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I am nearly finished with my new grinder cart. It will hold a 2x72 Oregon Blade Maker and a 1x42 Rockwell with a treadmill motor.
I'm wondering if it's worth it to keep the Rockwell. I have a 2HP TEFC motor sitting around, along with a VFD. I could make another grinder very cheaply, since I already have the expensive parts. I would have to build an enclosure for the VFD, but that's not hard.
My OBM grinder is fine. The only thing it lacks is rotation. Modifying it so it would turn sideways would be a real job unless I bought a new face-mount motor, which would cost a lot. I was thinking I could build a second grinder which is fixed in the horizontal position and put it beside the first grinder. Then I could get rid of the Rockwell.
My question is this: if you have a vertical grinder and a horizontal grinder, are you really missing anything by not having rotation? Will I ever wish I could turn a grinder to, say, 45 degrees?
I'm wondering if it's worth it to keep the Rockwell. I have a 2HP TEFC motor sitting around, along with a VFD. I could make another grinder very cheaply, since I already have the expensive parts. I would have to build an enclosure for the VFD, but that's not hard.
My OBM grinder is fine. The only thing it lacks is rotation. Modifying it so it would turn sideways would be a real job unless I bought a new face-mount motor, which would cost a lot. I was thinking I could build a second grinder which is fixed in the horizontal position and put it beside the first grinder. Then I could get rid of the Rockwell.
My question is this: if you have a vertical grinder and a horizontal grinder, are you really missing anything by not having rotation? Will I ever wish I could turn a grinder to, say, 45 degrees?