The grizzly 2x42. is it worth your money ?

[@victorjocson1659]

Can you post a link for your small wheel attachment

[@Bottlemaker1]

You are the first person I’ve seen not cut that handle. I’ve been commenting on those other videos telling them about that little trick. And also people are just bearing down on those things bogging the motor which is probably a factor of the motor quitting. Mine bogs down but I am running it on an extension cord. All in all I like the thing perfect for an entry level piece of equipment.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

Its been driving me insane seeing everyone's big complaints being the locking handles and how they had to cut them down. Knock on wood the motor has performed great for me.

[@davidparker3346]

the best review I have seen , I bought one haven't set it up yet. People realize what this is entry level for hobbyist , to test the waters to see if you want to move up to a 2x72 which would probably cost $2500-3000, which would need a 220volt outlet which I don't have.This seems very capable of doing the job. Thanks for the review.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

Your welcome. I didn't end up covering everything I intended to but I hope it explained the majority of people's questions.

[@steveduke8588]

I am an old retired Army SFC its nice to run across someone that talks the way I do!

[@mcrich1978]

Making these units into independent / dedicated stations and freeing up other machines ia exactly why i got one of these.

[@glenpaul3606]

Been using mine for a few months....so far quite happy with it and no problems.

[@drey4184]

Thanks for the video, I bought mine after watching, you’re a straight shooter. Being new, I have some 1095 steel from Amazon, would that work for a replacement platen after being heat treated? After a month how’s the motor working for you? (I won’t get mine until Feb/March.)

[@adams.2370]

Good review. I picked up one back in January. First thing I did was swap out that platen, it was rough. The rest is the next thing on my list. Sure beats a 1x30

[@opa_plays_mw5318]

Please put a link for the small wheel attachment.

[@jusme8060]

You can hollow grind with an 8 inch wheel on small edc type knives. Just a somewhat aggressive Saber grind is all.

[@OldHickoryForge]

How's it holding up under normal use? Motor not burned out yet?

[@davesizemore21]

Did you just use a 1/4-10 tap for the platen? Mind sharing the tap and bolts you used?

[@googlepipes6323]

Have you thought about jamming a bigger pin in the hinge to tighten it up? And downside to that?

[@antoniomunozg6735]

Podrías poner enlaces de compra a los productos por favor, gracias

[@SugarMapleForge]

Got my grinder running properly and made a work rest for it. Still trying to find someone to make me a steel platen for it. I dont have the tools to make it perfectly flat.

[@Jeffrose_]

I don't have 1,000 bucks so I'm definately picking up a Grizzly 2x42. I know It will have to be modified but oh well.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

I does require some modifications but not a lot. And for the price it works really well. I'm very happy with it.

[@SugarMapleForge]

Wow you got a good one. Im having major tracking issues. Electrical tape has helped a little. But not where your is thays for sure

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

I'm not gonna lie. When I saw how much play the cheap hinge had in it I was concerned it was going to have a lot of tracking issues.

[@OldHickoryForge]

How's it holding up?

[@glenpaul3606]

Good video, quite helpful and encouraging. I ordered a Grizzly 2x42 but it is back ordered until Feb 2024. What thickness 8670 did you use for your platen? Would 5/32 be thick enough? Also did you make your platen 2" wide like the belt? My concern is getting good plunge lines for the bevel grinding. On my cheap HF 1x30 the tracking allows for one side to get the belt on the edge of the platen, but it won't go far enough over on the other side so that makes getting one plunge line look good. Hopefully the tracking on the Grizzly allows for getting the belt to run on or slightly over each side of the platen.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

I believe I used 3/16. But i will probably us 1/4 or something on the next one. I made it 2 inch wide also so I could hang the belt over. With a thick Platen plate you can get nice plunge lines for sure.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

I know people are having mixed results with the motor but so far I've done a ton of grinding on it and haven't found an issue.

[@jmbstudio6873]

The platen is way to thin and is not squared to the rollers. The adjusting roller does not seem to have a crown on it so adjusting is probably a bit touchy. The motor is seriously under powered. Upgrade the platen and mounting brackets and it looks like a decent grinder. I bought a Beaumont and have not looked back since. I wonder what the expected life is for the Grizzly with heavy use? I have a Grizzly mill and lathe, they are excellent products once you go through them and dial them in. Forge On!!!

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

My Platen was square to the wheels. And I added a thicker platen. All wheels have a crown except the drive wheel. So far so good on the motor. It has more than enough power. I haven't bogged it down and you certainly can't stop it. You can go by just the horsepower rating alone in determining the actual torque of the motor. They aren't all the same.

[@robertmunguia250]

That can also be used to sharpen as well?

[@BrokenWar46]

yes

[@jonleone777]

Could you do a vid on making the platen.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

The Platen is pretty simple. I just cut a piece of blade steel the size of the Platen. Drilled and tapped 2 bolt holes in it and then heat treated the steel and left it at quenched hardness.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

I will make a short video explaining it.

[@glenpaul3606]

@@westcoastlifestyle5916 I use 8670 also for knives. So far I use 1/8 or 5/32 thickness. Would the 5/32 be thick enough for a platen?

[@glenpaul3606]

@@westcoastlifestyle5916 That's great. My order for this unit is back ordered until Feb 2024 so I have time to make a platen.

[@LockNLoad777]

Seen a different video where motor started smoking and faulted out,,, have you had any issues? Should I buy one?

[@daweaver5]

This dude is great. Laughing my ass off.

[@watermain48]

Does it lose a lot of torque at low speed?

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

It definitely has enough torque at low speed to still use it. I haven't had it stop or booge down hardly at all.

[@watermain48]

@@westcoastlifestyle5916 Thanks for the quick reply.

[@jonleone777]

From what i heard the motors were buring out pretty fast. On top of that the shipping is just to much.

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

If 60 bucks is to much on shipping don't look at price for a 2x72.

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Haha! You Said It...! Shipping nowadays cost nearly as much as the "Item"...!@@westcoastlifestyle5916

[@westcoastlifestyle5916]

The motor issues I've yet to have. I've made probably 5 or 6 knifes with it now And it's still going strong. Hopefully it was just a bad batch of motors.

[@agentcovert]

😂😂😂...seriously? I've seen guys bogg these belt grinders down to a point of smoking the motor in the 1st 20mins of use..sure these are way,way better then a 1x30 belt grinder..that said you really need 1hp per 1 inch wide belt..and the typical 15amp 120v outlet simply doesn't have enough power to run the 2hp motor needed..the lightweight 42lb 2x42 grinder really needs to be bolted to a work bench as it moves around way to easy..sure bang for the buck it gets you started..run the much better 2x48 inch belts and get a 8 inch contact wheel to grind hollow grinds on..

[@aarronroberts811]

Depends on what you have at the moment