Multi-Tool Attachment for Bench Ginder

blackhawkcowboy

blackhawkcowboy

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So, I'm a Novist knife maker, and like some I don't have a lot of money. I would love a $500 to $1000 grinder, but I just don't have it to throw down, and I'm a strong believer that I can get by with anything. So when I came across at grinder, called the Multi-Tool Attachment for about $200, I decided to try it out and I can't believe how well it works... It works very well and at the same time, because it's hooked to the side of the bench grinder, I can do my rough cutting with the stone and move right into the fine grinding..

Has anyone else had any experience with this thing... Good Bad or Indifferent...
 
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They are used a lot in Australia, a good starting point.
The biggest drawbacks are 1. a lack of space, 2. no speed control.
But they do the job.
 
I solved the speed control by using a porter cable variable speed control bench grinder. the biggest draw back that I have with it is that it doesn't have a work plate and have to make my own. Also some times I would like the contact wheel to be a little bit larger.
 
So I decided that one of the biggest things missing from my Multi-tool attachment to work at it's best was a plate rest... I built one using some 3/16' steel and 1/8" angle iron from Lowes. I attached it to the same bolt that is used to hold the contact wheel.. It works well and is easy to remove for full use of the grinder.

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Been using one of those as my only grinder for years. I put it on the other side of the grinder, upright and built a better platen for it. Can't get all the cool belts for it, but it works fine, and has been very durable. I am upgrading soon to a 2x72, but that little beast owes me nothing. I should mention, I forge pretty close most of the time, so I don't have a ton of stock removal to do as a rule.
Darcy:)
 
Thanks Dellis, I thought about flipping it over and using it like that too. If you have any pics of your set up could you post them. I don't use it for much stock removal either. I recently found out that my wife's uncle had a horizontal/vertical metal bandsaw that he wasn't using and so he gave it to me for a knife, Score for me:thumbup: It makes it a lot easier to get close in on my pattern. I want get into forging my own steel, but I have to move every three years so not very easy for me to always have the space...
 
I'll try and take a pic to post tomorrow night.
Darcy
 
Here's a quick and dirty(and snow covered) pic.

Darcy:)
 
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