Yeah, I know what your saying about the platen mate. Very specific for knife-making! Every day's a school day! I like the table on the grinder. Must have taken a bit of mastering in use? I can see me messing up a few knives before I get the feel of it! What power motor is in the grinder?
800w induction motor. Runs fairly quietly. I learnt how to make knives in that format, so i find it pretty easy and instinctual now. I do most full flats freehand these days. Found that easier than using the table as it has to be set at such a shallow angle i need to add an extension and then I'm working at the back of the grinder, furthest from the motor. Its slow work like that, and i have to lean over most of it. Not good.
You're a very tidy man Mark
I'd just cleaned it out then lol. It gets messy and dusty regularly. Clean it out a couple of times a month. Needs to be fairly tidy though when you have such a small work space. No extraction either unfortunately.