Black Fox One Grinder

jll346

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Anyone have any knowledge of this grinder? Looks nice but he sure took a lot from Travis.
 
Never heard of them before - they really NEED a website designer who knows how to take the "geewhiz" and replace with photos and info so you can see something about the grinder. With price starting at $2200, I think there are other grinders I'd go with - unless price was no object..... then there are still other grinders I'd go with.
 
I like the platen. But after that he basically copied a tw-90
 
I'm not sure I'd call it a TW-90 "copy". I suppose the basic look of the grinder might be said to have been inspired by the TW-90, but there's no ratcheting tension mechanism, no drive wheel based tracking, it has two tool slots, and takes 1.5" tool arms. It also looks like he got a bulk discount on gas springs, all of which are upside down, IMO. The gas spring for the "tilt assist" does seem like a nice idea, I suppose, though lowering the motor mount relative to the tilt pivot would likely also help things.

As for the quality of the machine, I have no knowledge or opinion on that.
 
To me, other than it tilts to the side I see nothing that looks like a TW-90
 
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