Coote Question

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warden41272

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I'm thinking of buying an 8" or 10" Coote grinder. I currently have a Log Cabin Forge & Electric grinder, but just found out the owner died (I had called to order a contact wheel setup). I do flat-grinding exclusively, but want the contact wheel setup in order to hollow out my tangs when flattening. The LC grinder works pretty well, but I need a little more versatility. Do the Cootes work well for flat-grinding blades? I have no experience with any other grinders (outside my Craftsman 2x42, that is). Anything you guys could tell me about the Coote would be appreciated.
 
All my blades are ground on the Coote. I too flat grind and use the 8 inch wheel for gouging out the tang for tapering on the flat platen. I do this by rolling a course belt over the wheel edge and use that rolled over area for gouging the tang out. For tang tapering you will need to raise the flat platen surface a little higher to allow the rest of blade to clear the wheel. This is done automatically by gluing on a piece of pyrocerim, which you will want anyhow, onto the flat platen. The Coote works very well for me. DO set it up with variable speed or at the least use step pulleys to vary speed.

RL
 
Up til' now, I've been hollowing out the handle area on my lower platen wheel, then rough-grinding the flats, then flattening them out on my 9" disk grinder. Where would I find a piece of pyrocerim to glue onto my existing platen? I have three flat platens now, so I could rig one up for the pyrocerim. Also, is they pyrocerim extremely flat?
 
Been using mine for 5 years now. Just bought the small wheel attachment and that is very handy.

Jim
 
The pyroceram is very flat and durable. It is just fireplace door glass and comes under several brand names. Check most glass supply stores - they often have scraps from replacing fireplace doors and will let you have them for a small cutting fee.

Hint. Do not try cutting it yourself. :-(

second hint. Make sure your platen is fairly flat before gluing it on - with jbweld

Rob!
 
I love my Coote, very well made and stabile. The fact that it doesn't come with a motor atached is a plus because you can use step pullies to change speeds. You do have to bolt it down to a solid surface but that's no real problem eigther. The small wheel atachments are nice too and while I normily flat or convex grind I have hollow ground a couple of blades on it. Of course my dream machine is a KMG.:D But even if/when I get one I'll still use the Coote for some things.

You can get pyroceram from
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/eellis2/EllisCustomKnifeworks/My_Homepage_Files/Page8.html

Good people to do buisness with. I finaly wore enough trenches in mine after more than a year of grinding that I replaced it. I should mention that my grinder grinds a lot more than knives. I don't have a stone bench grinder so if it need grinding it gets stuck to the Coote.
 
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