Flipping your grinder on it's side

Brock Cutlery · Sep 24, 2015

I would be interested to know how many out there actually find that turning their grinder on it's side for lengthwise or other types of grinding is helpful?
Does it offer that much in added benefit vs. just using it vertically?

Ken H> · Sep 24, 2015

Easy to rig up, and really handle for some grinding. I use horizontal more on folders than for fixed blade.

i4Marc · Sep 24, 2015

I have the TW-90. I flip it back and forth all the time. It is especially useful to me when working on wheels of various diameters.

HSC /// · Sep 25, 2015

M, my Esteem has the flipping plates, I used to use it in horizontal alot when I first got it, but hardly ever put it in horizontal now.
Of course I think a dedicated horizontal is the way to go

I think it's nice to have the horizontal option to increase your versatility, but every maker will find their own level of usefulness for it, or not

Pittknife · Sep 25, 2015

I just built a tilt table for my KMG and don't know how I lived without it. It's way more natural for me to do the finish work polish horizontal, you don't get those vertical grind lines.

I can't post videos for some reason, but if you check my ig page mike12_nguyen, I have videos of the table I built.

Pancake House · Sep 25, 2015

I have a Suremak, and have always been more comfortable flat grinding with the belt pulling away from me from the beginning. I have it laid down flat, flipped 180, and have never moved it since I got it 6 months ago.

Maelstrom78 · Sep 25, 2015

I use mine horizontal with a small wheel and a90 degree work surface for doing inside curves. That used to take me about as long as the bevels!

I think I will try some finish grinding though with the flat platen horizontally. I can't think on how to do it by the plunges though without chewing them up?

Brock Cutlery · Sep 25, 2015

I appreciate the advise. I hadn't considered the benefit with small wheel grinding on the curves. That makes total sense.
I do some lengthwise grinding, but seem to do alright in the vertical. I guess it's worth a shot trying it horizontally.

LARRYZ10 · Sep 26, 2015

I flip mine and use a Travis Wuertz surface grinder attachment on it as well as using the grinder with small wheels for accurate finger cutouts and finishing the bottom of the blade. I made the rest from steel and aluminum. Larry Lehman

REK Knives · Sep 27, 2015

I use my wilmont TAG in the horizontal for almost all contour work. It is super handy and I love having that option.

Brock Cutlery · Sep 27, 2015

LARRYZ10 said:
I flip mine and use a Travis Wuertz surface grinder attachment on it as well as using the grinder with small wheels for accurate finger cutouts and finishing the bottom of the blade. I made the rest from steel and aluminum. Larry Lehman

Thanks Larry. I like that rest. I am trying to figure out how to make a good solid rest for my Esteem.

Brock Cutlery · Sep 27, 2015

razor-edge-knives said:
I use my wilmont TAG in the horizontal for almost all contour work. It is super handy and I love having that option.

Thanks Josh. I'm pretty convinced. I do like grinding lengthwise, but the small wheel work clinches it for me. It just makes sense.
I have Nathan's end radius platen. This would be a very good way to use that I think.