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Today was a great day, because today I got my Bader III grinder! I had been looking at the Bader and the KMG. I had my mind all made up on the KMG. But, last week this guy called me from the next town over and said I hear your looking for a grinder. He knows one of the guys I work with. I said I was. He told me he had a Bader III with a 1 1/2 hp motor and a Baldor variable speed contoller. He also had the platen and the arm. He didn't have a wheel for it because he wanted to use it to flat grind. He said he had bought it but never even used it. Sure enough, it was brand new. It had been sitting in his basement for the last 2 years in the box. He said that he'd sell it to me for a grand. I really liked the KMG, but for that price I couldn't pass up the Bader. I've been working over at my buddy's shop, making my first two knives, but now my shop is coming together. I plan to run my wiring this weekend. Then all I have to do is hang the drywall, paint, build the tables and hang the lights. Of course I have more equipment to buy, but I have a belt grinder now. I'll probably order my 10" wheel and a small wheel and two arms this week. Oh yeah, the guy gave me a bunch of new belts too. I can't wait to get everything set up.
