10-28-2015, 02:37 PM
Here's my suggestion: save up your pennies and return all your cans and bottles, and then go on Craig's List and get yourself a used industrial grade grinder. I got a 3-phase 8x1" Baldor with new wheels and a nice stand for $125 last year. The 3 ph isn't a big deal since I already have a phase converter for my lathe & mill. The thing is SO MUCH BETTER than any grinder I've ever used, I almost wept with joy.
That said, big single phase grinders usually bring lots of coin because more people want them. In fact, the typical price difference would more than cover the cost of a solid-state 5hp phase converter. Just sayin.
That said, big single phase grinders usually bring lots of coin because more people want them. In fact, the typical price difference would more than cover the cost of a solid-state 5hp phase converter. Just sayin.