Beaumont KMG

You mean alternate from grinder to grinder with some sort of A/B switch sharing the VFD?

Fiddleback said:
The KMG is a great grinder. Are there better machines out there, yes. I bought a Burr King at Blade Show and it is a Cadillac for sure, but it doesn't get used much. Its too finikey to change the accessories. I do love the small wheel feature on it better than the KMG. But they don't even sell a rotary platen, which is where I do most of my work. If I ever set up a home shop, it'll go there.

Here is where the KMG is a standout. You paid $2500 for this one. But if you wanted to add a 2nd you can do that for under a grand. Once you get used to running two machines simultaneously, its hard to beat. I have 4 KMG's on a bench, and I'm usually using two. Two more are being used by other folks. The Burr King generally sits unused. My total expenditure for all 4 KMG's was well under 6 grand. That is a lot of machine for the $. In addition, these machines get run ALL day. The only thing I've had to replace was the aluminum wheels and ocassionally, bearings.
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Los Angeles said:
I wish I had done this before I assembled mine. All top surfaces are covered in a thick, dusty layer of rust. It gets everywhere.
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I've had my KMG for at least 8 years and it has no rust despite living in my garage in Houston with constant 75-100% humidity. It has a "beautiful" patina. I made a conscious decision not to paint it since I don't want to worry about touch-up in the future. Instead, I've wiped it down occasionally with a product made by Break Free. It is "Industrial PCL. It "protects equipment, Cleans and penetrates, Lubricates Longer". It's much like a higher viscosity BreakFree CLP product which is often used for cleaning and protecting guns. I highly recommend this to everyone.

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Mike L.
 
JG Custom Metal Works said:
Anyone have recommendations on what kind of paint to use to prevent rusting?
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Paint is not needed to prevent rusting. If you wish to paint, then clean all surfaces with a petroleum-free solvent and then spray paint it with Rustoleum or a similar product.
 
sdemars said:
You mean alternate from grinder to grinder with some sort of A/B switch sharing the VFD?
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No actually. I never bought a VFD setup with any of my KMG's, which makes them even more cost effective. I have the two grinders running full speed at the same time and bounce back and forth between them. Its $800 ish for a motor and chassis setup, so I'm well under two grand for two machines because of the no VFD.

My burr king does have a VFD, and I like it for doing small wheel stuff. Everything else I do full speed. NOW! When I was learning to grind, I slowed my grinder down. It slows down the mistakes.
 
My KMG is also about 8 years old and I never have painted it and barely ever wipe it down. There are a couple of tiny rust colored spots but the knives don't know the difference. From a Nick Wheeler thread I have used Rust-Oleum Hammered on some of my other creations and they came out great.
 
As to protective coating, I found a product called Synthetic EEZOX - Premium Gun Lubricant.

It doesn't smell good like Break Free Products.

I am assuming the Industrial Breakfree smells the same as the regular gun cleaning version.

Steve
 
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