I remember finding that when I was first starting out. Looks like a over built Coote grinder. Only thing bad I heard of that style is too much vibration. I would get a kmg or clone if possible.
The specs and design look out dated by today's knife grinders. The motor needs to be bigger (~2hp total), speed should be variable, the max rpms need to be higher. Belt changes are much faster on more up to date grinders and that gets to be very important as you step up in grit.
It looks like it would cost $1250 to get it up to "speed" and still fall short of a Burr King or KMG or, swoon, TW 90.
Getting an asymetrical grinds to work correctly is all about matching grind height to stock thickness and task. Something that is almost never done correctly in production knives intended for the american market, which, sadly, often exhibit edge geometry that would be more suitable for a lawnmower blade than a knife.
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