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I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these
days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these. Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards. They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Do you have one? Do you use it often? Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless. I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I can build one if I want. Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. |
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:49:37 -0700, Bob La Londe
wrote: I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these. Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards. They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Do you have one? Do you use it often? Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless. I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I can build one if I want. Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. This is what I use https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pj4b7Lc9X7mtCtWk1 Having a 2"x 72 BurrKing has never been on my list of Have to Haves --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:49:37 -0700, Bob La Londe
wrote: I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these. Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards. They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Do you have one? Do you use it often? Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless. I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I can build one if I want. Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. I built one for my middle son. He doesn't use it as much as he would like, having an intern wife and a toddler son. He has slowed it down and used it on wood recently (making Christmas presents), but didn't tell me how it worked. I built it with interchangeable tool arms, one a large urethane tired wheel, and the other a flat platen with guide rollers either side. There's a steering roller on the top which works very well. The belts can be adjusted side to side within ~1/16", and stay true after an adjustment. It's mounted on a bell crank with a pneumatic cylinder actuator used to adjust belt tension (via regulator) and release the belt for changes (3-way valve). The motor is an old 1 hp 3 ph somebody gave me, and I put my spare Rockwell vfd on it to provide the 3 phase and adjust the speed. Ben built the frame out of 1-1/2 pipe and 1" sq tube, so that the frame is manifolded together and serves as the air reservoir, charged with his small compressor. The reservoir lasts at least one day, the regulator bleed rate is very low. It was a lot of fun to design and build. I don't think I'll build another unless we move. My current shop is too small. My wife wants to be closer to the grandson, and we have a lot of relatives in the Houston area, so that might happen, but not unless we can find the right place with a good shop building and a place for my special needs son. We'll see. Pete Keillor |
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On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 06:43:02 -0600, Pete Keillor
wrote: On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:49:37 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these. Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards. They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Yeah, I use my little Delta 1x30 that way, wood and metal, but it's a single speed model. Do you have one? Do you use it often? Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless. I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I have the HF 4x36 which I hand start because of its powerful motor. snort Works just fine, and was worth every bit of its $36. I can build one if I want. Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. I built one for my middle son. He doesn't use it as much as he would like, having an intern wife and a toddler son. He has slowed it down and used it on wood recently (making Christmas presents), but didn't tell me how it worked. I built it with interchangeable tool arms, one a large urethane tired wheel, and the other a flat platen with guide rollers either side. There's a steering roller on the top which works very well. The belts can be adjusted side to side within ~1/16", and stay true after an adjustment. It's mounted on a bell crank with a pneumatic cylinder actuator used to adjust belt tension (via regulator) and release the belt for changes (3-way valve). The motor is an old 1 hp 3 ph somebody gave me, and I put my spare Rockwell vfd on it to provide the 3 phase and adjust the speed. Ben built the frame out of 1-1/2 pipe and 1" sq tube, so that the frame is manifolded together and serves as the air reservoir, charged with his small compressor. The reservoir lasts at least one day, the regulator bleed rate is very low. Wow, that's a helluva sander. Probably a one-of-a-kind. Got pics posted somewhere? It was a lot of fun to design and build. I don't think I'll build another unless we move. My current shop is too small. My wife wants to be closer to the grandson, and we have a lot of relatives in the Houston area, so that might happen, but not unless we can find the right place with a good shop building and a place for my special needs son. Your boy couldn't ask for a more loving family, Pete. Good man. -- Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. -- Ayn Rand |
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On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:27:36 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Sat, 30 Dec 2017 06:43:02 -0600, Pete Keillor wrote: On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:49:37 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these. Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards. They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Yeah, I use my little Delta 1x30 that way, wood and metal, but it's a single speed model. Do you have one? Do you use it often? Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless. I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I have the HF 4x36 which I hand start because of its powerful motor. snort Works just fine, and was worth every bit of its $36. I can build one if I want. Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. I built one for my middle son. He doesn't use it as much as he would like, having an intern wife and a toddler son. He has slowed it down and used it on wood recently (making Christmas presents), but didn't tell me how it worked. I built it with interchangeable tool arms, one a large urethane tired wheel, and the other a flat platen with guide rollers either side. There's a steering roller on the top which works very well. The belts can be adjusted side to side within ~1/16", and stay true after an adjustment. It's mounted on a bell crank with a pneumatic cylinder actuator used to adjust belt tension (via regulator) and release the belt for changes (3-way valve). The motor is an old 1 hp 3 ph somebody gave me, and I put my spare Rockwell vfd on it to provide the 3 phase and adjust the speed. Ben built the frame out of 1-1/2 pipe and 1" sq tube, so that the frame is manifolded together and serves as the air reservoir, charged with his small compressor. The reservoir lasts at least one day, the regulator bleed rate is very low. Wow, that's a helluva sander. Probably a one-of-a-kind. Got pics posted somewhere? It was a lot of fun to design and build. I don't think I'll build another unless we move. My current shop is too small. My wife wants to be closer to the grandson, and we have a lot of relatives in the Houston area, so that might happen, but not unless we can find the right place with a good shop building and a place for my special needs son. Your boy couldn't ask for a more loving family, Pete. Good man. Thanks for the kind words, Larry. I never posted pics because I thought I might submit it to one of the hobby machinist magazines. Doubt I'll ever get around to that, and now that MWDropbox is out of action, I'll have to find a new forum to post pics. I took inspiration from the Beaumont Metal Works KMG grinder, but designed my own with the pneumatic adjustment, shoulder screws for axles, mostly counter sunk socket head screws, and double tool arm sockets. That last was a suggestion my son got that I doubt will ever get used. I'd omit it if I built another. Any suggestions on posting sites? Do folks have any preferences between practical machinist and hobby machinist? Or others? Pete Keillor |
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Many people use a Tormek.
I do. Belts are nice to do basic shape and grind off metal. A precision grinder that holds the knife grinds the edge to an angle. I put 18 degree edges on my wife's knives and she loves each one. Martin On 12/27/2017 1:49 PM, Bob La Londe wrote: I know the knife guys are all gungho about the 2x72 belt grinders these days, but I was wondering how many other metal works really like using these.Â* Seems like some guys like to use them for both steel and wood. Oddly what I have heard seems backwards.Â* They grind fast with steel and slower with wood. Do you have one?Â* Do you use it often?Â* Are you on the fence about the cost, but would use one if you had it? I have a 1x30 that gets a fair amount of use, and a 4x36 that doesn't mostly because its gutless.Â* I probably use my 1x30 as a belt grinder about the same amount as my bench grinder. I can build one if I want.Â* Of course if I really wanted I imagine I could put a bigger motor on my 4x36 too. |
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On Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:53:11 -0600, Pete Keillor
wrote: Thanks for the kind words, Larry. You're very welcome, Pete. I never posted pics because I thought I might submit it to one of the hobby machinist magazines. Doubt I'll ever get around to that, and now that MWDropbox is out of action, I'll have to find a new forum to post pics. I took inspiration from the Beaumont Metal Works KMG grinder, but designed my own with the pneumatic adjustment, shoulder screws for axles, mostly counter sunk socket head screws, and double tool arm sockets. That last was a suggestion my son got that I doubt will ever get used. I'd omit it if I built another. Double tool arm sockets? Evocative name, anyway. Any suggestions on posting sites? Do folks have any preferences between practical machinist and hobby machinist? Or others? People put things on Pinterest, Flikr, and other places, as well as PM and other sites. I put my stuff on my website, HM, and Pinterest. https://www.lifewire.com/free-image-...-sites-3486329 List of 11 free hosts. -- Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. -- Ayn Rand |
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I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ .
Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? Thanks! |
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On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? Thanks! The little baby 1x30 Grizzly they show in that review is probably better quality than a similar Harbor Freight model (which I happen to own and use daily for deburring steel) but its not in the same class as the 2x72 machines. Its really not even in the same school. |
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Make sure you can buy 30 inch belts from more than just them.
Sure customs. Better if off the shelf. Klingspor is a very high quality belt and sand paper company. http://www.woodworkingshop.com/ Martin On 1/10/2018 3:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? Thanks! |
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe
wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. Thanks! The little baby 1x30 Grizzly they show in that review is probably better quality than a similar Harbor Freight model (which I happen to own and use daily for deburring steel) but its not in the same class as the 2x72 machines. Its really not even in the same school. I use my 1x30 Delta for deburring most often, too. -- Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. -- Ayn Rand |
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:45:32 -0600, Martin Eastburn
wrote: Make sure you can buy 30 inch belts from more than just them. Sure customs. Better if off the shelf. Klingspor is a very high quality belt and sand paper company. http://www.woodworkingshop.com/ Martin On 1/10/2018 3:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? Thanks! www.barbkat.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. -- Ned Simmons |
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. HF is all over the board, from utter crap to incredible bargains. Looking for my post about HF die grinders from a few years ago... To change the subject am I the first mention Tee-Nut today? Barely knew him as I was just a lurking newbie back when he was active but seems sad to not have a thread in his memory today. -- William |
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:40:10 -0500, William Bagwell
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. HF is all over the board, from utter crap to incredible bargains. Looking for my post about HF die grinders from a few years ago. Ah, 2013. "Worked in a plastics factory for six years. Dozens and dozens of the $10 to $15 Harbor Freight die grinders. (Owner was a bit cheap...) While some broke while new, amazingly many of them ran for *years* on wet nasty unfiltered air with only occasional oiling. What they all lacked was the power to take a heavy cut. The lone Sioux in the plant was passed around constantly for heavy cuts and it too survived on unfiltered compressed air. Sioux makes good stuff! Wish I could afford to buy a dozen:-(" -- William |
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:40:10 -0500, William Bagwell
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. HF is all over the board, from utter crap to incredible bargains. Looking for my post about HF die grinders from a few years ago... To change the subject am I the first mention Tee-Nut today? Barely knew him as I was just a lurking newbie back when he was active but seems sad to not have a thread in his memory today. Index Home About Blog From: Robert Bastow "teenut"@ hotmail.com Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: New Magnum "Mauser" Actions Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 03:39:07 GMT I think you have got right off the point Greg..Which is that the Smellie, as it has been AFFECTIONATELY called by several generations of British and Commonwealth soldiers as well as shooters, (From SMLE..Short Magazine Lee Enfield..get it?) is argued by many with greater expertise than me, to be the finest bolt action BATTLE RIFLE ever put into the hands of troops. No one disputes the superiority and strength of the Mauser as a SPORTING rifle. It is a classic of design..but like so many other German weapons..the Luger for instance..it is just too finely fitted for use in the grit and mud of a battlefield. Yes the Smellie is ugly..beyond ugly..but it handles and points like a best grade shotgun. Its short stroke, slick action, allows an expert to fire 30 AIMED rounds a minute. Its misbegotten handle was designed for bayonet fighting and its two piece butt makes a wonderfully tough trench club...try that with a Mauser 98 and you have a long barrelled, mud choked pistol!! Pretty it isn't, accurate and reliable it is..like a Timex they took a licking and kept on ticking..some of them for almost fifty years in front line service. (Cheap shot about my "alleged" plans to build Mauser replicas will be ignored for now..I just plunked down several hundred thousand dollars to by the means and today spent another couple or more hundreds on applications for a BATF "Non Destructive Devices" Manufacturing Licence, an FFL and a PCP..They actually LIKE the idea of me carrying a concealed personal defense weapon when I might be working late hours in an "Arms Factory"!!!!) As for accuracy...How come the Queens Prize at Bisley..which is open to all comers with a current military issue rifle, was never won by a Mauser or a Springfield?? What would have happened if the National Match had been opened up to "Smellies" Trust me, in the 600 to 1200 yard ranges they STILL take a hell of a lot of beating! Respectfully teenut Bray Haven wrote: T. Nut says, You are entitled to your opinion..humble or not Greg. But you are wrong..and that makes you appear not just misinformed, but silly too! I suggest you go do some serious research before opening up half cocked again.! Whatever you say, Tee. Try to be more specific though. What did I say that was wrong? I guess the master gunsmiths of the world are wrong. I've been a gunsmith for over 40 years. Have shot competitively for 30 some odd. Been a weapons instructor. Been an infantry officer in combat and hunted big game on several continents. Was an outdoor writer and editor for many years, on and on etc. but you're (alledgedly) going to build mauser actions and that makes you an authority on the design of bolt action rifles. I thought you were building mausers. Why not build up sized SMELLIES if they are so damn good? I've worked with many great gunmakers who build the truly fine custom guns made in the US today and they ALL share my opinion. Your credentials to call me uninformed and silly are somewhat reversing the insult. Why is my opinion "wrong" and yours "right"? I think you are just still mad at me for saying unkind things about public smoking :o). As the legendary philosopher, Josh Billings once said, "it aint ignorance so much as folks knowing a lot that just ain't so" OWTE. Greg Sefton From: Robert Bastow "teenut"@ hotmail.com Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: New Magnum "Mauser" Actions Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 03:00:49 GMT The Mauser is indeed artistry in design..But if I had to go to WAR with a bolt action rifle, I would pick the Lee Enfield every time...It proved to be far more suitable for rapid fire and simply shrugged off the mud of the trenches that bought mausers and springfields to a grinding standstill. Horses for courses! teenut foxeye wrote: The Mauser was a piece of work before its time, and still remains so. Pity the americans had nothing in their arsenal at the time that was even equal to it, and the Brits never came close. From: Robert Bastow "teenut"@ hotmail.com Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: New Magnum "Mauser" Actions Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 03:17:04 GMT James Paris Lee...Invented the generally accepted best Bolt actioned BATTLE RIFLE. Cock on opening was specifically chosen by the British in both the Lee Enfield and the P13 (P14 and US model 1917) This was because the absolute first requirement of a battle rifle is reliability...and that includest the feeding and EXTRACTION of the fired case..This becomes progressively more difficult with dirty, low quality war time ammo and especially so during rapid fire. The cock on closing concentrates ALL the effort of lifting the bolt handle into primary extraction. BTW the Enfield Model 1917 equipped the MAJORITY of US Doughboys during the First world War, Sgt Alvin York carried one, plus a Colt Model 1911 during his famous exploit (NOT an 03 Springfield and a captured Luger as portrayed in the movie!!) The Us Army found the Enfield FASTER and MORE accurate than the Springfield and pressed for its adoption in place of the Springfield after the war. Only the Political incorrectness of adopting a foreign design kept the Springfield in production. teenut Gary Coffman wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:02:29 +0000, Lou Boyd wrote: JMartin957 wrote: Mauser, Browning, and Kalashnikov are considered the premiere small arms designers of the 19th/20th century. They designed or strongly influenced the design of the small arms used by most of the world's armies throughout most of the 20th century. Don't think too many would object if you added John Garand to that list... Or Eugene Stoner. Both gentlemen produced good small arms designs that were adopted for US service, but they didn't produce the wide range of designs, or have the large influence on other designers all over the world, that the gentlemen I listed did. They deserve to be on the list, but there are others I would list ahead of them. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. That's a bummer to hear. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." Oh, that's disgusting. I wonder if the same malady which is hitting HF has hit Grizzly, too. HF's heir took over and is ransacking the estate and screwing with the company something fierce. And it could be their source factory who is failing them, too. I've read that some of the Chinese factories are outsourcing to Thailand and Vietnam due to lower wages. Ironic, non? If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. I'll have to check that out. When I confirm it, I'll send them a nastygram. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. -- Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. -- Ayn Rand |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:40:10 -0500, William Bagwell
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. HF is all over the board, from utter crap to incredible bargains. Looking for my post about HF die grinders from a few years ago... To change the subject am I the first mention Tee-Nut today? Barely knew him as I was just a lurking newbie back when he was active but seems sad to not have a thread in his memory today. Jayzuss, T-nut is as bad as Elvis: He keeps popping up everywhere. Since 1976, I have bought a majority of the items HF has put out, with the exception of the high-dollar machinery. I think I've only returned 15-20 items in that 41 years, and passed up maybe 100 after seeing the lack of quality in person at the stores. The low price and decent quality of most things has allowed me to buy a lot more tools there than if I'd bought US name brands, so I'm a happy shopper. Seeing that most tools aren't made in the US today, I'm happy to let a US company make their profit on me. - A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:54:15 -0500, William Bagwell
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:40:10 -0500, William Bagwell wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. HF is all over the board, from utter crap to incredible bargains. Looking for my post about HF die grinders from a few years ago. Ah, 2013. "Worked in a plastics factory for six years. Dozens and dozens of the $10 to $15 Harbor Freight die grinders. (Owner was a bit cheap...) While some broke while new, amazingly many of them ran for *years* on wet nasty unfiltered air with only occasional oiling. What they all lacked was the power to take a heavy cut. The lone Sioux in the plant was passed around constantly for heavy cuts and it too survived on unfiltered compressed air. Sioux makes good stuff! Wish I could afford to buy a dozen:-(" Why couldn't you get the owner to pony up the $28 it cost for a FRL unit after a few of the tools died? Air would then have been filtered, dried, and oiled. - A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:24:50 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. That's a bummer to hear. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." Oh, that's disgusting. I wonder if the same malady which is hitting HF has hit Grizzly, too. HF's heir took over and is ransacking the estate and screwing with the company something fierce. And it could be their source factory who is failing them, too. I've read that some of the Chinese factories are outsourcing to Thailand and Vietnam due to lower wages. Ironic, non? These vises seem to come from India, or maybe Pakistan, based on the type on the slips of newsprint used to shim the jaws. If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. I'll have to check that out. When I confirm it, I'll send them a nastygram. I'd be curious to hear what you find. After my suspicions were aroused, and I looked around Grizzly's website, I had trouble finding negative reviews. What really galled me was that they solicited my review, then refused to post it. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. Add to that the fact that a ****ed off customer is more motivated to write a review and the dearth of negative reviews on Grizzly.com is all the more suspect. -- Ned Simmons |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:37:05 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:54:15 -0500, William Bagwell wrote: Ah, 2013. "Worked in a plastics factory for six years. Dozens and dozens of the $10 to $15 Harbor Freight die grinders. (Owner was a bit cheap...) While some broke while new, amazingly many of them ran for *years* on wet nasty unfiltered air with only occasional oiling. What they all lacked was the power to take a heavy cut. The lone Sioux in the plant was passed around constantly for heavy cuts and it too survived on unfiltered compressed air. Sioux makes good stuff! Wish I could afford to buy a dozen:-(" Why couldn't you get the owner to pony up the $28 it cost for a FRL unit after a few of the tools died? Air would then have been filtered, dried, and oiled. Most of the early deaths had nothing to do with the unfiltered air. Brief period before I started of engraving the date on all tools which is how I knew some of them were as old as seven years when they finally died. (Of course they could have been 'squirreled' for part of that time...) They did buy a huge used air dryer that proved to be the wrong type. Never ran while I was there... But yes, the owner would have been ecstatic over a $28 solution. Still occasionally get called about things so may get to pass this on. -- William |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 22:21:22 -0500, William Bagwell
wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:37:05 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:54:15 -0500, William Bagwell wrote: Ah, 2013. "Worked in a plastics factory for six years. Dozens and dozens of the $10 to $15 Harbor Freight die grinders. (Owner was a bit cheap...) While some broke while new, amazingly many of them ran for *years* on wet nasty unfiltered air with only occasional oiling. What they all lacked was the power to take a heavy cut. The lone Sioux in the plant was passed around constantly for heavy cuts and it too survived on unfiltered compressed air. Sioux makes good stuff! Wish I could afford to buy a dozen:-(" Why couldn't you get the owner to pony up the $28 it cost for a FRL unit after a few of the tools died? Air would then have been filtered, dried, and oiled. Most of the early deaths had nothing to do with the unfiltered air. I know, but when a boss who usually cheaps out sees that a simple investment might save him money, the suggestion that it would save more tools in the future might work for you even though it isn't the actual cause of today's failures. Haven't you learned to "work" your Peter Principle bosses? g It's not lying, it's creative quality assurance. Brief period before I started of engraving the date on all tools which is how I knew some of them were as old as seven years when they finally died. (Of course they could have been 'squirreled' for part of that time...) Good idea. I need to tear down all my old air tools and soak them. Many of their vanes are stuck from sitting for decades. I think only the Rodac 1/2" drive impact from '74 is truly worn out, from 11 years hard use. They did buy a huge used air dryer that proved to be the wrong type. Never ran while I was there... But yes, the owner would have been ecstatic over a $28 solution. Still occasionally get called about things so may get to pass this on. Good. - A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:57:38 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:24:50 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. That's a bummer to hear. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." Oh, that's disgusting. I wonder if the same malady which is hitting HF has hit Grizzly, too. HF's heir took over and is ransacking the estate and screwing with the company something fierce. And it could be their source factory who is failing them, too. I've read that some of the Chinese factories are outsourcing to Thailand and Vietnam due to lower wages. Ironic, non? These vises seem to come from India, or maybe Pakistan, based on the type on the slips of newsprint used to shim the jaws. If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. I'll have to check that out. When I confirm it, I'll send them a nastygram. I'd be curious to hear what you find. After my suspicions were aroused, and I looked around Grizzly's website, I had trouble finding negative reviews. What really galled me was that they solicited my review, then refused to post it. Yeah, not kosher. I just went on the website and found that 99% of their tools have 5 star ratings and the few who show 4.5 or 4 stars don't have the negative reviews. They show 3 reviews but only 2 show up (both with 5 stars, of course.) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, alright. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. I found the trick. Someone posted this about the 1x30 belt sander and used 5 stars. They printed it. g "I don't like this cheap piece of junk. The price was cheap and the sander was even cheaper. The first thing when assembling it was the thread in the plastic nut striped and I had to get it helix coiled to use it. way to much plastic and cast aluminum, the cheapest juk you can find and still call it metal. Not even worth sending back. Woodwoker" Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. Add to that the fact that a ****ed off customer is more motivated to write a review and the dearth of negative reviews on Grizzly.com is all the more suspect. Isn't it, though? - A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:24:50 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. I always love the reviews that somewhere in it can be found "...I havent used it yet but it looks really good" --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:06:42 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:57:38 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:24:50 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. That's a bummer to hear. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." Oh, that's disgusting. I wonder if the same malady which is hitting HF has hit Grizzly, too. HF's heir took over and is ransacking the estate and screwing with the company something fierce. And it could be their source factory who is failing them, too. I've read that some of the Chinese factories are outsourcing to Thailand and Vietnam due to lower wages. Ironic, non? These vises seem to come from India, or maybe Pakistan, based on the type on the slips of newsprint used to shim the jaws. If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. I'll have to check that out. When I confirm it, I'll send them a nastygram. I'd be curious to hear what you find. After my suspicions were aroused, and I looked around Grizzly's website, I had trouble finding negative reviews. What really galled me was that they solicited my review, then refused to post it. Yeah, not kosher. I just went on the website and found that 99% of their tools have 5 star ratings and the few who show 4.5 or 4 stars don't have the negative reviews. They show 3 reviews but only 2 show up (both with 5 stars, of course.) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, alright. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. I found the trick. Someone posted this about the 1x30 belt sander and used 5 stars. They printed it. g "I don't like this cheap piece of junk. The price was cheap and the sander was even cheaper. The first thing when assembling it was the thread in the plastic nut striped and I had to get it helix coiled to use it. way to much plastic and cast aluminum, the cheapest juk you can find and still call it metal. Not even worth sending back. Woodwoker" Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. Add to that the fact that a ****ed off customer is more motivated to write a review and the dearth of negative reviews on Grizzly.com is all the more suspect. Isn't it, though? - I tried again with a 5 star and "recommended" rating. They must have made the filtering software smarter since that post, or they have me blocked entirely. I suppose I could create another account and try again, but a better use of my is probably to find another source for the vises. -- Ned Simmons |
Belt Sander/Grinder
On 1/16/2018 7:58 AM, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:06:42 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:57:38 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:24:50 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:47:56 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:01:10 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:37:12 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: On 1/10/2018 2:45 AM, wrote: I personally don't have a belt grinder, but I'm considering getting one. By luck, I was recently going through the Grizzly Industrial Catalog and saw their belt grinder that appears to be worth trying. Then I googled and found a review on it along with other grinders - https://mechanicguides.com/best-belt-grinders/ . Has anyone on here used the Grizzly? If so, could you describe the quality? I don't have their grinder, but I do have 3 Griz WW machines and love them. Finish is good, fit can be iffy, but if you have a file and reamer as you put it together, they're fine machines for a lower price. Griz (China and Taiwan origins) does a much better QC job than HFT does. I would have agreed once upon a time, but my recent experience with both has changed my opinion. I've purchased 11 Grizzly self centering vises http://www.grizzly.com/products/Prec...ing-Vise/H7576 over the past 5 years. I make various adjustable v-rests for a customer by replacing the stock jaws with with purpose-made jaws. At about $150 each, the vises in the first batch I purchased were remarkably nice quality. The vises in each subsequent order have declined in quality as the price has increased. The last two batches were completely unusable as delivered. That's a bummer to hear. I complained once and was offered an exchange. Having already reworked the vises, I declined, explaining that I'd rather have some assurance that Grizzly would try to make sure the next batch was better. But the most recent 2 vises were the worst to date. After fixing them, and recieving a request to submit a review, I wrote what I thought was an objective review -- no rant, just my opinion supported by numbers. The review didn't show up on the vises' page. I inquired about this, and after wasting my time responding to requests to resubmit the review, etc., I received the following, "We are happy to assist you. Thank you for taking the time to re-submit your review. We appreciate all your comments however, there is no guarantee how long it can take to be reviewed. We feel customer input is a valuable source of information as we continually strive to improve the quality of our equipment and service. Please note that your review has been forwarded to the proper personnel. Once it has been reviewed, we may choose to post it online. Once again, we value your opinion and thank you for your time." Oh, that's disgusting. I wonder if the same malady which is hitting HF has hit Grizzly, too. HF's heir took over and is ransacking the estate and screwing with the company something fierce. And it could be their source factory who is failing them, too. I've read that some of the Chinese factories are outsourcing to Thailand and Vietnam due to lower wages. Ironic, non? These vises seem to come from India, or maybe Pakistan, based on the type on the slips of newsprint used to shim the jaws. If you compare the reviews on Grizzly's web site to the recent comments on their Facebook page it's pretty clear what's going on. I'll have to check that out. When I confirm it, I'll send them a nastygram. I'd be curious to hear what you find. After my suspicions were aroused, and I looked around Grizzly's website, I had trouble finding negative reviews. What really galled me was that they solicited my review, then refused to post it. Yeah, not kosher. I just went on the website and found that 99% of their tools have 5 star ratings and the few who show 4.5 or 4 stars don't have the negative reviews. They show 3 reviews but only 2 show up (both with 5 stars, of course.) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, alright. At least HF lets you read about all the warts on their stuff before you buy. I found the trick. Someone posted this about the 1x30 belt sander and used 5 stars. They printed it. g "I don't like this cheap piece of junk. The price was cheap and the sander was even cheaper. The first thing when assembling it was the thread in the plastic nut striped and I had to get it helix coiled to use it. way to much plastic and cast aluminum, the cheapest juk you can find and still call it metal. Not even worth sending back. Woodwoker" Ayup, but half of those are written by inbred yahoos who may have forgotten to plug it into the outlet or tighten the blade holder. Reading between the lines on both good and bad reviews is essential on most websites. Some sites show how long the person has owned the new tool, which gives much more relevance to the review. Add to that the fact that a ****ed off customer is more motivated to write a review and the dearth of negative reviews on Grizzly.com is all the more suspect. Isn't it, though? - I tried again with a 5 star and "recommended" rating. They must have made the filtering software smarter since that post, or they have me blocked entirely. I suppose I could create another account and try again, but a better use of my is probably to find another source for the vises. I'm sorry to hear they are not up to snuff any longer. I have a couple task I do that would benefit from a self centering vise. Other than Grizzly all the similar vises I have seen are in that thousand-ish dollar range. Even Shars. Although if they really do maintain .0004 repeatability I can see why they cost so much. |
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