What Did You Buy Today?

wachuko said:
They do not take much space... I am going to place it next to the... oh wait... oh carp... where the heck am I going to put it!!?? I got no space either...
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So having had a Beaumont KMG for close to about 2 decades...Here are some of my very favorite attachments. Some of the newer attachments I haven't used yet, so have no recommendation. Although the Ed Caffrey platen looks very interesting.

Edit: These are in order of importance, IMO...

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/10-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/platen-attachment/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/the-deluxe-small-wheel-bundle/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/rotary-platen-attachment/

https://traviswuertz.com/?product=surface-grinding-attachment-for-kmg
or possibly this:
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/sga/

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/8-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/6-contact-wheel/
 
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mmcmdl said:
They recently installed 4 of these things in at work . I'm in one night and all the fire alarms went off and water was pouring down from the ceiling . A box must have jumped up out of the track and broke the fire pipe off . Took the fire dept 30 minutes to get there and then another 1-1 1/2 hours to investigate . Meanwhile the water continued to pour as we as employees cannot turn the main off . Flooded the entire side of the plant . Just another night .
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you certainly had a lot of dumb unlucky happen there.
 
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dkemppai said:
So having had a Beaumont KMG for close to about 2 decades...Here are some of my very favorite attachments. Some of the newer attachments I haven't used yet, so have no recommendation. Although the Ed Caffrey platen looks very interesting.

Edit: These are in order of importance, IMO...

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/10-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/platen-attachment/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/the-deluxe-small-wheel-bundle/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/rotary-platen-attachment/

https://traviswuertz.com/?product=surface-grinding-attachment-for-kmg
or possibly this:
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/sga/

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/8-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/6-contact-wheel/
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You have one of those??? Wow.

But now everyone on here will want one... Seems like we'll have to give up an arm and a leg to own PART of the accessories. Pretty cool stuff though. Most of us can only salivate...

Like I said in another thread, probably the most used tool in my shop has been my small 1x40 belt sander/grinder. Would like to upgrade, but mine does most of what I need, maybe a little slower, but still pretty good.
 
woodchucker said:
You have one of those???
But now everyone on here will want one... Seems like we'll have to give up an arm and a leg to own PART of the accessories. Pretty cool stuff though. Most of us can only salivate...
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20 years ago it was slightly less expensive, but still pretty expensive. If you buy a machine add an accessory or two every year, it's less painful. You might even be able to sneak it by the spouse... ;) This is how my collection came together.

This is the most used tool in my shop. The whole machine is just so versatile, it's hard to imagine a shop without it. I want a second one for the other shop. I might clone the frame, but will buy KMG accessories if I need duplicates. (Some things could easily be moved back and forth if needed).

That SGA-1 attachment is something I LOVE for knife making. Modified it to have a second sine bar, so you can taper grind in two directions at once. It's something that maybe many of you won't need, tho.
 
dkemppai said:
20 years ago it was slightly less expensive, but still pretty expensive. If you buy a machine add an accessory or two every year, it's less painful. You might even be able to sneak it by the spouse... ;) This is how my collection came together.

This is the most used tool in my shop. The whole machine is just so versatile, it's hard to imagine a shop without it. I want a second one for the other shop. I might clone the frame, but will buy KMG accessories if I need duplicates. (Some things could easily be moved back and forth if needed).

That SGA-1 attachment is something I LOVE for knife making. Modified it to have a second sine bar, so you can taper grind in two directions at once. It's something that maybe many of you won't need, tho.
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I didn't see a video on their site for the SGA.. I would love to see it in use. Do you know of a video, or can you make a short one showing it in use.
Having a problem picturing it in my head.

Thanks.
 
mmcmdl said:
Took the fire dept 30 minutes to get there and then another 1-1 1/2 hours to investigate
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Yikes, That's horribly slow!
We've had sprinkler heads knocked sideways, by the forklift, but not broken. 18' high sidewalls, but there are a few places where the heads have to be lower. The main valves are chained shut (meets the rules!), but the key is in a box right next to the valves. All employees know how to shut it down.
 
woodchucker said:
I didn't see a video on their site for the SGA.. I would love to see it in use. Do you know of a video, or can you make a short one showing it in use.
Having a problem picturing it in my head.

Thanks.
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Try skip to about 5 minutes in.

He makes a nice grinder. Similar in quality to the KMG, but years after I had the KMG. I still think I'd buy the KMG, tho.
 
 
dkemppai said:
So having had a Beaumont KMG for close to about 2 decades...Here are some of my very favorite attachments. Some of the newer attachments I haven't used yet, so have no recommendation. Although the Ed Caffrey platen looks very interesting.

Edit: These are in order of importance, IMO...

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/10-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/platen-attachment/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/the-deluxe-small-wheel-bundle/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/rotary-platen-attachment/

https://traviswuertz.com/?product=surface-grinding-attachment-for-kmg
or possibly this:
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/sga/

https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/8-contact-wheel/
https://beaumontmetalworks.com/product/6-contact-wheel/
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Wow...nice! But completely outside of my Hobbyist budget...
 
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