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3rd Jun 2018, 01:44 PM #1Banned
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Belt grinder build.
This is the finished belt grinder. Unfortunately, the motor simply doesn't have enough power to spin two belts so I redesigned it as a single belt grinder and did away with the idler drums. If in the future I come across a motor with a little more power, it's a simple matter to just add a drum to the lower left side and a swinging arm with tracker on at top left. The table is adjustable for angle and belts are available with grits ranging from 80 to 1000. I also added rubber feet to stop it dancing around on the table. I got a little careless when facing the table and took a large chunk out, I'll fix that later on. The motor spins the wrong way and swapping wires doesn't change its direction so I just put locking nuts on all spinning parts as a safety precaution.
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3rd Jun 2018, 07:19 PM #2Diamond Member
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Nice job. Did you build it from plans, U Tube or from your head?
Ben.
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3rd Jun 2018, 08:52 PM #3Banned
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Only work from plans in my head, design as I go. Lots and lots of cut, weld, try and cut, weld and try again until I'm happy. I do some rough drawings of parts but very rarely stick to the plan. Hardest part was getting the grommets in, bugger of a job, had to call in the missus!
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4th Jun 2018, 12:48 PM #4Banned
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Some new belts arrived this morning, 240 grit. Sharpened a HSS cutting bit, an absolute breeze to use and super sharp. Far, far better than a stone. The ker-thump every revolution from the join is a bit annoying though!
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