John Haine | 17/07/2015 22:42:28 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Just to add that I spent an interesting 10 minutes or so viewing Gary's video today and the Acute system looks awesome, very well thought out. |
Michael Gilligan | 17/07/2015 22:49:03 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | Posted by John Haine on 17/07/2015 22:42:28:
Just to add that I spent an interesting 10 minutes or so viewing Gary's video today and the Acute system looks awesome, very well thought out. . Briefly breaking my silence ... Agreed! Using a pantograph is a stroke of genius. MichaelG. |
Dave Harding 1 | 17/07/2015 23:39:59 |
148 forum posts 4 photos | I can not see any information on cost. |
John Stevenson | 17/07/2015 23:51:12 |
![]() 5068 forum posts 3 photos | Dave, click on the whats new tab at the top.
Prices for the three tool sharpener options have now been finalised and the items will be uploaded to the shop as soon as the DVD manual is finished. 1. Drawings and DVD - $40 ($44) 2. Parts kits - $250 ($275) 3. Finished units - $450 ($495) Prices in brackets are for Australian customers only and include 10%GST. |
Ralph Sparrow | 22/08/2015 12:08:00 |
1 forum posts | Posted by Michael Cox 1 on 09/06/2015 15:56:46:
At around the same time there was an article in MEW by Ralph Sparrow (MEW 117 July 2006) entitled "Sharpening with diamond discs
Soon after the design was published I got a nice letter from a German model engineer who had made his version of the design but he had improved it by adding a screw rise and fall to make the vertical location of the grinding head more precise. I have to add that my engineering started with D. Napier and Son at the beginning of the 1950's and I didn't touch a lathe or mill 'till I retired 19 years ago. I hated grinding as much when I restarted as I did at the beginning. My main modelling interest was and is flying model aircraft, freeflight and radio control but machining bits and pieces is invaluable.
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Neil Wyatt | 22/08/2015 13:43:30 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Welcome to the fold, Ralph! Neil |
John Haine | 27/10/2015 22:42:13 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Well, my Acute grinder is on its way so I'll report back in a few days! |
Enough! | 28/10/2015 00:01:34 |
1719 forum posts 1 photos | Posted by John Haine on 27/10/2015 22:42:13:
Well, my Acute grinder is on its way so I'll report back in a few days! You mean it's available now? the website still says "Coming Soon". |
Neil Wyatt | 28/10/2015 08:49:59 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | It is available, but perhaps the UK stock may not be in the country yet? Also see the UK Distributor page: www.eccentricengineering.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=43 There's also a USA disty. Neil Edited By Neil Wyatt on 28/10/2015 08:51:07 |
Enough! | 28/10/2015 21:47:57 |
1719 forum posts 1 photos | Posted by Neil Wyatt on 28/10/2015 08:49:59:
It is available, but perhaps the UK stock may not be in the country yet? .... but when I go there and click on < Drawings, Kits and Finished Units> the next page says "Coming Soon - Sorry for the Delay" - as it has for months. (I'm in Canada so the UK site isn't attractive. Nor, in fact, is the US site as I suspect I'd be better off ordering direct from Oz) |
Neil Wyatt | 28/10/2015 22:01:29 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | I suggest sending Gary at Eccentric an email. Bear in mind he makes them himself, in batches. Neil |
John Haine | 28/10/2015 22:13:10 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Apparently first batch despatched to UK beginning of last week, must have arrived quite quick because Hermes says mine has been collected by courier yesterday and is somewhere in their system I guess. |
clivel | 28/10/2015 22:15:47 |
344 forum posts 17 photos | Posted by Bandersnatch on 28/10/2015 21:47:57:
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 28/10/2015 08:49:59:
It is available, but perhaps the UK stock may not be in the country yet? .... but when I go there and click on < Drawings, Kits and Finished Units> the next page says "Coming Soon - Sorry for the Delay" - as it has for months. (I'm in Canada so the UK site isn't attractive. Nor, in fact, is the US site as I suspect I'd be better off ordering direct from Oz) I ordered a diamond Toolholder directly from Eccentric Engineering in Australia to be delivered to me here in Canada, It was considerably cheaper than ordering from their US distributor. So I would guess that the same would apply to the Acute. Clive
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Howard Lewis | 29/10/2015 18:48:15 |
7227 forum posts 21 photos | Coming in late with a few comments. 1) Thor's picture, is not too unlike the TipLap grinder recently acquired at auction by one of the volunteers at The WaterWorks Museum. By the looks of the gunge that I did not remove completely, from it, never been cleaned from new. Their ambition is to use it, mostly for End Mills, but obviously Lathe Tools and Drills should be fairly easy, once set up with a suitable cup wheel. 2) I use a Worden, (a barely started kit, bought second hand, ) which does most of what I want. One day I may become proficient at Four Facet Drill sharpening? A fairly basic machine, but does what I want. For the amount of tool grinding that i do cannot justify a Vertex, EMG or anything that sophisticated. 3) A diamond wheel is ideal for sharpening Masonry Drills. Ground as if for metal, they EAT bricks, on the very rare times that I use them! My take? Decide: What you want to do with a cutter grinder?, ie what tools to sharpen, How often? Size of budget? Space requirements? When you have answers to all these that you consider to be satisfactory, search for/ buy / make/ modify a machine. And then use the sharp tools to make all the bits that you want/need, and enjoy yourself. Howard |
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