irnsrgn Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Get an old used cheap bicycle. cut off the front fork and tubing, remove the tire from the back wheel, put the back wheel on backwards so the chain is on the opposite side. Change the pedals and sprocket to the opposite side. Mount an 8 inch or so stone to the adjustable seat post with a shaft and a couple of bearings and a V pulley. Put a thin V-Belt to power it around the back wheel sans tire. Make a mount to get the thing up off the floor so the wheel and pedals clear. Set on a chair or stool and pedal the thing to turn the stone at whatever speed you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Make a big wheel out of wood and glue sandpaper cloth to it like the old stones they used to employ for sharpening. Doesn't take much pedal speed to move the bigger wheel at a pretty fast clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 eBay: PRIMITIVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I do believe this is what you are refering to. I found it on the neo-tribal metalsmith's website. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hey all, If anyone is in the kansas area, or knows of someone in the kansas area, you might want to snatch that pedal grinder up. Other than the stone not fitting the axle (which i think could be fixed with some creative concrete/mortar work...) that thing is beautiful. I've seen one go for $75.00 at auction once, without a seat, and with maybe twelve inches of stone left. With that much stone left that is one heck of a deal IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryCarroll Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Here's a 24" dia. x 6" wide diamond wheel I put to use with a shop engineered stand and pedal a couple of years ago. Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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