September 1, 201411 yr I've been working on this No Weld Grinder over the past few weeks. The NWG plans were very good and easy to follow. They also came with some invaluable advice on how to do certain parts of the project. I have made the tool rest arm, the contact wheel arm, and the slack belt arm. Still working on the flat platen arm, but I snapped my 3/8" tap while making it( cheap Chinese garbage ). Video of first run: Still got some tuning and tweaking, then I'll weld the parts which shouldn't move. I also have to add something to keep the motor from jumping so much when I start it.
September 2, 201411 yr Link belts reduce the jump and run much smoother and when they break you replace just the broken link and go back to workDave
September 3, 201411 yr Author A link belt is definitely on my todo list. However, the only place in town which has them wanted about $100 for 36" of belt. I decided on the regular belt for now, which I got at Fleet Farm for $6 or so.
September 4, 201411 yr Well done that man, excellent build. Mind the fingers while you get used to it, then again, always mind the fingers.
September 4, 201411 yr Harbor Freight has good Link belts cheap. http://www.harborfreight.com/vibration-free-link-belt-43771.html
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