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Brian's analogy was better than mine, which shows he probably knows more about nice cars than me, since I don't know much the difference between a Ferrari and a Lambo.
My main point was just that they're not apples to apples comparisons when you look at how focused both designs are on their approach to a specific goal.
Travis has very legitimate reasons I believe for having a single tooling arm slot and indexing off of it, instead of multiple slots. Nothing beats the TW-90 in terms of performance at the things it's focused on.
The Wilmont grinder is obviously designed from the standpoint of ultimate user configurability, and can streamline repeated operations with marginal customization on the user end. This machine could save a folder maker a ton of time for instance.
I said that i'd probably buy a wilmont personally, if I had to have only one grinder, for me, the versatility is so appealing. If I could afford to buy 2 grinders, i'd have one of each, not two of either.
If I had a high volume shop, I might have one of either (depending on need for the SG attachment), and 2 or 3 more KMGs. Having multiple machines with a dedicated wheel setup is practically mandatory for many fulltime makers, and for that, the extra bells of both machines become hard to justify in terms of cost.
At this point I hope the OP has the information to make an informed decision for their needs, beyond that, I think its just becoming a matter of personal taste.
My main point was just that they're not apples to apples comparisons when you look at how focused both designs are on their approach to a specific goal.
Travis has very legitimate reasons I believe for having a single tooling arm slot and indexing off of it, instead of multiple slots. Nothing beats the TW-90 in terms of performance at the things it's focused on.
The Wilmont grinder is obviously designed from the standpoint of ultimate user configurability, and can streamline repeated operations with marginal customization on the user end. This machine could save a folder maker a ton of time for instance.
I said that i'd probably buy a wilmont personally, if I had to have only one grinder, for me, the versatility is so appealing. If I could afford to buy 2 grinders, i'd have one of each, not two of either.
If I had a high volume shop, I might have one of either (depending on need for the SG attachment), and 2 or 3 more KMGs. Having multiple machines with a dedicated wheel setup is practically mandatory for many fulltime makers, and for that, the extra bells of both machines become hard to justify in terms of cost.
At this point I hope the OP has the information to make an informed decision for their needs, beyond that, I think its just becoming a matter of personal taste.
