis was completely in pieces? Or just that you had to bolt the motor, bracket, base plates, etc... together?
 
12345678910 said:
The unassembled part must be new, as you can see "unboxing videos" where they are assembled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nQ4MSA988U


I've read some things saying they are understaffed, so not assembled, flat packed must be a time and money savings.
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By "unassembled" I was referring to the motor, brackets, drive shaft, etc..., but it sounds like his grinder chassis came assembled, as they normally do, from my understanding.
 
I bought a KMG grinder without the motor and VFD about four years ago. It was in a plywood box and was completely assembled. I bought the optional large base plate separately and bolted the grinder to it and bolted my motor on it...perfect alignment. Mine works perfectly after making hundreds of knives. I have made one improvement to the grinder by installing a 30lb. gas piston in place of the coil spring that comes with the grinder. Send it back if it is as you described. The last thing I bought from Beaumont Metal Works was a rotary platen about two months ago. It was expensive but precision made and works perfectly. The only criticism that I have for Beaumont is that shipping has always been slow compared to other companies but their shipping charges have always been fair and their products have always been top quality in my opinion.
 
sdemars said:
I'm like you, I was able to lay it all out . . .although there are (2) extra holes in the base plate that are killing me. What are they for? Enquiring Minds Want To Know!

Also, I wonder who makes there base plate . . . it is perfect . . . very clean and well machined. . . also the crating was excellent . . . perhaps they should move the shipping guy to QC . . .

As to the wiring, I am an industrial instrumentation tech / designer . . . so we tend to over complicate plugging in a box fan . . . :(

Steve
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I think those extra holes might be for the rack to hold extra tool arms.
 
Steve, I don't want to be condescending here but it's starting to sound like maybe you were just in a bad mood when you unpacked the grinder. Rough holes would be a little irritating, I'm curious about the poorly mated surfaces if that's still a thing; but unpainted with no diagrams (that others claim are readily available)? How would it make sense to ship with the grinder and motor already bolted to the plate?
Is it possible that maybe this wasn't such a big deal? You can tell me if I'm missing the point.
 
This is a reason why I went with the TW-90. Plus Travis has been a pleasure to speak to on the phone. I didn't feel rushed off at all.
 
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