bodam, I cannot afford to buy knife making equipment for my hobby, so I make whatever I need. So far, I have made 3 forges, a 75 pound 10”stroke air hammer, a hot steel rolling mill and a 2x72” belt sander, The sander cost me about $250 8 years ago without the motor. If you have a chop saw, welder, drill, hand grinder and can weld, you can build one. If you don’t have a welder, then you can drill tap and bolt it together. I prefer to weld it together. It is much faster and there’s nothing to loosen up. :banghead: