home made belt grinder

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It is even better to have a metal lathe, a milling machine, and a metal cutting band saw. However, it took me 45 years to get there!:D
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I made a stand alone version to mount on a bench. It uses a 1/3hp motor. I like the SS version better (simpler, big motor, var. speed,etc). :D

This photo also shows it set up for a 1"x42" belt and the spark guard made from an old 8" aluminum pot.
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Love it. Just getting ready to convert my shopsmith to have a metal cutting bandsaw. This is by adding 2 and 7 inch pulleys to slow he machine. I'll get the blade made up. Ill post pics as I go along. Amen to south bend lathes!
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Very nice work!
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Keep em coming!:cool:

I assume this adjusts tracking.

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Here is a closeup of the end of the idler arm. The idler wheel axle screws into the other side of the hinged piece. The L piece carries the tracking (brass) screw. The brass screw bears on the hinged piece and adjusts tracking. Works well! :) I found the basic idea for this arrangement here:
http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/sho ... hp?t=22559

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Thank You! The hinge pin had me cornfuzed!:rolleyes:
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This device begs for further development........here it is as a two belt machine, with a fine 1.5" by 60" belt and a coarse 2" by 48".
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There is a steel platen behind both belts. The pan came from a local thrift shop. I used a 5" aluminum drive wheel this time and made another idler arm like the first, but reversed to work on the left of the post. I have it set up on my mini and it works very well for metal or wood but I must pull the end cover off and see if any metal grindings are being pulled into the headstock!:(

Hmm, wonder what else I could do with this.................
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Re: home made belt grinder

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I occasionally run across photos from this post on Pinterest and Homemade Tools site, so wanted to direct those interested to the latest version of the grinder:

See also this later post describing a better version of this Shopsmith powered grinder.

https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... er#p190243
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You can be amazed at what you can do with even the cheapest HF 7X10 metal lathe, new or used. I have found many uses for this small metal lathe over the years.
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