Grinder advice Grizzly vs Coote

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Before we start,I would love to get a KMG and I know from reading past posts that thats the machine most would recommend.But I have to realistic about my finances,and the KMG just ain't gonna happen at this juncture of my life.I was originally leaning toward getting a Grizz,but now I'm thinking Coote.Since they are in the same ballpark as far as price(each with 10" wheel),does anyone have experiece with both machines that could recommend one or the other?I've read alot of past posts about these two grinders,and now I'm more confuesed than ever.Any advice is appreaciated.Thanks.
 
I have not used a Griz, so I can't comment on it's performance. I have owned a Coote for almost two years and am very pleased with it. It is set up with step pulleys for variable speed. It is a great grinder for the money.
 
I haven't run a grizzly, but I was in the exact same spot you are a couple years ago.
I chose the Coote, and I'm really pleased with it. Not one thing to complain about.

My reasoning:
1) the grizzly is a direct drive and the coote is belt driven. This means that I was able to put step pulleys on the coote and have a 3 speed grinder instead of a single speed really fast grinder. It also means I got to pick the motor. My coote has a 1.5 HP TEFC high torque Dayton motor on it. Grizzlys don't.

2) The coote is better suited to hollow grinding. The consensus on the grizzly seemed to be that you could hollow grind small blades on it, but the motor is too close to the contact wheel to do much hollow grinding comfortably. 99% of my blades are hollow ground, so this was a big deal to me.

And if you look at Norm's site he has a handful of accessories available for the coote that you might want to pick up down the road. All in all its a more versatile machine than the grizzly and a heck of a grinder for the price.

I think the grizzly grinders are also back ordered for the next couple months also, least I remember seeing another member here say they were having trouble getting one in a recent thread.
 
I run a Grizzly and Matt is correct about hollow grinding. Too close to the motor. I do flat and convex. It is fast and some don't care for that. I guess I'm used to it. Enough power for me also. I've added the glass platen. I really don't use the buffer at all. Some drive that side with a motor and pulley set up to lower the speed, but you might as well do the Coote thing if you are going to want speed control with pulleys. It's not a bad machine for the money. I don't have any experience with the Coote, but many like it.
 
I'm gonna make a phone call to Norm here next week for my Coote.

I've heard many cool things about this machine, and the Coote is the main grinder of some great makers out there. I read an article in Blade by Wayne Goddard praising it.

For as many bad things as I've heard about the Grizzly, I've heard just as many good things about the Coote.

Alot of the makers here who have Grizzlies say they are really fast, squirrely and quirky, and they had to modify them heavily to get them running right. I'm a plug and play kind of guy and dont have the patience or mechanical ability to modify a Grizzly grinder.

Coote all the way! :thumbup:
 
Go for the Coote. Not a KMG, but a realy good machine. In over 4 years of use I've not had a problem. For a two wheel unit its very solid and tracks very well.

Only real downside is that it doesn't come with a motor and needs to be mounted. The motor is an upside for me, because I use step pullies and my choice of motor and keeps the motor out of my way. As for mounting I made an oak bench just the rite size and bolted it to the top.
 
Great information,thanks to all.The Coote sounds like it would be the better choice for me.I'll be placing an order soon.:)
 
If you've got a choice go for the 1.5 horse if you can. I got by for a while with a 1 horse, but it would bog down and when it got hot it'd start tripping breakers.
 
The Grizzly's $375 + $64.95 for the 10" wheel = $440

Coote's about $410, but you don't get a buffer -and I believe you may have to purchase pulleys and a belt too. Plus, the "footprint" is larger.
 
psycho78 said:
Depends on what you want. The model I want is a 2X72 with a 10 inch wheel. That machine is $410 I believe. You can get a 1hp farm duty motor at Tractor Supply Co for about $80 bucks or so.
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Here are the prices straight for Coote web site, unless your talking about a differnet grinder for that price ($410)

BELT GRINDER PRICES

2"x6"x48" 341.00 + Shipping Shipping Wt. 26#
2"x6"x72" 380.00 + Shipping Shipping Wt. 29#
2"x8"x72" 434.00 + Shipping Shipping Wt. 32#
2"x10"x72" 450.00 + Shipping Shipping Wt. 35#
 
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