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Cincinnati no.2 (English made?) tool and cutter grinder - buy or pass?
PekkaNF:
Thank you all,
Now I just have to chance the seller, no answer yet.
John, took few minutes to connect the dots: info = manual = CD = on this site. I can be bit of thick side sometimes. I was so fixed to find the dimensions of the base and space requirements, overlooked everything else.
Yes, Grinding always has been the part I hate...dirt/sparks/fire hazard/all the fun stuff. Therefore I had this mindset of small, very small grinder/attachment that has bee showeled of the sight and on dimmest corner of the workshop, surrounded with fire resistant board and equipped with spark killer suction blower. Used only occasionally / emergency to sharpen small form HSS tools.
But if I'm going to take the step on the dark side...might as well least try the real thing to see how they are build and how they work. Big beast could do some more, not necessary only sharpening small HSS tools. It has motorized work head, could actually grind small cylindrical parts.
Smaller TCGs here are rare and sell like hot cakes. Plenty of them come without tooling and are well used. Such carcass would need complete rebuild and eBay chase - not my thing. This might give me short cut - the only problem might be weight and size.
Pekka
PekkaNF:
Looks like I'm going to be the owner of that machine!
Managed to contact the seller and agree on pickup. It's going to be on the pallet and all acessories packed. There is a forklift capable to load it into van.
I'm rentting pretty big van that has capacity way over pessimistic estimate. Closer 900km to drive in one day. Not too bad, but some coffee will be consumed.
And I pulled a favor from my friend: I can offload it into his warm storage until spring...I'll have few months to organize my garage and work out rest of the details. He has a big forklift. Should be no problem.
Let's see how it goes....
Pekka
vtsteam:
Good luck for the move and purchase!
PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on February 04, 2013, 08:09:16 AM ---Good luck for the move and purchase!
--- End quote ---
Thanks.
Like your signature "I love it when a Plan B comes together.". My wife always makse fun of me and my A, B and C plans. Then again sometimes she says that she rally appreciates the "B" plan when thing go haywire. She still thinks my C-plans are just neurotic and desparate and she is probably right.
Pekka
PekkaNF:
I got it. Rentted biggest van I got, drove a bit more than 900 km and sans scratch on pinky finger got it into temporary warm storage, before I'll clear some space for it.
It looks really big, but the back side is really massive and rounded. Weights least a metric ton, no way it's less than that. Got big box of assorted abrrassive wheels and least 100 kg of accessories that I'm going to sort out next week.
All plates/text and manuals were in Swedish! :lol:
Now I have to do some planning, order that CD and clear some space.
Pekka
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