Grizzly grinder

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nalis

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Im gonna do it! I got a P.O. from the wife to buy my first grinder. :D Going for the grizzly as it is a lower priced grinder for the beginning knife maker. I have a few qestions tho..... Should I go ahead and get the 10" wheel? How many sanding belts and of what grit should I start off with? Should I buy them from Grizzly? Those kinda things.....ya know!
Thanks for the info
 
I have the Griz, and it works well. I got the 10" wheel and found that it caused the belts to run too fast for my taste.

Don't use Grizzly belts, they are expensive and are cheap lap-jointed POS. Check out Tru-grit or Pop's for the best prices on the best belts. Pop's is a little cheaper for the ones he carries but Tru-grit has a much more extensive assortment (at least in the online catalog). I think the 3M Cubitron are the best belts in the med-coarse range and 3M Trizact or Norton Norax are far and away the best finer belts.
 
I also stuck with the 8" wheel on both my grizzlies and I get my belts from Pop's. He's got the best prices anywhere. I flat grind my blades, if your doing the same I'd suggest sending Rene Roy an e-mail and getting a piece of pyrocerem for the platen. The platen that comes with it is not and wouldn't stay flat.
 
If you do get the Grizzly, then you may find as I did that things need to be worked on a bit to make everything run.

If you drop by my Grizzly webpage : http://eastof29.tripod.com/daqotahforge2/id7.html
You will the photos I took when I got mine . I talk about a problem I ran into with the Platten and the fact that the holes pre-drilled to bolt it in place didnt actaully match up.

Also I have a struggle with the use of different size bolts and the directions that come with the Grizzly that seem to have been a translation from some un-known tongue.

I have the 8 inch wheel and have just learned to work around the problems you have with the 8 inch and running into the motor when you grind to the left hand side.

I have strong views about placeing the contact wheel over the end of the bench or table so that there is nothing under it. I made a huge error when I bolted my grizzly down with the spinning contact wheel above the table....this placement has made use of the full contact wheel too hard as I keep running into the table with the blade.

I also get my belts from Pops....he has helped me save a ton of money, and the 3-M belts work good.

The Grizzly Buffer on the left of the grinder motor is a dream...it has really helped me finish my blades well...I use two different buffing pads, a harder one to cut the scratches, and a soft one to put a mirror finish on the blade.
 
One thing I did with my Griz is run a brace from the motor to the upright arm. Really firmed things up and stabilized tracking.
I Used a 1/8 by 3/4 inch steel bar. Use a dryer vent screw clamp on the motor on the left side of the base. Another smaller clamp fust below the tracking attatchment on the arm.
Bend both ends of the bar, about 60 degrees so it lays flat on the motor and is flat on the arm. Clamp both ends down. No drilling, no grinding, Warranty still good.
TJ
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421510128/0.jpg
 
Good tips .....thanks for the heads up on the belts from griz. OK... I'll go to POP's ...um... you wouldnt happen to have the addy would ya. How many belts should I start off with....3 to 5 each fine , med, rough....more? How fast do they wear out...ballpark figure. Never used a power tool like this befor.....just wondering. :confused:
 
TJ Smith, Could you post a pic of your enhancments?
I just cant seem to wrap my brain around what you described. Maybe it is just too early in the morning..err afternoon. :)
Thanks
 
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