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No I haven't. If your power panel is anywhere near your shop 220 shouldn't be a big issue/price concern. I didn't even know these were available. Interesting, but I have no real knowledge about them.

+1 on the Pheer, it's what I have too. Jose is great to work with.

Absolutely stunning!

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/kmg-chassis/ https://blackfoxknifeworks.com/knifegrinder/preorder-black-fox-kit-no-weld-dyi-kit https://usaknifemaker.com/midwest-knifemaker-grinder-frame-parts-w-tool-bar-8-wheel.html Pretty sure there are others....

Like Ken said you can build a good grinder for a lot less than buying one. A few companies actually sell their grinders in kit form. The assembly is pretty straight forward. I would suggest that you go 220 if possible.

Hello Killgore, thanks for replying! I obviously don't know what I'm doing but I hope I'm learning. First off I did change out the propane tanks this morning before testing, 2 full 40 pounders. The tanks are manifolded to act as a single 80 pounder. If I had my druthers there would be a 500...

Yeah, I was probably foolish to even consider running it in my shop. I actually have great ventilation across the ceiling of my shop even with garage door cracked open even a small amount as the squirrel cage blower is mount up high and it pulls almost directly from the rather large opening at...

I think you are both correct about it needing to breath. I've got bigger issues with this forge currently. I fired it up today going for low pressure with only about a half brick blocking the front. I started at about 6 psig to light the forge and once it got to about 500 F I turned the psig...

Well thinking it over it seems that the problem might be the rear plug, leaves little escape for the hot gases, forcing it into all the nooks and crannies?

Totally agree! And I can but that doesn't really address the long term forge issues of the hot spots!? I'm a bit befuddled about the semi-long term of my forge.... ymmv

Agreed! Unfortunately now that is heavily politicized I see this lasting for quite some time. I hope I'm wrong!

FYI, I weighed my propane tanks they are definitely all but empty. 69 lbs full, supposedly 33.5 lbs empty and they are weighing in at 37 lbs! I tested my TC, at least on the low end, it pretty much agrees with my kitchen thermometer in ice water within a couple of degrees.

Yes the front! In the video the bricks are opened up to position where I had fired it up. I closed them a bit later to see if it helped bring the temps up. It definitely brings the temps down in the shop. I can leave them opened up if it matters. The PSIG was about 6 PSIG. I messed with the...

Gas is done usable and I fired up the forge! Not sure I what I learned though? I fired up the forge and it seemed to run fairly normal but it only got to about 1950 F or so and started having issues. I'm thinking propane issues. My tanks started icing up on the bottom. The feel like they are...

Me too!:D

Well first the bad news, no gas today! The good news is that I think I can get the gas up and ready to test in a minimal amount of time in the morning. I don't have to fiddle with all the finicky mounting bits with the gas in the new location just to test it. I only have a few actual gas fitting...

I looked at that and tried to quantify it but I'm not sure how. Much slower! The difference in air flow was huge and I didn't even have the damper closed! Yes, yes gas is coming as fast as I can! ;)

Well back to the forge today! Didn't seem to get a whole lot accomplished but I tinkered with it quite a bit. First I removed the propane tanks and the gas apparatus and the old blower control. Not sure what the issue was with the old blower control, it did work when I first tested it, though...

Love the guard and that deep belly!

I have to agree on the 220 line. Really a must IMHO. My shop is my garage in tract housing, 400 sq ft. By spec they only put in 100 amp services, but because I went with dual cooling when we bought I got a 120 amp service. Pretty much think I use every bit of it too! (At least at times!) The...