Direct Drive 2x72 with VFD and Attachments

Matt Behnke

Matt Behnke

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I recently picked up a new belt grinder, so am looking to sell my current setup and some of the attachments. I'm willing to sell the frame as piecing out the individual parts if desired as well. The grinder itself is a KMG clone I built a couple years ago. It has worked great for me, and any knife you see on my instagram or page here was made using it. I was going to modify this and build a better work rest and tilting feature, but I happened to come across a used TW90 at a good price and I don't have room for two grinders at my current shop. I'll admit that the tracking is a bit off on it, so the tracking wheel is generally canted up or down in order for the belt to run true on the attachment. That has only really started to happen recently, so I think its just time for a new piston and a few minutes of realigning any loosened parts. Not having the tracking wheel perfectly level didn't bother me, so I never bothered spending the time to address those things. Heres what I got, so let me know what you're interested in. The flat platen isn't available. It needs a new platen that's flat, so I'm just going to keep it for my other grinder as a slack attachment.

Ameribrade wheel set (7" drive and 4" tracking... also have two spare idlers from USA knifemaker I'll throw in for a flat platen) : $75
8" contact wheel from USA Knifemaker with 1.5" Tool Arm: $75 shipped (SOLD)
3" contact wheel from USA Knifemaker with 1.5" Tool Arm: $65 shipped
Small wheel attachment with 1/2" and 3/4" wheels, also from USA Knifemaker (Will send with blank tool arm so you can drill/bolt to fit your grinder): $135 shipped (SOLD)
1.5" Square aluminum stock for tool arms (18" lengths, multiple pieces available): $35 shipped
KBAC 27D VFD with Leeson 2HP base or c mount motor (Only about 1 year old and will ship prewired for 115V): $875 shipped


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Hey Matt,

I’ll take:
1.5" Square aluminum stock for tool arms (18" lengths): $35 shipped

Will send PayPal info for invoice in message.
 
Matt, I could use a couple pieces of the tooling arm stock, as well. If you have more to spare, please let me know.
-Mark
 
I'll take the 3" contact wheel and arm for $65 if still available?

Thanks.
 
I still have the motor/vfd and one blank tooling arm if anyone is interested
 
Matt Behnke said:
I recently picked up a new belt grinder, so am looking to sell my current setup and some of the attachments. I'm willing to sell the frame as piecing out the individual parts if desired as well. The grinder itself is a KMG clone I built a couple years ago. It has worked great for me, and any knife you see on my instagram or page here was made using it. I was going to modify this and build a better work rest and tilting feature, but I happened to come across a used TW90 at a good price and I don't have room for two grinders at my current shop. I'll admit that the tracking is a bit off on it, so the tracking wheel is generally canted up or down in order for the belt to run true on the attachment. That has only really started to happen recently, so I think its just time for a new piston and a few minutes of realigning any loosened parts. Not having the tracking wheel perfectly level didn't bother me, so I never bothered spending the time to address those things. Heres what I got, so let me know what you're interested in. The flat platen isn't available. It needs a new platen that's flat, so I'm just going to keep it for my other grinder as a slack attachment.

Ameribrade wheel set (7" drive and 4" tracking... also have two spare idlers from USA knifemaker I'll throw in for a flat platen) : $75
8" contact wheel from USA Knifemaker with 1.5" Tool Arm: $75 shipped (SOLD)
3" contact wheel from USA Knifemaker with 1.5" Tool Arm: $65 shipped
Small wheel attachment with 1/2" and 3/4" wheels, also from USA Knifemaker (Will send with blank tool arm so you can drill/bolt to fit your grinder): $135 shipped (SOLD)
1.5" Square aluminum stock for tool arms (18" lengths, multiple pieces available): $35 shipped
KBAC 27D VFD with Leeson 2HP base or c mount motor (Only about 1 year old and will ship prewired for 115V): $875 shipped


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are the Ameribrade wheel set (7" drive and 4" tracking... also have two spare idlers from USA knifemaker I'll throw in for a flat platen) : $75

still available ? if so, i would love to buy them. started building my 2x72 right now :)

i'm new, so i don't know how to send a private messege - please send me one :)
 
Berser said:
are the Ameribrade wheel set (7" drive and 4" tracking... also have two spare idlers from USA knifemaker I'll throw in for a flat platen) : $75

still available ? if so, i would love to buy them. started building my 2x72 right now :)

i'm new, so i don't know how to send a private messege - please send me one :)
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Can't message you for some reason, but shoot me an email at behnkeforge@gmail.com if interested. Thanks!
 
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