Ghines - Italy Trip 2012

[Carmine Pantano]

Ghines






Ghines Tooling for CNC & Manual Routers


Newer Machine being offered by Ghines that can provide you with many options for use. Here they are bullnosing a piece of Black Absolute.




Same machine also has side suction for producing molding


Inside one of the dust collectors. This is the dry vacuum style (no water)


New Grinder Wheels they have out on the market.


Nick testing the new grinder wheels


And showing how to autograph your work


Lester & Mark not afraid to get dirty



James Fin D....Nuff Said!


Mark & Todd getting crazy


Dustin checking out some of their BIG tooling


Set of Full Bullnose Tools - These are non-deforming tools. You set 1 tool, the rest automatically fall into place. Each tool is made a hair bigger to make the final profile correct. Unlike what most of us are used to. You would set these up once the first time you buy them...PERIOD DONE. As you buy new tools, you just put them on and run with it. Interesting concept that I'm sure one of us are going to try.


Videos:

Sink cutting machine - I do believe this was part of the all in one machine
http://youtu.be/0NgXhWNIgm8

The owner showing us the dust collectors. Vertical & horizontal. The first 2 are wet and the 3rd is a dry vacuum style.
http://youtu.be/md74v6EgAFc

Here we have our very own James Fin D & Nick showing the Italians their skills with the new grinder wheels they are offering. Plus you see more of the dust collectors in use.
http://youtu.be/u-Ey3685JAs

[Dan R.]

Ghines (pronounced like the beer Guiness) was a great stop. I thought there all in one machine was fabulous for a small artisan stone shop, like Dustin Braudway. that was a versatile machine.

It was my first chance to ever use a dust bench. Amazing how well they performed. A must have for a lot of marble work, imo.

[Carmine Pantano]

It was my first chance to ever use a dust bench. Amazing how well they performed. A must have for a lot of marble work, imo.

Videos to be uploaded soon that will show this and more...stay tuned above!

[CustomMarbleGraniteToo]

Ghines brought that new flexible grinder wheels to the cage to run at Coverings... pretty impressive..

[Rick George]

Those dust collection tables and dust wall were very impressive! Very nice machines and tooling! Very pleasantly surprised with this company!

Also, thank you Ghines for the amazing hospitality!

[dustinbraudway]

Yep, going up in the industry I have always seen Ghines tools, but man I have a whole new respect for them after actually seeing their facility and meeting their staff. They all were great!

Mr. Ghines is awesome! You guys ever get a chance to meet him do so. He was after Coverings last week and stopped by to see us. Super cool dude who has a passion for the stone industry like no other.

I really thought that table was cool too Big Dan, but the Dust Collectors were what I had my eyes on. They worked amazingly awesome.

[Boyd]

In the next to the last picture, Domenico has just broken the news to Guy and
Linus about the scrotal lice infestation on the bus.

Vernor, the most likely cause, continues to act surprised.

Boyd, SFA

[Stone Dude]

In the next to the last picture, Domenico has just broken the news to Guy and
Linus about the scrotal lice infestation on the bus.

Vernor, the most likely cause, continues to act surprised.

Boyd, SFA

[Nick]

Meeting the guy that invented the router that literally I grew up using as a kid was very cool for me. The sector was the first stone edge machine/CNC and my earliest memories of working in the shop involve that router. Plus, he was just so awesome, the way he grabbed a grinder and went at it, that is really loving what you do and you can tell he is a worker. It made me want to actually get dirty test it out and I had no intention of touching a grinder.

On another note, my bald spot is really depressing. Thank God I can't see it other than in pictures.

[Stone Dude]

Same machine also has side suction for producing molding

Nick is wearing THE SCARF

[Dan R.]

Scarfing = Winning + skinny jeans

[dustinbraudway]

[Ken Lago]

On another note, my bald spot is really depressing. Thank God I can't see it other than in pictures.

What about the gut you can see that

[Nick]

On another note, my bald spot is really depressing. Thank God I can't see it other than in pictures.

What about the gut you can see that

Exactly, it is less shocking to me by now

[Anna Almonte]

lol! The Scarf does match your outfit!! If you lived here in Canada you would fit right in.

Love a guy who is not afraid to show his feminine side. lol!