One of my dogs died Sunday and I haven't even set up my Coote yet, haven't been in the mood. Now that I got my care package of belts and some L6 steel from L6Steel (Thanks very much Micheal!!!) and I also got my pyroceram platen liner from Steve (Super fast Shipping! Thanks Steve!), I am ready to get on the ball.
Ok, so I had some ideas. I want to make a stand of some sort to get the bottom of the 10" wheel away from anything. With out one it would mangle a hand quick I reckon. I am thinking 1/4" steel plate cut to match the base with 6"-8" piece of something (4"x4" thick walled square steel tubing?) welded to that with a larger plate on bottom to bolt to whatever.
I am wondering, would it be possible to take off the guard on the 4" Idler wheel and have it surfaced with the right rubber and use it to get deep hollow grinds on small blades? I would have to have a reversible motor to do that but I think there would be enough room. Or maybe I could mount a 6" there for that. Is there any reason why it has to stay bare aluminum?
The reason why I ask is I was thinking I could probably find a huge, broke vise with a swivel base cheap. I think I may have one, I used to. One of the jaws was broke but the base was fine. It may not be big enough if I do. Anyway, I was thinking I could rig up some kind of lockable, swivel base that I could mount the grinder and motor and all to. I could then just put the grinder at 90, loosen and swivel the whole grinder 180, reverse motor and grind. Just a thought. I don't know enough to even know if it is possible to do.
Ok, so I had some ideas. I want to make a stand of some sort to get the bottom of the 10" wheel away from anything. With out one it would mangle a hand quick I reckon. I am thinking 1/4" steel plate cut to match the base with 6"-8" piece of something (4"x4" thick walled square steel tubing?) welded to that with a larger plate on bottom to bolt to whatever.
I am wondering, would it be possible to take off the guard on the 4" Idler wheel and have it surfaced with the right rubber and use it to get deep hollow grinds on small blades? I would have to have a reversible motor to do that but I think there would be enough room. Or maybe I could mount a 6" there for that. Is there any reason why it has to stay bare aluminum?
The reason why I ask is I was thinking I could probably find a huge, broke vise with a swivel base cheap. I think I may have one, I used to. One of the jaws was broke but the base was fine. It may not be big enough if I do. Anyway, I was thinking I could rig up some kind of lockable, swivel base that I could mount the grinder and motor and all to. I could then just put the grinder at 90, loosen and swivel the whole grinder 180, reverse motor and grind. Just a thought. I don't know enough to even know if it is possible to do.
and yes rob, I will be ordering a KMG sometime when I sell more knives and pay off some of the school loans). Anyways, he was asking the same thing about the 4" for a deeper/shorter hollow grind. So I was thinking along same lines, except it's the bottom drive wheel, not the top idler wheel like on yours. So if ya try it lemm eknow how it works.
