Tru Grit's TG92 Disc Sander?

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Darren Ellis

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Hey guys, I've had my eye on one of these for a while, and before pulling the trigger on one just wanted to see if anyone else uses their grinder, and if so, what do you think about it?

http://www.trugrit.com/knife-tg-92.htm

I like the idea of having a disc grinder in the shop that is variable speed, reversible, *and* comes with an adjustable table for bolster work.

:)

-Darren
 
I would just worry about the HPs. I have one of the 12" disk sanders from harbor freight, it has a horse and a half and I can still get it to stop if I press really, really hard. All I use it for is to flaten my homebrew micarta. Other then that it looks great. I wish I had those other options.
 
That is one sweet-looking disk grinder, Darren. Wish I had the money to get one, because I could use it right now!
 
Darren, I have a friend down in Austin that has one. Been looking myself. Nice little machine. A little pricy though. Mark, that must be some crooked, tough micarta if it need that much pressure. Might try putting a sanding disk on your disk!:p
 
The one I bought came with no motor. I mounted a 3/4 HP 3 phase motor and run it off of a VFD. The best disc grinder I have ever used! Very smooth and solid. The miter guide fits the slot very well with minimal slop. The thing is built like a tank....should last many life times.

The only negative..........

The horse power Tru Grit offers on these units seems to me to be a little questionable.

JMHO.

Mike
 
Hi Darrin, I have been using onr of these for the last three or four years. It is a great grinder and I have not had one problem with it.
 
I have not used this one but i used a 1/2hp constant speed reversable for years. Then I got a DC motor and pt a disc on it worked good:p , but then:eek: I got a VFD, purchased the motors we spoke of previously and set up my current DISC:D :D ..... Man what a difference.. Even from the DC to VFD. I use my DC disc as a portable one to take to classes. I made a table for mine and remove it when grinding blades. I do not use it for bolsters since i made a dovetail jig for that. But it works great for flattening and squaring up material.

Chuck
 
I bought it without the motor and controller--they are available pretty cheaply on Ebay--for a much better price. It is very well made. But the setup is primarily for bolsters and handle materials, IMHO, it is difficult to grind blades with the table in place.

John
 
Hey guys, thanks for the recommendation...I didn't want to order one without having some feedback on how well they worked and how well they were built...I don't personally know anyone around where I live that has one.

I'm looking for this specifically for bolster type jobs, don't need it for grinding blades or flattening stuff...I've got 4 of the beaumont discs for that. :) I've got a spare 1 1/2 hp motor/VFD to put on this grinder, so that ought to do the trick! Thanks again, looks like I'll be putting in an order soon.

:)

-Darren
 
Just wanted to post a two thumbs up for TruGrit :thumbup: :thumbup: . I got this grinder in and it is one solid piece of equipment and looks really nice as well!

:)

-Darren
 
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