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<blockquote data-quote="amcardon" data-source="post: 2094789" data-attributes="member: 26766">KMGs are definitely nice.&nbsp; I recently sold my grinder and almost cried when I did...&nbsp; I had a limited budget so I shopped around a lot and ended up going with a <a href="http://www.polarbearforge.com/grinder_kit.html" target="_blank">Grinder In a Box</a> (GIB) from Jaime at Polar Bear Forge.&nbsp; I bought all my wheels from Tracy at <a href="http://usaknifemaker.com/" target="_blank">USA Knifemaker</a> and my belts I got from Trugrit.&nbsp; I ran a 1.5HP motor I bought from <a href="http://knifedogs.com/member.php?1166-Wayne-Coe" target="_blank">Wayne Coe</a>.&nbsp; I did not have a VFD on mine and I really wish I would have spent the extra money on it.&nbsp; By the way, I had 2 rotating platens (3&quot; &amp; 8&quot; on one, 4&quot; &amp; 6&quot; on the other) and a flat platen with ceramic flat and 2 2&quot; contact wheels.&nbsp; I had the small wheel adapter from beaumont and all the small wheels from Tracy.&nbsp; I loved that grinder!&nbsp; I&#039;ll be looking to buy another one here in a year or so (once we buy a house) and plan on buying one of Travis Wuertz grinders, the <a href="http://www.twuertz.com/" target="_blank">TW90</a>...&nbsp; They&#039;re expensive, but I got to play on one once and it was seriously amazing.&nbsp; If you aren&#039;t already an active member on BladeForums, I would highly recommend it.&nbsp; The subforum &quot;<a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/741-Shop-Talk-BladeSmith-Questions-and-Answers" target="_blank">Shop Talk</a>&quot; is fantastic.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/949335-How-to-make-a-KMG-better-%28GIB-content-also%29" target="_blank">An interesting thread on making a KMG better</a>Another option, <a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/955193-My-review-with-pics-of-a-Pheer427-belt-grinder" target="_blank">Pheer Grinders</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="amcardon, post: 2094789, member: 26766"] KMGs are definitely nice. I recently sold my grinder and almost cried when I did... I had a limited budget so I shopped around a lot and ended up going with a [URL="http://www.polarbearforge.com/grinder_kit.html"]Grinder In a Box[/URL] (GIB) from Jaime at Polar Bear Forge. I bought all my wheels from Tracy at [URL="http://usaknifemaker.com/"]USA Knifemaker[/URL] and my belts I got from Trugrit. I ran a 1.5HP motor I bought from [URL="http://knifedogs.com/member.php?1166-Wayne-Coe"]Wayne Coe[/URL]. I did not have a VFD on mine and I really wish I would have spent the extra money on it. By the way, I had 2 rotating platens (3" & 8" on one, 4" & 6" on the other) and a flat platen with ceramic flat and 2 2" contact wheels. I had the small wheel adapter from beaumont and all the small wheels from Tracy. I loved that grinder! I'll be looking to buy another one here in a year or so (once we buy a house) and plan on buying one of Travis Wuertz grinders, the [URL="http://www.twuertz.com/"]TW90[/URL]... They're expensive, but I got to play on one once and it was seriously amazing. If you aren't already an active member on BladeForums, I would highly recommend it. The subforum "[URL="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/741-Shop-Talk-BladeSmith-Questions-and-Answers"]Shop Talk[/URL]" is fantastic. [URL="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/949335-How-to-make-a-KMG-better-%28GIB-content-also%29"]An interesting thread on making a KMG better[/URL] Another option, [URL="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/955193-My-review-with-pics-of-a-Pheer427-belt-grinder"]Pheer Grinders[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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