Looking for some feed back on Wht type of pedestal belt grinder works for y’all, type size brand , speed, any details y’all have learned. I feel like I need one for the shop, I just wanna buy one time though. I have the plans for the fella on YouTube , Jeremy an mist “ that built that really nice b2 inch belt grinder, but do t know ifm realistically gonna have time to build one any time soon, so I. The mean time thought I would keep my eye on eBay see what comes up. What size does everyone e recommend the 2 or 6 inch? . I’m not makeing knives, more for cleaning up corners,Rounding off parts.
I’m a few months in on a new Reeder 2x72. So far has been great! I elected to go with just the frame and supply my own vfd and motor. Saved me about a grand.
I’ve had a belt grinder for many years and will tell you it’s pretty much a must in a fab shop!
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I like the 2x72 design and would go with that at a minimum. I guess ideally I’d love to have a 6"x whatever Jason’s is, but for me (and most mere mortals…) I think that might be overkill. I built mine off of the DC knives design. It’s much simpler than Jeremy’s design. https://dcknives.blogspot.com/p/2-x-72-belt-grinder.html
I’ve always wanted to make something in the steampunk design but never had a customer want anything steampunk, so I decided to make my belt grinder look a little different than most. I do wish I would have went with an AC motor and VFD instead of a DC motor, but I needed to get rid of a treadmill anyways so I had the motor and speed controller all ready to go. Here’s a couple pics of my steampunk belt grinder
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Killer set up! This is my style
That is a beautiful belt grinder!! Well done!
So, I’m no pro fabricator but I do some personal projects and use belt grinders/sanders in my main job. It’s hard to argue with a 2x72 for versatility and availability of belts. My first was the Beaumont KMG-TX and got all the bells and whistles. I love it.
Later I wanted to add another and I had looked at Jer Schmidt’s plans. They are very well thought out but I knew I would take forever making it. So i went with the HouseMade kit, sourced the controller and motor and had it welded/assembled up in a few hours. That was about $1300 all in a couple years ago.
Both are 2HP motors running on a 240V circuit. Both have variable speed controllers which are well worth the cost difference.
With all that said, if you regularly work with material wider than the belt it will not work as well.
You might look at Beck tools, he pops in on Langmuir’s forum every once in awhile.
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Tht disc sander looks like what I
Looking for, don’t see any resin I couldn’t put a single phase motor on it? I’ll Email them
So you’re actually looking for a disc sander? And not a belt grinder?
Well I’m thinking wider work platform would work better for me so yes I recon disc sander is direction I’m lening
For what it’s worth, I associate the disk sanders (& especially the combo disk/belt machines) with woodworking rather than metalwork. To me the constant speed across the face of a belt makes a lot more sense, particularly when you’re putting some umph into the stock as you grind: differing rates of metal removal at the outside and inside of a disk. I have a combo machine which I never use since I got a 2x72 grinder which is vastly more effective for metalwork.
–Larry
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I agree with Larry on the disc sander versus a belt grinder. I think the two main advantages of a 2X72 grinder are
- more options for belts.
- less heat… the longer a belt is, the more abrasive material there is to reduce wear and heat buildup.