Belt Conveyor Build - Part 1 

Firewood processor build series: ru-vid.com/group/PLkmF7FAZBzkVRPU6b-IeJVu91-frjF8v3 Check out my other videos on my channel page: ru-vid.com Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

You clever sombitch, you have in the last 4 years or so. Built almost every machine I have ever wanted for the last 20 or so years. Out of nothing! Keep up the awsome work Mr.

I've watched some young guys who are very inspiring at what they do tonight. Comments read, "Great, two of my favourite RU-vidrs uploaded today". They obviously don't know about you. No fancy canned music, no sponsorships, you just get on with fantastic creations. We need more people like you on RU-vid. Thanks.

It’s reassuring to know there are still younger people who know how to build stuff. Gives us older guys hope for the future. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Brilliant. The whole Firewood processing operation is going to be so efficient

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see it up and running. Stay safe.

Too late now, i'll spell it, just in case someone else wants to make one. Treadmills. One of the jobs we took on, restoring a house required removing decades of debris and garbage thrown in a basement of a house. The only entry way into the basement was a coal chute which had been transformed into a stair way at some point, suffice it to say that it would've been back breaking labour regardless of the size of my crew. So we fabricobbled a dirt conveyor out of 3 treadmills. Each stepper band was cut in half, then cut and spliced with L brackets (thinner ones, since we moved dirt) and glue. We used almost the entire structure, just had to add a few bearings extra and a motor. All that jabble said, a treadmill is an excellent source of material for a conveyor.

my advice on tracking a belt, i have worked on many conveyor belts, build belts and repaired them, i would of put your tracking adjustment on the idler roller only, and would put a crown on the roller as well, a crown makes all the difference.

Ahhhhhh Knipex channels....a discerning craftsman.... much respect!

That’s going to be a great labour saver. Looking forward to seeing what you have planned for further features.

I'm a mechanic 👨‍🔧, i repair cars, motorcycles, lawn movers, chainsaws, snow blovers. I work whit my brother, we work in our dads workshop. I've been working on cars for 16 years. I like watching your videos 😉. Keep Up The good work 👍. Cheers. :-)

One of the best fabricator ,engineer, and tradesman on youtube could sit n watch ur vids all day keep at it bro

You give me some of the best ideas to use common things to use for my projects. Great use of the tires. Thanks for sharing

Nice work and great video, moves along at the perfect speed. You've had some good teachers along the way and have taken a true interest in your trade. Nice to see these days. Old retired guy in Canada, Cheers, Billy

You are just amazing , the machine just emerges from your mind , it is fascinating to witness.

You sir are a legend and inspire so many ppl thank you 😊

You are absolutely genius in the work you do. You are truly gifted. Keep up the awesome videos!

Another Great Build in Progress.... Love what you do and how you do it !!!!!

Красавчик!!! Не устаю поражаться твоими произведениями!!! Супер!!!

Once again I’m amazed. You sir are a marvel to watch

Wish I could spend a month working with you, would learn a lot. Amateur welder/carpenter/fill-in-the-blank DIYer here from Texas, USA.

Красиво работаешь ,приятно смотреть,будь здоров,удачи!

Your fabrication skills are second to none.

I like your idea for the drive coupling... We used a marine drive coupling on the sawmill with a marine wet transmission... But we ran it dry because it was a much slower speed than intended... Worked great 👍

My old man isn't the best with computers. He is a engine builder and likes to weld. I showed him your channel and he is going wild! At 74 he is back in his shop building stuff! It's great to see a inspirational channel like this!

Intelligent DIY, that’s what this is. 😊 Great creation so far.

Hm, this has given me an idea regarding one of my projects. Thanks.

Не перестаю удивляться твоим творчеством. Молодец. 👍👍👍😊

That's a really good coupling design. Great for minor misalignment. Well done.

G'day Donn you amaze me how you come up with these ideas, this one when it is finished will save a lot of back problems ...........John look forward to the video well Donn regards J.K.

Great build Donn, that flex coupler is a great idea!!

Conveyor bets rollers are very often not cylindrical,so the belt track itself straight. They are convex crown,concave crown ,tapered. You can also use low profile wide tires, to have a flat tire thread (generally on SUV or big family cars/vans) Those ones generally have a steel belt ,so you can try to butt weld them.

Glad to see our Maxipress Clamps in such a great project! Congratulations We hope you enjoy our tools

Always with the brain storming! Great work once again and i can't wait to see it up and running! Cheers once again from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺🦘🍺🍺🦘🇦🇺

You my young you tube friend definitely have a talent. Either you had a family member that got you hooked on the DIY ,or a job that helped you gain the know how. I give you the golden buzzer. And a subscription

Woo hoo. Heavy duty sheet metal bender project coming!! Great work.

I had a BAD day yesterday. I needed your video!!! Thank you thank you THANKS!

respect pour ton travail je te suit depuis quelque annees un vrai plaisir de te voir bosser tres inventif bravo continu

Keep up the awsome work!Stay safe.

this man is building an entire factory from scraps

I've learned so much from watching your videos, I'm now in the process of designing my own log splitting Mill, and I would love it if all of your videos were longer, if you aren't a mechanical engineer you certainly could be.Thanks again..

You get right to it!!! Great projects always. Thanks for the content.

The "Most Interesting Man on the Planet"! Dos Equis XX Cheers

Привет Donn! Давно и с интересом наблюдаю за тобой,молодец слов нету, руки золотые как говорится! Мастерская твоя просто шикарная, я так понимаю из последнего видео будет транспортер для дров🤔? В любом случае ,что бы то ни было,делаешь красиво, с душой ,приятно смотреть за твоим хобби приносящем пользу на ферме!👍💪

You're awesome dude I was just searching through videos and I got stuck mesmerized by your skill

Your ingenuity is nothing short of impressive! However, it's easier to bend sheet metal if you score the outside rather then the inside. Keep up the good work!

Love that cutoff saw!

You don't understand how much my serotonin levels spike when I see that you've posted a new video. 😁

Love it . When you find time build a welding table. It would make your life much easier!

love your work - thank you

Nice work Donn 👍 always top quality!

I wish my scrap metal pile was as stacked with stuff as his is LOL

Coming along nicely.

*Excellent work* 👍👍👍👍👍

I think the tires will work, but you need to use conveyor lacing so the pieces butt end to end.

Concaved belt runs straight on rollers that are a bit spherical! Old days, when steam engines and even diesel engines ran sawmills and rehepeksumasinaid with flat belts, then driver roller was spherical to obtain straight belt run.

Hello Donn, going along good! Hope everyone is safe and well over there. Start to settle down over here with the virus. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.

another step for a great project!

Don't work harder, work smarter. Great job. Looks like you need a set of center punches.

I actually built a conveyor very similar to yours but I used the belt from a tread mill, cut it down to width and overlapped a few inches at each joint I also used angle as cleats and riveted them on, again similar to what you did, it was very easy to work with. Figured if it could hold up to a 200lb person a few chunks of wood wasn’t going to be a problem. The processor is on my channel but I never got video of the conveyor

It's heavy fabrication but very interesting works

Amazing job again. I just love the way you work. 👍

Show! Amazing! Congratulations!

Master, interesting to watch👍

My man you can bend large plates with your workbench, some scrap steel and a bunch of clamps

Sei un Mago... 😊 bravo!!!

I'll say this. I could make every dam thing you have made. Main difference is, I would need a set of detailed drawings to do so. Your creativity and problem solving skills are truly impressive and I admire your ingenuity. I'm good at making but not creating, you Sir are excellent at both.

awesome work as always

Always very interesting Donn thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺👀

Just like everything else you build. It looks like you could flip it on an interstate divider doing 50 miles an hour while running from the cops and it would just right itself and keep going. Keep on being impressive!

Jejejeje tu eres el mejor ingeniero q e conocido ya sabia q no me equivocaba excelente amigo yessssss

Thanks for sharing!

I think it's awesome that you can cut like you'd draw a line with a grinder.

A great start, awesome!

Another awsome video man! Keep it up and stay safe!

You are a smart man. 👍

I ALWAYS SAY DAMIT WHEN I WATCH YOUR VIDEOS AT THE END BECAUSE THEYRE SO INTERESTING MAN:)))

Brilliant. Looking forward to seeing how tyres work.

È sempre un grande piacere seguirti. Sei forte!!! Ciao dall'Italia.

I wish making belts were as easy for my 14th scale RC trucks & construction equipment! We've tried to slap together some things with ill or no success.

Good ideas for the job and very professional, quality video. Tank you

Really like your approach - stepwise approximation of a solution or "build it until it's built" :) Suspect this will need springs or gas springs to give you enough movement for the expansion of that length of rubber belt, but really looking forward to seeing how it works!

Hi Donn, That belt looks like it should be good for at least 50.000KM Thanks for sharing.

Excellent

Great job I learnt a lot

Hello Donn. Another Outstanding build ! Has always I liked,shared. All my best.

Nice job!

Приятно смотреть на качественную работу👍

Exelente buen trabajo y se aprende de algunas piezas que haces...

Мастер,что тут скажешь 👍👍👍

Again perfect project bro. Best wishes from morocco 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍺🍺🍺🍺

Круто👍 жду продолжение!!!!

I agree on the tires maybe not working, just have to find out. People scrap treadmills might be able to find a couple for a redesign of the belt. I can’t wait to see the end result of these builds put together, your going to have your own personal logging camp when your done. Awesome stuff brother

Buen trabajo mi pana saludos desde acá de Venezuela!!!!

best content! this is what i enjoy to watch

Instead of tire use an old firehose for the belt. In Germany "B-Schlauch" is up to 20m long and has a width of 75mm. If you slice it you got 150mm.

I really liked it 👍. thanks buddy

Awesome 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing

Tu est super dans tous tes projets

Excellent work!