Help. Vintage Industrial Grinder & Linisher
I’m looking for info on this machine, no makers name or even motor plate. It looks to be a shop built linisher assembled on a large grinder.
It was donated to a men’s shed who decided it wasn’t suitable for there needs and ended up with me thanks to a tip off by another forumite.
I maybe going back to the men’s shed with my gear to give an intro to Blacksmithing and possibly setting them up with a forge.
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The linisher could possibly be made from off the shelf components but the plate steel frame made in house.
I’d like to fit a big wire wheel to it and possibly a vfd for speed control. The vfd may not be viable without knowing what type & spec motor.
More Info on the Linisher
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Originally Posted by
malb
The motor and stand are very similar to those of a smaller (2.5-3HP) buffer unit we had at work in 2006, and fairly typical of a low power metal polisher. Ours was ancient when we got it and the data plate was well beyond readable then. We watched it running prior to purchase, took it to the factory and had it plugged in an running within an hour as a slightly inclined open belt linisher and buffer. I also recall seeing similar setups with different motors (to 15HP) in commercial polishing shops, but with both ends active instead of having one end guarded. The red turn around wheel mechanism at the top is also reasonably familiar. I suspect the the entire linisher setup is a commercial one rather than shop made, and the rig has been assembled with a motor and stand either to hand or purchased for the unit.
Sorry, but I can't give you any more info in terms of setting it up to run off a VFD.
The red coloured belt tensioner & tracking device is a 3 M product called a "Backstand Idler" made & sold by 3M co where I worked 45 yrs ago the whole unit looks homemade as many were.
The contact wheel is hard to see but appears to be too narrow for the abrasive belt, or its edge are badly worn.
Bruce