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sunnydale

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    Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Shooting Guns, Making tools, Writing, Church, last but not least - eating prime rib.

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  1. Update #2 - the Sunnydale Forge Now I've added a few pieces of hardware. The legs are all on. The people I ordered from accidentally sent me 1 12" nipple instead of 4 10" nipples, so one of the legs is 2" longer. I'll fix that later. The two burner holders are on. I made the burner holders after zoellerforge's design. I still have a lot of work to do, I'll keep posting updates as long as I'm working on the project.
  2. "Sunnydale Forge" Construction Updates Here's the first big update on my forge building. It's coming along great. First, I'm calling it the "Sunnydale Forge" after the TV miniseries, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Yeah, I know - fan art. I'm also a big fan of the Christian metal band, Demon Hunter. Their logo is the graphic I've painted on the back of the forge. The burners for my forge. They should hit around 120,000-150,000 BTU each. At 20PSI, I'm estimating to reach 2700F forge operating temperature in close to 15 minutes of operation. I'll do a future update on actual temperatures once it's all finished. This is a top view of the forge. Lighting is bad. I have two pieces of 1/2" unistrut strapped onto the sides, as well as a hinge near the front. I also have two 2" holes drilled at approximatly 15 degrees off of dead center. This is my custom paint job. Yeah, the paint's still wet in the picture. It turned out really well. It's the Demon Hunter band logo - a demon skull with a bullet hole in it's head. The message is, "Hunt down your demons." I like that the wet paint mix made the whole back side of the forge look like ash. It turned out better than I intended. I'm not planning on having a hole in the back of the forge. I don't intend to work on longer pieces, plus I need to conserve propane as much as possible. Future plans: - Install the legs - I have several ideas for this. I want to make the legs look kind of like vampire stakes (again, after buffy the vampire slayer). I'm still working on getting materials. - Install the burner holder assembly. - Install the Kaowool and Satanite, and all that yahoo. - Install the front hatch (probably going to be a frying pan or saw blade. Not sure yet). - Install the burners, and light it up. I'll probably be coming up with a lot of other ideas as I progress. It's a work in progress. For now, this artist needs time to rest. In the meantime, let me know what you think. Thanks.
  3. The shipping was the problem. Everything else seems fine so far. Grizzly could have packaged such a heavy box better, but overall its a nice machine. I've used these in the past, and for the price its perfect. I'm just excited to get the new motor Monday. I'll post an update when it comes.
  4. So, last night I received my new Grizzly Knife Grinder in the mail. I was pretty excited to see it had arrived. Upon seeing the package when I got home, my excitement turned to disappointment. One of the two boxes that it came in (the motor box) came with a huge hole in it. Also, one of the arbors (or, at least that's what I think they are called) was sticking out of the package. Inside, the cast iron assembly was broken on the buffing wheel side, with one of the small metal pieces broke off and jammed up (somehow) inside the motor. I removed the small piece of cast from inside the motor. It ran great for about 10 minutes (not assembled to the rest of the machine), but started making a barking noise. I turned it off immediately. It will not turn back on again. I guess this is one of those cases where buying tools on the cheaper end turns bad. I'm getting a replacement on Monday. Hopefully the motor will be in better shape. If I had time to order the new one this morning I would have been getting it on Saturday. All I got to do now is figure out how to send the broken one back. I know there's tons of stories like this on here - Grizzly not being all it's cracked up to be. I thought I'd add to the warnings. If you are going to go cheap (either because you are cheap, or simply can't afford a nicer machine), then be prepared. You get what you pay for. Note: ______________ The Grizzly grinder is still a great machine. I love it to death. Despite my little setback above, I'm excited to have one for myself. If I could have afforded to get the KMG or spent a long time building my own, I would have. I still recommended the Grizzly for new knife makers, hobbyists like myself, or those who aren't sure making knives is the right craft for them.
  5. I noticed you are a moderator. Is this forum connected to Anvilfire?

    1. Steve Sells

      Steve Sells

      Nope, How is Colorado ?

  6. Hey saw a post where you were asking how the grizzly grinder is preforming. So far i would say it works very well. I only had a 100 grit oxide belt that came with the machine and it took steel off really well. The only issues are 3 and they are only as important as you want them to be. First is the tracking. It is a real pain to get the tracking just right out of the box prepare to spend an hour or more setting that up. Once its set its good to go for a very long time but getting it there is a bit of a pain. Second issue is the platten. Out of the box it has this weird stipple finish that works but you want it smooth so i used my old grinder to grind it off. Finally it comes with an 8" wheel which because of the closeness of the motor means hollow grinding is a challenge. Its recommend you get a 10" wheel to replace the 8" if you do alot of hollow grinding. Hope this helps.

  7. Hate being poor.

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