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Suggestions for a KMG Grinder Model & Accessories
- Thread starter sdemars
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If you are doing mostly part clean up and standard fab work, you will get much more use out of a flat platen than a wheel setup.
You probably don't even need the VFD. That's really most helpful for fine-grit finishing. You could just use the pulley setup.
I would then use the money saved to get a horizontal grinder instead and use the small wheels there.
If you decide to get into knives, you can start with flat grinds....then if you decide you like it, get a 10" contact wheel.
1.5 HP or 2 HP is plenty.
You only need a spare tool arm if you have something to put on it.
I can't answer about whether or not you'll need the contact wheel on the flat platen....that's something you'll have to figure out when you start using it. I had one and didn't like it, nor use it much. If you get one, you only need 1.
Best of luck!
Dan
You probably don't even need the VFD. That's really most helpful for fine-grit finishing. You could just use the pulley setup.
I would then use the money saved to get a horizontal grinder instead and use the small wheels there.
If you decide to get into knives, you can start with flat grinds....then if you decide you like it, get a 10" contact wheel.
1.5 HP or 2 HP is plenty.
You only need a spare tool arm if you have something to put on it.
I can't answer about whether or not you'll need the contact wheel on the flat platen....that's something you'll have to figure out when you start using it. I had one and didn't like it, nor use it much. If you get one, you only need 1.
Best of luck!
Dan
