Making Room

[Kevin Zito]

So I got a little excited when I was trying to find a space for a 2 by 72 in my shop.


It took me at least 10 minutes to figure it out.

Sometimes the only tool for the job is the silver hook.

#hadenough

 

[Smallshop]

Lol!!!!!!

 

[Von Gruff]

More concrete needed to get floor space Kevin.

 

[Daniel Macina]

What grinder are you going to get?

 

[Kevin Zito]

More concrete needed to get floor space Kevin.

Oh yes! There will be concrete trucks.

What grinder are you going to get?

Can one of the mods kick this guy out please.... he’s clearly starting fights lol
At this point I’d say I’m 90% Burr King, but hey I’m always looking to talk grinder.

 

[J. Doyle]

Sweet! So did you end up buying a 2 x 72 grinder then?

 

[Motor City Mike]

Dude, when you get a 2x72 you're going unstoppable.

 

[Ty Adams]

Oh yes! There will be concrete trucks.

Can one of the mods kick this guy out please.... he’s clearly starting fights lol
At this point I’d say I’m 90% Burr King, but hey I’m always looking to talk grinder.

Why the burr king? At Blade I played with one and the tooling arm change out seemed like it would be a pain. The TW90 looks like more bang for the buck, and faster tool changes.

 

[Kevin Zito]

Sweet! So did you end up buying a 2 x 72 grinder then?

Not yet... I’m waiting until I can keep it out of the rain. Lol. Actually I’m probably going to buy it pretty soon and just leave it in my house until the shop is finished.

 

[Kevin Zito]

Dude, when you get a 2x72 you're going unstoppable.

Thank you! However, I’m thinking that it will probably rip my arms off the first day I use it... this things look powerful

 

[Daniel Macina]

It takes some getting used to. I kept grinding my edges waaaay to thin because I wasn't used to the power. You'll get the hang of it. I have no doubt.

 

[Kevin Zito]

Why the burr king? At Blade I played with one and the tooling arm change out seemed like it would be a pain. The TW90 looks like more bang for the buck, and faster tool changes.

A little birdie told me that the burr kings were smoove as summer cherries.

 

[Randy Lucius]

A new shop and a new grinder! I'm excited for you! And a bit envious. Working out of my garage with a no-weld grinder right now saving for a TW-90.
Keep us updated on your progress. This will be fun to watch. Merry Christmas!!!

 

[Smallshop]

I don't know about burr king...but my TW-90 is smooth as summer cherries too...lol.

But you pay for smooth...lol.

 

[KenH]

Not yet... I’m waiting until I can keep it out of the rain. Lol. Actually I’m probably going to buy it pretty soon and just leave it in my house until the shop is finished.

Bet the wife is happy to see you grinding in the house - which room? Living room? You might can rig up a dust collector/vacuum cleaner setup to catch "most" of the dust {g}

My homebrew grinder is pretty smooth - someplace I've got a photo of a quarter balanced on edge with 4,000 SFPM showing on the display. I think you'll find most all the direct drive grinders will be pretty smooth.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[bladegrinder]

Looks like a good point to start Kevin, good luck with your new shop, were watching so post update pics.

 

[soundmind]

Congrats Kevin. I've been posting a lot about finding old ways to do it, but if I could I'd have owned one three years ago.

 

[J. Hoffman]

I don't know about burr king...but my TW-90 is smooth as summer cherries too...lol.

But you pay for smooth...lol.

I have both. The Burr King is nice and it's smooth, but so is the TW90 and it's more easily changed from tool to tool.

 

[J. Doyle]

The burr king is THE smoothest, quietest and best tracking grinder out there from what I've seen.....including the tw-90. But the tw-90 is a very nice machine with other better features and would probably get my money if I spring for another grinder.

The burr king tooling changes are definitely slower.....takes about 1-2 minutes depending (it doesn't take the hour that so many make it sound like). If you're an all day production driven full time maker, those one or two minutes probably add up. If you're a part time hobby maker, its probably not a big deal.

Or you could learn to work around the tooling changes like I did.