Frink's Grinder, dc motor, ebay, &belts

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I bit the bullet and bought one of Rob Frinks Grinders. It arrived yesterday as he promised, exactly the way and when he promised. It is just about 100% steel and weights aver 100 pounds. Now if the belts were here and the motor was here I'd have some type of report.

DC motors and controlers are a whole nother subject along with my inability to buy (win an accution) of any type of motor on ebay. I did manage to get a Leeson controler however, and it might be time to buy a new motor. Wolters ignores emails, so I guess it is time to call. Any advice would be appreciated. There appears to be some DC controlers on ebay right now.

Waiting on belts from Pop's. Without this website I would have never heard of Frink, or Pop's. Thanks to all who have posted on the various above topics. I read each an every word I could find in the arcives.

So any further advice that I don't even know I need would be appreciated. When it is all up and running I will give a report.
 
I would whatch wolters I got a lesson motor and variable speed control.they sent me the wrong stuff,so I had to ship it back more money out of my pocket,and they got the motor
and I called to see if the were going to credit my credit card and they said they would,but there was a 75 dollars restocking fee so there I had over a 100 dollars sunk into it and it was there mistack.
just thought I would let you know how they did business.
 
You can get a motor at a very reasonable cost through Surplus Center (actually they are probably one of the cheapest places to buy them) they don't have a web site that I know of but you can call them and get a free catalog,there number is,
1-800-488-3407
They have a 1 1/4 hoarse variable speed motor for $129.50 plus shipping...The item number is 10-1485-A
Alex Daniels uses these motors and this is what he told me to get,He said that he has been using one for about 10 years now with no problems.They are a very great company to deal with also.
Hope this helps you out some.
Bruce

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Thanks for the tips. Without doing a search doesn't Jeff ??? or other work for Wolters. Leeson does have a great web site with manuals available so I might just buy a surplus motor. I think just about any 180v 1.5-2.0hp motor will work with the controler I have.

It is frustrating to have a grinder sitting there with no belts and no motor. It is worse than Christmas eve.
 
I just wanted to say congratulations on the smart move. I always tell people to buy quality tools if you can afford them because they will be what you want from the start to finish.

I would really like to get one of Rob's grinders to put next to my Burr King, but I think before that I should have him help me get my surface grinder set up for belts.

I've seen some of Rob's work firsthand and it was top-notch, as is everything I've heard about his work.

Let us know how everything goes when you can make some sparks
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Nick
 
Waiting on belts, (poor planning on my part), got a control for a DC motor off Ebay for about 1/4 of list price. Still looking for a motor cheap. Figured I've gone this long without a decent grinder, I'll try to do it right (as cheaply) as I can.
 
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