antique footpedal grinders

[hrafn]

anyone know a good place to get antique or antique style foot pedal grinders .or plans for one ....tempted to build my own .be cool to have tinker bike with knife grinder on back ..remember one used to come round our neighbourhood sharpening knives .
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[McAhron]

They come up on ebay once in a while.

[Anarcus]

Hi, this one is sold http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/az397.htm

but I thought it worth a link as it's an interesting bit of kit and may give you a couple of idears.

[mbaber]

cool pic Tim..I need to get summat like that !

[Indi]

anybody has an experiant with handpedal? I wonder how you do it, 1 hand working, seem unconfortable to me

[singteck]

That's why most of the blacksmith have an apprentice

singteck

[hrafn]

hhmm thanks for the pic might try n see what can do with some wood n some old shimano parts

[Knife-Man]

Does anyone suppose a Modern one would work?

a pedal powered belt grinder ? Would you be able to provide enough power? at least you would have it variable speed

[Stew]

Eco-friendly, good for your health, use it to keep the kids quite if you're feeling tired. "Shut up Billy and get pedalling. Daddy wants to get this knife finished."

Sounds great.

[Noddy]

My grandad had one in his butcher shop - looked like sandstone of some kind (no clue, in fact) - must have had an 18" radius - inquiries in this direction, I think.


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[Dan P.]

There was a good one for sale at Greenwich market (S. London) last w'end- hoiked together out of an old Singer (pedal sewing machine)!