Kette Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 So i've found a nice old grinder in my area, and I can't decide if it's worth it for me. It's an Oliver 585 combo tool grinder. It has 3 stones ranging from regular grinding to a fine honing wheel. These were used mostly for woodworking shops to rehone hand tools. I was wondering if I could repurpose it for knife making or even swords? It would also serve general use as it's got a wire whe as well. He's asking $350 and it runs well. Any opinions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 It's not $ 350, it's about $ 800 --remember, pretty much all of those stones have to be replaced with something more suitable to knife edge honing and some of those options can get a bit spendy. Cheap grinding wheels give cheap results. You might be able to get by for less so that $ 800 was just to make the point. By the time you get to the higher number and the time involved to do the "fixits", could you buy something more suitable and better? For knifemaking, probably. As a good sharpening station for general tooling like it's original use, maybe not. It's a lot more tempting at $ 100 less...but I have use for it as the generalized tool sharpener. The $ 350 is not ridiculous either...just not as tempting. Knife and sword making....meh...for the money I still think you could do something more useful and better suited to the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kette Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah it seems to be edging into the pricing of a lower tier belt grinder, so I might as well get something new. I couldn't even find replacement wheels with a quick google search, though if a new set costs as much as the machine I wouldn't be surprised. Thanks for your input Kozzy. Maybe I just have a thing for old shop tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Mouton Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I have just gotten one Serial Number 35807. I have just started looking at the Station today and need a motor 240 volts ?? Amps and a full set of stones. Any help and pointers would be warmly welcomed. cheers, Des Mouton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. Not knowing where in the world you are located, it's hard to suggest any help on finding parts etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 No it's easy; go over there; about 100 miles and start looking for used electrical equipment stores. Most of my workshop motors will run 110 or 220 with a simple rewiring, the instructions are often printed inside the cover to where the wires hook up. PAY ATTENTION to how wires are labeled; swapping the #2 and the #8 wire is a LOT harder if you un-hooked all of them and didn't label them!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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