"last acquired piece of shop equipment, with a quick note as to why you bought it."

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There is a FB post with this line so I thought it would be interesting to see how this BF group responds.

I'll go first

buffing wheel attachment for a hardcore grinder, tapered point
thought I would try buffing handles etc.
much cheaper than a separate buffer and variable speed

yes I know buffing is dangerous, I read Stacy's instructions on this :-)

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I built this horizontal grinder to finish bevels and handle materials.
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I bought this welder and fixed it up. I just finished it up today and tested it out, although I will probably sell it.

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My latest acquisition for the shop was a variable speed disc grinder that I put together a couple months ago. I bought it to help get things flat of course :D.


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I just picked up a KitchenAid countertop oven from Macy's using bonus bucks which made the cost $0. I needed a tempering oven for carbon steel blades because the Evenheat takes too long to cool down.

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My last purchase was a small Vulcan(Arm and Hammer) anvil. I modified the stand for a hammer and tong rack. I wanted a light anvil setup to drag around to hammer-ins and demos. The whole thing weighs just over 200lbs.

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Disk grinder for me also. Leeson and KB-27 with the 1 degree Beaumont disk, just like the ones pictured above. Used it for several hours yesterday flattening the bevels on a 9" dagger blade. Figure to use it for making things flat.
 
Hankins said:
What did that GIB run after getting all the stuff needed to finish it?
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Truth be told, there is not a lot to be saved in building your own. The deciding factor for me was that I could spread the cost out over a period of time. I put together a spreadsheet prior to the build to get estimated cost and then filled in actual costs as I purchased items. See the link below for a fairly close accounting of what I spent.

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Just added the SGA from Travis Wuertz for my KMG. It's really well built and easy to use. I love it already. Quickly flattened and squared up a bunch of blades that are going to HT soon.
 
Just got this mostly set up yesterday. Just one more little bit to attach, then I'll switch it out with my old grinder. I got this Esteem because 1) it's awesome, and 2) I really needed variable speed. I don't think you can get more grinder for the money.

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NC Biker said:
Truth be told, there is not a lot to be saved in building your own. The deciding factor for me was that I could spread the cost out over a period of time. I put together a spreadsheet prior to the build to get estimated cost and then filled in actual costs as I purchased items. See the link below for a fairly close accounting of what I spent.

Grinder in a Box V2 Build Costs
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good point about spreading costs over time
another benefit with this GIB is that once you overcome the $2,000 for the first grinder including all the wheels,platens,arms and accessories,
the 2nd grinder can share the VFD and some components with the first grinder.
 
I just got this KMG-10 grinder w/ VFD, bunch of accessories & microlux mini mill. I definitely needed both of them to be doing some of the flippers I want. Just upgraded the mini mill with a new r8 quick change collet system.

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One more disc grinder. After a few attempts at kitchen knives and hours of hand sanding, decided it was a smart move. Installed a switch and wired it into the belt grinders VFD. So far its been great to use...

 
Here's a little cutie I picked up a bit ago:

10 Gallon ultrasonic with heater/filter, recirculating, etc.
It's kinda big, but such a nice piece of equipment, I put up with it.
Besides, when not it use, I have a big piece of butcher block that goes over it, so it's a handy counter-height table.
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