Doesn't sound like something I need

Thanks, grant.

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Rex Burkheimer
WM Automotive
Fort Worth TX

Grant Erwin wrote:
Rex B wrote:
Looking at a tool local to me, have not seen it yet.

K. O. LEE BA960 Tool & Cutter Grinder

What is this tool good for, in a home shop - anything?


Sharpening end mills & milling cutters & reamers. End mills you can
sharpen on the ends only unless you have a special "air bar" attachment.
Reamers you can sharpen on the end only.

Do not consider this tool as a replacement for a surface grinder.

Do not consider purchasing this tool if it does not come with a boatload
of tooling including stuff like centers, indexing fingers, tool head.

If you decide to think about this tool, you will need about 4x6 feet of
floor space dedicated to it, and need 3phase power for it. Do not
consider replacing the 3phase motor with single phase.

Before you buy this tool look at clones to see what tooling you should
be getting, and also search ebay thoroughly to see how KO Lee T&C
tooling is priced lately.

This was once a nice tool & cutter grinder. What kind of shape it's in
now, I cannot say. T&C grinders are sweet, but floor models are not very
space efficient in a home shop.

There is a book that was once published by KO Lee on how to set up and
use their grinders including T&C grinders, best reference I've ever
seen. Very hard to find and pricey if you can find it. It is titled
"Instruction Manual - A Handbook For Use With K. O. Lee Universal
Grinders And Tool And Cutter Grinders". Many years ago they cost $6, now
they can cost 30 times that.

Been there, done that.

GWE