Like that you wanted to make what you wanted, not a factory model, which is a lot easier. As you say, you know now how it works and goes together, so if there is an issue or problem, you will know where to start looking for the problem. Well done, i'm impressed.glennbad wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 12:37 am Seeing Dale's post about his Grizzly motivated me to "finish" my project. I think it was last year some time when I started building this. It's the No Weld Grinder, plans and most parts I bought through USA Knifemaker. I am sure I could have bought a grinder already made, but I wanted the experience of sourcing the materials, cutting, drilling, and building my own machine so I would see how it goes together and works.
I still have to make a tool rest, and I'm already seeing some mods I want to do to the grinder assemblies. My eventual plan is to take it all part and paint it, but for now, I'm pretty jazzed that it actually works! Here's a couple pics with different attachments.
Belt Grinder 2.jpg
Belt Grinder 3.jpg
Please share your setups, regardless of if it's like this, or a 1 x30, which I do use and have several (and still plan to use)
You just described me! 
Great looking unit that is ready for years of hard use.glennbad wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 12:37 am Seeing Dale's post about his Grizzly motivated me to "finish" my project. I think it was last year some time when I started building this. It's the No Weld Grinder, plans and most parts I bought through USA Knifemaker. I am sure I could have bought a grinder already made, but I wanted the experience of sourcing the materials, cutting, drilling, and building my own machine so I would see how it goes together and works.
I still have to make a tool rest, and I'm already seeing some mods I want to do to the grinder assemblies. My eventual plan is to take it all part and paint it, but for now, I'm pretty jazzed that it actually works! Here's a couple pics with different attachments.
Belt Grinder 2.jpg
Belt Grinder 3.jpg
Please share your setups, regardless of if it's like this, or a 1 x30, which I do use and have several (and still plan to use)
I don't have patience either. That's why I stopped working on it for quite some time.
I have seen people using treadmill motors on these grinderscody6268 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:16 pm If I can salvage/buy used as many of the components as possible, I think a setup like this would work better, be just as affordable, and most definitely be sturdier than the Harbor Freight budget option for a vertical belt sander.
I guess the square pieces I'd need to look at a scrap dealer, and for the motor, I guess that may take a little more looking. I'd buy the wheels/pulleys new. There's a motor shop that tends to simply replace a lot of motors that have small, easily replaced parts like brushes (I know, they tried to charge us 5 grand to replace a feeder motor to an industrial welder we use on the farm, and after tearing the motor apart, it cost us $5 in brushes and a friend of the family took less than an hour to do the work), and I'm sure I could probably buy a cheap one of the right size from their scrap.
Excellent!
I used a Leeson farm motor, don't have the specs handy. I think it's a 2HP. Can be wired for 277 or 120v, if I remember correctly. I bought it through Northern. I didn't get a set up for a VFD, but the pulleys allow me to easily change to 3 different speeds. I've got a 4 pulley set also, if the 3 pulley isn't suitable.
Thanks! I'm still tinkering with the design, and thinking out how to build a better mousetrap with the tool arms.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:29 pm I love the looks of your sander Glenn...
I am learning a lot about these sanders while working on mine.
