New addition to the grinding room

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Күн бұрын

Time to upgrade and replace the home built 2 x 72 belt grinder with a new KMG TX from Beaumont Metal works
Sponsored by: Combat Abrasives - bit.ly/3r73P8d
Use code "Blackbear10" for a discount on your next order
Beaumont Metal works - beaumontmetalworks.com/
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - My current grinders
04:31 - Looking ahead
07:10 - New grinder
08:20 - unboxing
09:19 - Setup
10:23 - KMG TX belt grinder
14:27 - Conclusion
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@bucstart Жыл бұрын

Hey John, really enjoyed your video and as a fellow KMG-TX owner I'm sure you're loving it. I also purchased the Surface Grinding attachment and that was an absolute game changer for me. Life is good!!!! Thanks again for a great video.

@noahwilliams9118 2 жыл бұрын

Happy you got a nice new tool! Hope you get many years out of her.

@Grizz0220 2 жыл бұрын

I bought this same grinder last year, and it is outstanding! Top quality and American made.

@benjaminzedrine 3 жыл бұрын

That plywood. Score!

@iajtywuCOLO 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting in the chapter markers!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@1956vern 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice addition to you inventory of tools! I really like the idea of flipping the belt! I’ll watch your vlogs to see how useful you find working with it! You have to be versatile! A good shop is one that you can make whatever a customer wants expediently!

@SchysCraftCo. 3 жыл бұрын

John congrats on your new tool / toy. Hopefully you get great use out of it my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work John. Forge on. Keep making. God bless

@andrewoperacz7427 2 жыл бұрын

So cool!!! Thanks for sharing and sending me the link!! 👍🏻

@3870TheDad 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see you get your new grinder. I've been seeing your new short videos that you post on your other channel. They are great!!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@gilauth6791 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulation nice addition to your shop Looking forward seeing what you come up with Suggestion as a young lad I vaguely remember a shop with a sliding pedestal in order to accommodate diffrent task it simply slide under the work bench I also remember that at time some workers used it with a stool making their work easier( the pedestal had a small realling in order not to step or slide of it )

@frankgaletzka8477 3 жыл бұрын

Hello John Kongradulation to the New grinder I wish much fun and good results with it Take care have a good week Yours Frank Galetzka

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@jamesbarisitz4794 3 жыл бұрын

That horizontal feature makes it two grinders in one. I'm going to make a surface grinding sled for straight, flat stock on my shop built one. Great addition John. ✌

@jamesperkins9833 2 жыл бұрын

The tilt capability of my new grinder was a game changer for me, you’ll love it.

@lukegraham1945 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great new grinder, can't wait to see it get some good use!

@donaldperry5046 2 жыл бұрын

John. Just watch your visit to a blacksmith shop. Loved your presentation my 10year old grandson showed a real interest. Thank you Your comments were turned off on that video

@BlackBearForge 2 жыл бұрын

Any video intended for children must have comments turned off. Glad you enjoyed the video.

@garyboardwine3349 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the brian house revolution 2x72 bundle, fabricated the piece for under a grand, it tilts, reverses, so on, I'm learning blacksmithing, to be a better bladesmith, john I love your videos, been a huge help sir thanks again!!!

@mikechapple2363 3 жыл бұрын

A larger belt grinder is on top of my shop priority list just now. Thanks for the info I needed to move forward.

@BlackHoleForge 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday John. I love these videos when we get to see you fiddling around.

@samdapal7299 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely love the effort you put in not only your workpieces and products but the youtube videos aswell even making the time stamps for the few of us who dont have much time! AMAZING

@tristanbuckoke9121 3 жыл бұрын

Saving the back . Love how you slid the grinder up on to the bench

@forge52100 3 жыл бұрын

If I had it to do over I'd go for a tilting grinder for sure. I've got a horizontal edge grinder, but it'd be nice to have it on the main grinder. Variable speed is also a great "nice to have" and I wouldn't want to be without it now. Maybe one day I can afford their TX grinder.

@strangeblacksmith 3 жыл бұрын

I think I'm more jealous of this than I was over your power hammer.

@gurvinderkau1e5w18 3 жыл бұрын

Tilting grinder is awesome. Nice addition to tools.looking forward to carving knife video. Spoons look beautiful👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

@wilmamcdermott3065 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a belt grinder. Iam pleased with it. But need a higher speed motor

@derekhughes9274 3 жыл бұрын

Nice rig.

@marty01957 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a sound machine, John! Hope it gives you a lot of years of service!

@oneoftheall3434 3 жыл бұрын

It's always good to see someone geting a new tool or machine.👍

@glitched4070 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great, enjoy. 👍

@CarlJohnson-ry3gc 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you for sharing!!

@robertoswalt319 3 жыл бұрын

I like that term "Barbie Doll" as it really captures the concept well. If you have a good friend with a lathe and mill, you could most likely put some bushings in the lose joints to take a lot of the movement out. It may not be worth the expense to have it done professionally, but if someone would do it for a six pack plus materials it might work a lot better.

@ronaldherndon3984 3 жыл бұрын

I would not mind a few videos on how you make these various tools. Enjoy your videos. I have learned so much from your lessons. Please try to find time to keep helping those of us

@ronaldherndon3984 3 жыл бұрын

Add on Helping those of us learning the craft.

@wayneheitz8390 3 жыл бұрын

Nice grinder, thank you for sharing the information and stories. 👏

@patrickosullivan4354 3 жыл бұрын

In response to selling holdfasts at Markets, there's a whole bunch of tools that I've always dreamed of working with a blacksmith to create. I mean even a set of chisels forged and rough ground and ready for a woodworker to honing and personalize.

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I have done chisels, but it is hard to compete when so many people want te dead on precision of CNC produced tools. But there is a small market for hand forged

@jeffgrier8488 3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice grinder, i'll be looking forward to seeing some of the projects associated with it.

@christurley391 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video.

@ericcartrette6118 3 жыл бұрын

If I keep watching all of these "new grinder" videos from different makers, I'm going to end up getting a better one soon. That looks like a really good one. I'm a knife maker but I am trying to improve my blacksmithing skills. I really enjoy your videos. I wouldn't mind seeing you make a knife here and there, but I love to see you create things that aren't knives. Great video as usual!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I probably won't do lots of knife videos on this channel. But there will be several in the future.

@hunters36forgingwoodworkin73 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I may be considering getting one.

@richardsolomon8076 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome asset John 👍and gr8 that the tooling will swap over ⚒😎👍also gr8 to see the list sequence. Gr8 for a how did he do that part rewatch. Gr8 job.

@5x535 3 жыл бұрын

That is one nice-looking new toy, John. I finally broke down and got a Pheer a couple of months ago and set it up so it would lay down like yours does when I wanted it to. Thanks for all the info. And thanks for turning me on to Combat Abrasives. I really like them too.

@watcherofwatchers 3 жыл бұрын

I am quite happy that your channel is growing. It's well deserved!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@ww3ok 3 жыл бұрын

Cool tool!

@pjamestx 3 жыл бұрын

Great choice! I picked up one earlier this year and I've been super happy with it, and like you said, the VFD installation only took a couple of minutes, no trouble at all. Hope it works well for you, and keep up the great work!!

@RRINTHESHOP 3 жыл бұрын

Nice setup, I have been looking at one also. Thank you for your thoughts.

@joandar1 3 жыл бұрын

You need to get the Divorce Barby Doll version, it comes with Kens Motor Home, Boat as well as his House and all the Accessories. Lol John, Australia.

@messylaura 3 жыл бұрын

i'm happy with the longer vids too,

@jjbode1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you will keep doing shows. I probably won't attend (too busy making pizza-related items) but glad for you and those who will anyway.

@devilstailforge4142 3 жыл бұрын

I love ALL my grinders and use them for way more projects than knife making. A tilt is awesome but, ability to run in reverse is even better

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I suspect I will look into adding a reverse switch to the VFD

@douglasfathers4848 3 жыл бұрын

Well done John It's good to see you Enjoying the fruits of your labour mate . And may I say Absolutely well Deserved . Cheers John , Happy grinding . :)

@olddawgdreaming5715 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning John, great video! Looks like you made a good purchase of a great grinder. Have fun with it and stay safe. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

@johnvradenburg192 3 жыл бұрын

good grinder to use on some eating utensils for camping lol

@dookieyo706 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@joshmajor8662 3 жыл бұрын

Lol one of the few times I wish I had a credit card to charge!! Man that would change things in my shop so drastically I doubt I’d even know what to do haha 😂 that bad boy is beautiful!!! I’ll check but I could only imagine what that cost 😢 thanks John!!

@eetukuru787 3 жыл бұрын

Great tool, a fine addition to the collection. Would love to see your take on a chef knife at some point. Also mighty awesome to hear you're using the timestamp feature more!

@ga5743 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet tool John enjoy

@henritheron3050 2 жыл бұрын

Getting a mini wheel holder would be great for that tilting option :)

@BlackBearForge 2 жыл бұрын

I have that from the old grinder

@Maker-G 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Can't say I am not jealous, but can't say I am not inspired to work harder to be able to have nice things! Enjoy your new investment!

@joshortiz1576 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could afford a good grinder like that.

@rondavis191 3 жыл бұрын

like a kid at Christmas, tools, who needs a reason. hahahahah have fun with it.

@korn6695 3 жыл бұрын

hi mr bear as always another great video, this is a kinda momentous day for me because i finished my forge and made a basic scroll with a hook at the other end any way please keep up the good work

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@daveo.6659 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice belt grinder John. You'll get a lot of use out of it. I'm glad you aren't going to focus more on knife making videos, not that I don't like them, but I tune in here to see the other aspects of the blacksmith's art.

@rtazman2004 3 жыл бұрын

Good Video Sir

@TalRohan 3 жыл бұрын

Belt grinders are the one thing where I am a little envious of the U.S market, they're just not available in any quality in the UK. If I had a lathe I could make one but to buy a lathe to make one I may as well try and ship one from the U.S and hope I can get 240v motors and controllers here. I make tools not knives too, and a belt grinder would be a huge help to me.

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised, I see so many European smiths with very nice grinders. I thought they would be more available in that part of the world.

@dennispennington8316 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to buy your old grinder, I've learned so much by watching your videos it would be awesome to use some of the techniques I've learned from you on a grinder from your videos

@garrettg.1480 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever made any Chip Carving knives? They are really small, but I think it would be cool to have one out of forged steel. Also I Love your new grinder, It looks like it will be a lot of fun to use!

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I have done a few similar knives

@johnjude2685 3 жыл бұрын

You might find a table that can raise and lower as needed might help your quiltaty of work is going to work. " And that might be a future video" as you say. Your Janet is right about Barbey Dolls and yes total cost is part of any deals. Thank you for showing, It looks great and great tools do pay for itself. Hey have a drawing for the plywood!

@thomasnewton9818 3 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in seeing Sloyd making videos.

@dsmasynergy 2 жыл бұрын

More knife making (targeted at beginners, hint hint) would be most welcome :)

@andreasostensson5747 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward for some extreme sword projects! 🤭😜

@erikjoven2388 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great im sure it will serve you well! I'm surprised you didn't go with the DIY option - would be cool to see you build the Gen 2 version of Jer Schmidt's 2x72 !

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

I find I don't have the time for too many DIY projects. Especially when the previous DIY grinder was problematic.

@erikjoven2388 3 жыл бұрын

i hear ya - well either way i hope this serves you well - and im sure it will. I'm excited to see what you do with it!

@forgeworxblacksmith6453 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice, not at all jealous🤔

@alwaysbearded1 3 жыл бұрын

You could make a small platform to stand on instead of dropping the grinder then you don't need to change the bench and can have more versatility.

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

That would certainly be an option

@bennyhill3642 Жыл бұрын

Not that I could afford it? But I would like to know when you decide to sell that home made grinder Mr John!!! It being 1 year ago you may have had enough time to think about it lol Great looking Grinder there, I hope it pays for itself sooooon😇👍👍

@philipholm5814 3 жыл бұрын

Another great grinder to look at is the AmeriBrade a great group of guys #ameribrade

@ThrashingBuddha 3 жыл бұрын

I wish i could afford a good grinder. But i have yet to even start forging a knife. Would really like to make good knives and damascus knives.

@johnjude2685 3 жыл бұрын

Don't wish without following your dream and be safe

@holdenb341 2 жыл бұрын

Dang amazon has little tractors to deliver stuff now :O.

@markmoreno7295 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! I would love to buy Combat belts but I got no grinder:( I am wondering how the Bader BIII or the TW90 stack up against the KMG. Obviously price is a consideration but besides price, don't they all do the same thing?

@marcbotnope1728 3 жыл бұрын

Man look at those juicy blacksmiths forearms!

@stanervin6108 3 жыл бұрын

I still cannot fathom how a square wheel grinder got its name. Seems to me like the first person to proclaim it to be 'square wheel' didn't pass the course on 'Shapes 101' at age two. They probably struggle with 'hot' and 'cold' too. Bless their heart!

@5x535 3 жыл бұрын

I think that it had to do with the fact that you weren't stuck with a stone wheel that had lost its corners years earlier, Stan. With this one, you just put on a new belt and you have nice new sharp&square corners.

@jessecraig9123 3 жыл бұрын

I got this Bader b3 grinder for free

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Those are very good grinders

@joedance14 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Nice equipment too. What would you think of using a small belt grinder to sharpen turning gouges, vs a bench grinder?

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

Thats my preference for all of my sharpening up to the point of needing honing anyway.

@joedance14 3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge Thanks. In half of a two car garage, the belt grinder may make more sense. Never used one, but I’ve seen them, and I learn something new every day.

@Tom-hz9oc 3 жыл бұрын

If you decide to sell the old grinder I’d love an opportunity to buy it. I’m only a few hours away and would love to visit your forge, even if it’s just to sweep the floors.

@BlackBearForge 3 жыл бұрын

You're first in line and I suspect I will part with it.

@Tom-hz9oc 3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBearForge Awesome, just let me know and we’ll plan a road trip!

@mattdillon1735 3 жыл бұрын

How much you want for the old grinder. Currently I have a Craftsman 4x36. It works great but can't do much heavy grinding. New grinder looks awesome. Wish I had a reason to buy one. Wife would kill me🤬

@Wkirkleyiphone 3 жыл бұрын

Great grinder. It looks like they copied a lot of the design features of Travis Wuertz's TW-90 grinder.

@blacksmithideas8554 3 жыл бұрын

good job

@smash5967 3 жыл бұрын

Hm, that reminds me a lot of Jer Schmidt's (kzfaq.info/love/0T7tvy44mlQCjaTtparOZw) grinder design. I likely would have built his, but sometimes you have more money than time.