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v-6

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I,m going to buy a kmg and wanted to know, what do you do with the Rotary platen attachment , aND IS IT WORTH HAVING AT $4.44 a unit?


what all attchments do you have on your's that you need?
vern :D:D:D:D:jerkit:
 
From what I hear, the rotary platen is the bees knees for convex grinding and handle grinding. I intend to get one eventually, but the price has kept me from doing it so far. Not to say that it isn't wirth the money. It's a very complex piece of equipment.

-d
 
v-6 good thread to start..I never get tired of hearing from owners of KMG its always alot of positive talk. I am not worried about the cost of rotary platen attachment. I think its trustable its worthwhile and fairly priced..I am of the persuation to get one soonest I can as Its probably one of those things you wondered how you did without it before and I love options when i am trying to solve building problems-----Joe
 
v-6, the rotary platen is one of those things you either love it or hate it. If the search function ever comes back to life, there was alot of interesting posts about it. I was one that didn't like it, got rid of it after a while. There are a lot of other pieces of tooling that I would rather spend 450 on.

Rick
 
Looks like Rick and I disagree on the rotary platen issue. It is my FAVORITE attachment. I guess you are gonna have to just try one for yourself.

I have the 10" wheel, Flat Platen, Small wheel attachment with .5", .75" and 1.125" wheel and the Rotary Platen with a tool arm for each. I also got the variable speed 2 horse motor and the base plate to make setup a breeze.

I'm sure if you give Rob Frink a call, he'll help you choose what you need to start.
 
The rotary platen is probably the best $450 I ever spent for a grinder accessory. I use mine for convex grinding, shaping and blending handles and as a 2" wheel for small radius grinding. It's the most versatile grinding platform ever devised. Just my .02.

I use a 10" wheel, flat platen with ceramic glass face and a 5/8" small wheel. I think I also need a 3/4" small wheel with its own tool arm, and that's coming up next. I also built a 2.5 foot radius platen to mimic the old 5 foot grinding wheels.

I bought 1.5 hp variable speed and should have just gone for 2 hp. I don't think you can ever have too much power! Tapering tangs and really hogging off the steel even on the 10" wheel can sometimes kill my machine. Variable speed is necessary for real control and adjusting the machine to the belt you're using.
 
alexmin said:
Curt what do you do on your rotary platen? I have it but almost never use it.
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It looksl like Mr. Larson and I use it for similar things.(I like your site Dave!)

It's great for convex grinds and is a nice soft platen for handles when you need a little resistance instead of just using the slack belt. I keep the tension on mine pretty tight most of the time.

I also like the smaller radius of the 2" wheel for handle work.
 
Curt,
I remember reading up on it a long time back and it seemed that guys either thought it was the best thing since sliced bread or they didn't like it at all. For the way I grind, I'll just use the slack belt for handles and put that money elsewhere. Maybe if I had spent more time fooling with it I could have found a use for it. For sure it is a well built piece of equipment as is all of Rob's stuff. Just not for me.

Rick
 
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