rolling mill

[jdm61]

Does anyone out there build and sell rolling mills?

 

[Bill Burke]

Matt Whittmus in Ephrata Washington. builds one of the best small shop/knifemaker rolling mills there is.

 

[jdm61]

Thanks, Bill. Does he have a website?

Matt Whittmus in Ephrata Washington. builds one of the best small shop/knifemaker rolling mills there is.

 

[12345678910]

I've had my eye on the one Josh smith uses = although he has pulled the pics you can still find some


Turns out this is the guy.


Matt Whitmus
Custom Machine & Fabrication LLC
PO Box 1176 Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 754-4080
mnmplusthree@hotmail.com

I'd love to see more info on that mill if anyone has it.

hydraulically driven rollers - therefore variable speed.
power pack shared with press

Start at 8:24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhlBoVDt2V4

 

[jdm61]

Josh told me that mill was $6500!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch!

 

[Mike Davis]

Talk to Delbert Ealy, I know you asked him and it was probably missed in the chaos of chat. Go to his website for contact info, www.ealyknives.com I know he built his, and i am sure has some great advice on them

 

[Bill Burke]

yes Matt's mill is a few dollars more than some others But IMHO it is well worth it. If you notice in the picture above there are two bars coming out the right side of the mill, these are for an attachment that is used for twisting. This mill will do very prcise and even twists up to 1 1/4 bars.

 

[jdm61]

Bill, I did not mean to imply that the machine wasn't worth the money, merely that I can't afford one.

yes Matt's mill is a few dollars more than some others But IMHO it is well worth it. If you notice in the picture above there are two bars coming out the right side of the mill, these are for an attachment that is used for twisting. This mill will do very prcise and even twists up to 1 1/4 bars.

 

[Bill Burke]

Bill, I did not mean to imply that the machine wasn't worth the money, merely that I can't afford one.

Joe, I didn't mean anything by my post.

 

[jdm61]

LOL, I know, man. I'm just grumbling about how all of these incredible new knifemaking devices didn't come out 5 years ago before the crash when I could have bought some of them.

Joe, I didn't mean anything by my post.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Wow, now there's a toy you lose a few fingers on.