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Guys,
I asked this on another forum, and forgot to ask a couple things, so here goes.
First off, I plan on purchasing a Bader III or KMG grinder in the future. As of now, I'm building a few new workbenches to accomodate knifemaking.
I have been told that a workbench that is 24" out from the wall (wide), will be just enough for the grinder to sit on, without hitting the wall in the back. I will probably go ahead and build it 28" or 30" wide (out from the wall)
Now, I forgot to ask what the optimum height the workbench should be for the grinder? Do most of you sit down or stand up? What would be best? I think 35" or 36" is usually a standard workbench height, but that is not necessarily the correct height for a bench made for a grinder. Or is it?
Now, I would also like to know if any of you have your grinder mounted to one of those roll around carts with locking wheels? Is this even possible/feasible with the pressures you sometimes put on a grinder? Please understand fellas, I am just getting started with serious grinding, so I'm not too sure.
I don't have a window to set the grinder in front of, so I thought about a rolling cart, that could be rolled over in front of the back door, to allow the particles to escape outside while grinding.
If this is not possible, I'm going to look into a dust collection system, and I would like some recommendations there also. Are the cheaper Delta $200 - $300 dust collectors any good? Basically, I'm trying to keep the toxic particles to a minimum, and having no window to set the grinder in front of doesn't help matters.
If any of you are using Dust Collectors, OR those Air Filter machines, I would appreciate your input.
Finally, I of course, will be using a respirator too.
Thanks for any help guys.
Paul C
I asked this on another forum, and forgot to ask a couple things, so here goes.
First off, I plan on purchasing a Bader III or KMG grinder in the future. As of now, I'm building a few new workbenches to accomodate knifemaking.
I have been told that a workbench that is 24" out from the wall (wide), will be just enough for the grinder to sit on, without hitting the wall in the back. I will probably go ahead and build it 28" or 30" wide (out from the wall)
Now, I forgot to ask what the optimum height the workbench should be for the grinder? Do most of you sit down or stand up? What would be best? I think 35" or 36" is usually a standard workbench height, but that is not necessarily the correct height for a bench made for a grinder. Or is it?
Now, I would also like to know if any of you have your grinder mounted to one of those roll around carts with locking wheels? Is this even possible/feasible with the pressures you sometimes put on a grinder? Please understand fellas, I am just getting started with serious grinding, so I'm not too sure.
I don't have a window to set the grinder in front of, so I thought about a rolling cart, that could be rolled over in front of the back door, to allow the particles to escape outside while grinding.
If this is not possible, I'm going to look into a dust collection system, and I would like some recommendations there also. Are the cheaper Delta $200 - $300 dust collectors any good? Basically, I'm trying to keep the toxic particles to a minimum, and having no window to set the grinder in front of doesn't help matters.
If any of you are using Dust Collectors, OR those Air Filter machines, I would appreciate your input.
Finally, I of course, will be using a respirator too.
Thanks for any help guys.
Paul C