April 19, 20215 yr Decided it’s finally time to replace my 2x48 belt grinder with a 2x72. So far I’ve got the frame welded to the base and the tooling arms cut. The plate is 1/2” thick and the body is 2x2 inch 1/4” thick tube. The tooling arms are 1.5 inch solid square bar. The tensioning arm which is made of 1.5” square bar is drilled to attach to the frame but needs a handle and the tracking attachment to be bolted on still. I now need to order the motor, wheels, and the vfd. And a gas strut to apply tension. The welds aren’t pretty but they should hold fine.
April 29, 20215 yr Author Got the gas strut on there. Waiting on parts now. I’ve been informed the strut should go upside down to prevent things from getting on the shaft and messing up the seal. But otherwise it works great. Very smooth to use.
April 30, 20215 yr Uh . . . Justin: If you can't figure out how to turn that strut over we're going to start wondering how long you're going to have fingers once you start getting knives sharp. Looking good. Frosty The Lucky.
April 30, 20215 yr Author Well good thing I’m not a knife maker! Won’t have to worry about losing my fingers! Haha. I hadn’t gotten around to it. It all needs to be taken apart for the rest of the painting still so I’ll make sure it’s the proper way on the final assembly
April 30, 20215 yr My mission for the day is complete. Looking better all the time. Frosty The Lucky.
May 1, 20215 yr Author We have the rest of the wheels and variable speed! Need an enclosure for the vfd but otherwise it’s good to go!
May 2, 20215 yr Author Gotta do the finishing touches and a few more minor changes than it’s done. It runs dead smooth and has tons of power. Very efficient at grinding I can balance a nickel on it’s side with the grinder off. Than go straight to 6500 sfpm without it ripping. Having a vibration free grinder is great!
May 3, 20215 yr Author Done. Just need a vfd enclosure. Which will be a metal box with a fan and a filter
May 3, 20215 yr Author Enclosure for the vfd is in the mail. Otherwise it’s done! And working fantastic!
October 3, 20214 yr A Grinder and Some Paint will make a Welder what he Ain't On 5/9/2021 at 8:30 PM, HondoWalker said: Your welds are far better than mine.
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