I finished the actual construction of my No Weld Grinder a few months ago (link to the WIP is http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?29564-No-Weld-Grinder-WIP ). Since then I've been doing lots of different projects on things I felt I needed to get in order before I could start to make knives. Even today, I was finishing up my wood kiln, cleaning up the welds on my knife vise, and cleaning up welds on my tool rest.
In that WIP I didn't show the tool rest. I constructed it but as I tried it out, it appeared that the bolt together method was simply too bulky and made me uncomfortable. So I welded the pieces together. Now though, I'm struggling with how the actual tool rest portion should exist. I've looked at many different grinders, NWGs, KMGs, GIBs, Tw-90s and all have different physical plates at the top. Some are simply as wide as the belt and square to the belt. I've seen others that are 3-4 inches wide and have been ground or cut out so that a contact wheel or flat platen can fit inside the rest with a small amount on either side. I've seen others that appeared to be 12 inches wide and simply run in front of the belt. There is tons of information about why people prefer certain grinders, but I have yet to read anything about why people like a certain tool rest style/shape.
So...show me yours and explain why you like it! Do you wish you could change it? Do you have different styles/shapes for different tasks?
Thanks for the help guys!
In that WIP I didn't show the tool rest. I constructed it but as I tried it out, it appeared that the bolt together method was simply too bulky and made me uncomfortable. So I welded the pieces together. Now though, I'm struggling with how the actual tool rest portion should exist. I've looked at many different grinders, NWGs, KMGs, GIBs, Tw-90s and all have different physical plates at the top. Some are simply as wide as the belt and square to the belt. I've seen others that are 3-4 inches wide and have been ground or cut out so that a contact wheel or flat platen can fit inside the rest with a small amount on either side. I've seen others that appeared to be 12 inches wide and simply run in front of the belt. There is tons of information about why people prefer certain grinders, but I have yet to read anything about why people like a certain tool rest style/shape.
So...show me yours and explain why you like it! Do you wish you could change it? Do you have different styles/shapes for different tasks?
Thanks for the help guys!