That grinder is such a solid piece of machinery. I’m sure you have many hours of CAD work involved. You have really inspired me to get busy designing my own. I think I’ll go with a 2” x 72” belt.
Thanks Bernie! Yeah there were a couple of late nights designing this but I'm super happy how it turned out. If you have the space a 72 version is very nice as well. Looking forward to your version!
Very nice design and build. I like how compact it is and the low number of parts needed. Regarding the tool rest and front roller wheel aluminium bars, I would advise a shallow groove to be machined or routered inline with the locking screws as they are going create deformation/dents that are likely to cause the bars to jam in the socket. Apart from that, nice design.
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Doesn't ur back hurt when u bend n talk in the camera , i mean it just hurts me watching u like that , man , plz adjust the height of ur camera stand so that u can just stand straght n talk Or atleast increase the height of ur workbench ( if thats too short n thats y u bend ) Love ur work , don't stop making such awesome videos !! 👍👍
I'm still young so my back can handle it ;) I used to always setup the camera so I could stand but it makes it a lot more staged so now I sometimes leave the camera as is
Excellent video content. I'll be adding this belt sander/grinder to my shop asap. Your channel is undersubscribed and definitely deserves more recognition! +1 new subscriber from the USA
Wonderful build man. What a beast I am wanting to build another with a VFD. I built me a cheap one a few years back from a old treadmill some scrap metal and a set of pillow block bearings I had lying around. I used skateboard bearings and wheels when I first made it and if you get the good bearings they will hold up for a 5 or 6 knives. I finally replaced them and it works very well has plenty of power for what it is. I had 30 bucks in it when originally and around 100 after wheels. The next one I make I want to be able turn horizontal as well. Can I ask why not a 2 x72? the longer belts stay cooler and last longer. I heard they might not be as popular out of the USA though so I can understand if you can't get them very easy. Mine was kinda a throw together but yours is top shelf man. Now you might just inspire me. You have a good one and keep building. going to check your channel now. If you wan't to see a better design treadmill grinder than most check mine out on my channel.
Cool! That's awesome to make it of parts you have laying around. The reason I went with the shorter belts is mainly so it fits in my shop. I'm pretty sure that I can extend the arm and fit a longer belt if I want to. But I have never tried that
Koffie is echt iets Nederlands...lol. I heb veel in het buitenland gewerkt en koffie drinken tijdens het werken is echt Nederlands. Heerlijk dat steenkool Engels.
Great build! For future models it might be better to not use aluminum for the the square aluminum bars that hold the driving wheels and table AND the spacer blocks. If you would have made one of both parts from steel it would have moved a lot smoother!
Is there a backing plate behind the belt where you grind? I couldn't tell, but it doesn't look like it. You should add in a plate just behind the belt at the spot where you grind, so that you ahve something to press against behind the sandpaper.
Buying a kit might be a bit cheaper, I had to source all parts myself. Especially things like the sheet metal get a lot cheaper if you buy multiple sets
I was really impressed by your workflow in fusion. Could you recommend one good RU-vid channel to follow for learning how to use fusion? There’s a ton of them and I’d like to know who you trust first!
Hi. Great video you got there. I just was thinking build/design my own belt grinder and this appeared. And I learned many things for my own project. Thank you for that. Do you have in mind building drill bit sharpening jig for this machine???
dacht al een nederlands accent te horen! gister op je kanaal gekomen nu geaboneerd! kan niet wachten tot ik mijn schuur/werkplaats klaar heb dan komt er ook zeker 1!
Really great design! I just found you and subscribed. In viewing your workshop tour, I noted that you also have a disc sander. I don't suppose that you considered making this motor's pulley into a disc sander/grinder so you can eliminate the stand-alone sander? ... especially if you modify the base so it can rotate the complete unit 90 degrees.
Thanks! I'm generally not a big fan of tools that do multiple things. It often means they do multiple things like 50%.. It's better if they do one thing well. So I hadn't really considered that when designing. It could be done though
Ziet er heel stevig uit! Wat zijn de afmetingen (vooral in de diepte zonder de tafel)? Ik zit namelijk ook met een kleine werkplaats en wil al heel lang een beltgrinder. Misschien dat je een uiteenzetting van de kosten voor deze geweldige machine kunt doen en waar je bijvoorbeeld de wielen vandaan hebt gehaald?
Probably one of the best diy belt grinder project I 've seen on RU-vid. Congrats. Just one question, why aluminium stock and not square tubing. It would have been cheaper.
Hi nice build paid for plans got instructions on to put in to gather just no plans no measurements still waiting for reply for request on Plans so I can get the laser cutting done kind regards pete from australia
Ja zeker een hoop. Met name de motor en frequentieregelaar zijn erg duur. Het plaatwerk was nu vrij duur omdat ik maar 1 set bestelde. Bij meer sets wordt het al weer goedkoper per set
@@Thepracticalengineer Is eigenlijk een beetje triest imho in benelux. Nederland is iets beter af maar over het algemeen is sourcen van materiaal en dergelijke diensten een heuse zoektocht. Is ook waarom ik zelf de weg ben ingeslagen van re-using oude toestellen en materialen voor mijn workshop. Misschien een idee voor deze grinder, het mogelijk maken dat men kan gebruik maken van bv eender welke motor (ouwe loopband motor of zo). Dat is voor mij zowat de struikelblok om deze build na te maken.
