What kind of grinder is this?

JTknives

JTknives

Joined
Jun 11, 2006
Messages
8,651
I have been looking for a buffer and a local add has this listed but thy don't have any info about it. so i though i would see if any one recognizes it or could maybe tell the brand. thanks

17348625.jpg
 
This looks more like a grinder than a buffer. Buffers don't have tool rests on them. Those tool rests are an unsafe distance from the grinding wheels. They should be closer to the wheels like a 1/8" gap. I don't recognize the brand, but those wheel guards are really substancial(cast iron).
 
wow i found what i was looking for. there is a guy that has 2 of these for sale. thy are 5Hp 3 phase baldor grinders/buffers. I emailed him and asked what he would take for them as he did not have a price listed. here are some pictures of them.

17074414.JPG


17074477.JPG


17074479.JPG
 
We have the very same on my work place
Heavy duty grinder 220/440 baldor
But the wheel cover on the first picture looks different
 
We had the very same thing at the workplace. I used it for all kinds of work dressing pipe etc. It was also the machine I used on the nightshift back in 1986 to grind out my very first knife, not an ideal machine for knives, but it got me started. I used 3/8 inch thickness plexiglass for the handle scales.

From there the knife bug bit me. A few months later I built a shop in my basement and the Wilton 2 X 72 became the central machine in my shop.
 
5hp 3ph?

Keep in mind, unless you are in an industrial building that's a pretty hefty phase converter you'll need. You will probably have more $$ in converting the power than in the grinder.

I was going to build one using a VFD and a 1.5 hp 3 phase motor to run a shaft mandrel. Instead I stumbled on something that took me down a different path.
 
If you run them with a VFD, to slow the buffs, you should be able to convert them to buffers. Use 12" buffs. Remove the entire housings, leaving nothing but the shafts. Use large flanges on the buffs.
Stacy
 
I was thinking of making a buffer tooling arm that goes on my kmg clone and run it with a belt.
 
5HP and 3-phase is serious overkill for a buffer. Assuming you don't already have 3-phase, you'd spend more buying the equipment to convert it, than you'd spend buying a ready-made buffer. A cheap 5HP VFD is $300 or so.

Also keep in mind that those machines will have a 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" shaft, meaning you have to buy special buffs or cut the centers out of regular buffs. Not a big deal, but not really a big help, either.

Doc.
 
DocsMachine said:
5HP and 3-phase is serious overkill for a buffer. Assuming you don't already have 3-phase, you'd spend more buying the equipment to convert it, than you'd spend buying a ready-made buffer. A cheap 5HP VFD is $300 or so.

Also keep in mind that those machines will have a 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" shaft, meaning you have to buy special buffs or cut the centers out of regular buffs. Not a big deal, but not really a big help, either.

Doc.
Click to expand...

You could just put tapered spindles on it for quick changing buffs
Richard
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top