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I've never used a 1 hp motor on a belt grinder. I'm afraid that you would tend to bog it down. I use a 1.5 hp motor and it is all that I need. I do forge my blades profile and bevels so I don't do a lot of grinding. I have never stalled my motor and have carried my grinder to many...

As I said before: The book says that you must run a 2 hp motor on 230v power, however, that is for heavy, continuous use (such as commercial HVAC or pumps). We do not use our grinders under heavy, continuous use. If you were to over run your KBAC drive it would just shut off. You just hit the...

Matter of fact that motor at that price is what I would do too.

Baldor motors are way over priced. TechTop makes motors for Baldor's European market. The TechTop motors are cast aluminum for better cooling and have several nice features. I think that the TechTop cast aluminum motors are better than the Baldor rolled steel motors. I believe that a 1.5...

Oh, how dumb of me (at 74 years maybe I just don't think quite as fast) Raymond Head will supply the frame of the Moe's Grinder with all the holes drilled (so you don't need a drill press) and the welding done (so you don't need a welder). See...

You might need to start acquiring some other tools besides a belt grinder. If you are or can get affiliated with a local blacksmith or bladesmith group maybe you could get someone to help you or you might check out the GIB kit from Jamie at www.polarbearforge.com. There is a good blacksmithing...

Kenneth look at the http://waynecoeartistblacksmith.com/Grinders page and http://waynecoeartistblacksmith.com/Belt_Grinder_Kits.html. Then build your own grinder. You will be amazed how simple it is to build a high quality grinder and save a lot of money. Let me know if I can help you. Wayne

go to www.ABANA.org then click on Affiliates, then Affiliates List. OBG is around the Macon area, they have a satellite forge in Savanah. Over on the Columbus side there is the Pheonix City Forge which is a regional forge of www.abaforge.org. In the Tallahassee area is the Florida group. I...

Mike, I am about 80 miles north of you, Pillissippi Parkway to Solway through Oak Ridge, to Oliver Springs take Highway 62 to Wartburg, then 27 north to Sunbright. Take Burville Road then Peters Ford Road. Call me first. Maybe I can help you again. Wayne

Mike, where in east Tennessee? I'm between Sunbright and Allardt at the southern tip of Big Southfork. Maybe we could get together. Let me know if I can help you.

Check out the attachments on the Forge Supplies page on my website. Build a Gas Forge tells how I like to build a good, tuff, efficient, long lasting forge. The other attachment, Ribbon Burner is about building the burner I use day to day. I can adjust and control the temperature for forge...

Don't forget the site started by Don Fogg. Due to health issues he has enlisted the help of others to run his site, know known as www.bladesmithsforum.com. Also is www.IForgeIron. This is a general metal working forum with much information on blacksmithing and bladesmithing. If all you want...

Jess, send me your address and I will send you a sticker for Moe's Grinder. You even get a picture of Moe, my Official Shop Dog.

Check out the attachments at the Forge Supplies page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. There are two attachments there. The first is Build a Gas Forge that I wrote when I was using venturi burners and the second is Ribbon Burners which is what I use now with the same type forge build. With...

Check out the attachments at the Forge Supplies page at www.WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith.com. Let me know if I can help you.

I saw on Ask This Old House yesterday that there is a new "Child Proof" outlet cover that you have to push the spring loaded cover over to expose the actual outlet holes.

Wiredued, while I agree, generally, the VFD is off while you are unplugging one motor and plugging in the other so it is not a hot plug. But if you don't like it that way just get two plugs and one outlet. Let me know if I can help you.

I just go to the hardware store and get two 4 prong outlets and one matching 4 prong plug. Both motors need to be the same hp and the same rpm. Just wire each motor to an outlet and the plug to the cable from the VFD. Then you just plug into the motor that you are using. I posted this...

Rather than go to the trouble to make the brackets just mount the motor, using the feet to the base, or table. I lay a framing square along the grinder frame with the short let along the motor foot. If it winds up not being exactly square because of miss drilling you probably have enough...

Maybe you both want to schedule a day to come here. I prefer e mail for contacting. Let me know if I can help you.