Walsho Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I buit this metal sander for my workshop due to a lack of funds.The parts came from an old piller drill,old 2hp motor and pallet truck wheels from a catalogue.It uses 72inch by 2inch abrasive belts and i got the idea from the internet and youtube.With the 30 grit belts it chews metal really fast.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 That's very nice &simple. The only change I'd make is to add a flat back-plate under part of the belt for sanding straight edges / surfaces. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I like it too, also was wondering if when the belt breaks does one linish ones nose if so look forward to pics at later date Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsho Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Thats a good idea.I was planning to have interchangable wheels. Different sizes and a double wheeled one with a plate in between for flat grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsho Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Ok i get the point.Goggles and visor from now on and some kind of plastic shield to stop the sparks from going down the back o me neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsho Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Anyway, more likely to burn down the shed before my nose gets sanded off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Anyway, more likely to burn down the shed before my nose gets sanded off!! but far less entertaining for the rest of us........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 but far less entertaining for the rest of us........ Depends how good the burning shed photos are. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I like it too, also was wondering if when the belt breaks does one linish ones nose if so look forward to pics at later date I want one the same Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yeah I Know ME Giving "H&S" advice,.... thats a bit like Mongo from 'Blazing Saddles' giving Prof Stephen Hawkins advice on time travel Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I bet there were loads of times during the build when a linisher would have been very handy ;-) With the driven wheel being at the back I would think the belt would have a tendency to drop quite safely if it simply snapped/failed at the join .... might be more entertaining in a HFH sort of way if it only ripped part way through. However all the belt failures I have seen when using linishers have been rather uneventful.... well apart from the ensuing expletive fest when your last belt breaks when in the middle of a job! Nice build I like home built/modified tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troddenmasses Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Yeah I Know ME Giving "H&S" advice,.... Have you ever considered that the purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Pah I'm not a complete idiot you know (some parts are missing ) Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Did you leave them in A&E? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 you lot have brightened up my extremely boring day at work! On a serious note, the machine looks good. Another thing I want to build when I get the space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Did you leave them in A&E? :P Some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzle Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nigal has a bodybank in A&E HAT LEAD DOG gone TWIZZLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Don't think he keeps it in A&E somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 If you think I'm odd, I years ago went out with a goth type bird who was serious stunning but odd. Some weeks later see shows me her "Personal collection" which was brought out in a beautiful wooden box, and was her child teeth, and various nails she has lost through injurys and last but not least all her old ear wax collected in a jar since a kid . Our "Relationship" ended shortly after this if I recall right, .....stunning or not I've worked on the basis that I am not that made ever since Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Mad, just not quite as mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 but not least all her old ear wax I had a spell of going out with LOONIES - I was misguided enough to think that their loonyness was just a programming problem that was interesting from a scientific / debugging point of view. Not a good basis for a relationship though! Fortunately Sarah came along who is the least 'in need of reprogramming' person I've ever met! By comparison, it's me that looks a little, shall we say 'eccentric' Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsho Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Thanks for all the replys.Always good to have a laugh eah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsho Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Here are some more pictures if anyone is interested. This is the tracking set up.The black tape helps keep the belt on track. These bolts adjust the tracking. I used the pulleys from an old piller drill and got a shaft turned to mount it on.This was the most expensive part of the build. The motor is on a hinged plate and i found that a spring from an old bed holds it at the correct tension. I pushed the bearings out of a 82mm wide(72mm dia) pallet truck wheel.Then had flanges made with a grub screw on it so it would lock to the shaft to become the drive wheel. During the build i tried to source those stepped pulleys without any luck.Does anyone know of a supplier? : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 RDG tools do them Stepped Pulleys They also list on ebay Stepped pulley Unfortunately I have never seen those pulleys much cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I last picked up some stepped pullies from the scrap yard. They came off old industrial sewing machine motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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