Hello guys! im on the final route of finishing this diy grinder, its been two days of work trying to get it to track correctly, but i am not being able to do it.
i dont know if i failed design wise or whats the issue, im gonna post some pictures so u can see it, i know that the first thing to get right is wheel alignment, i tried to get them true with a wooden straightedge that ive cut on the circular saw. i played with this for hours but every change i make results on the same, the belt doesnt track correctly.
the only crowned wheel in my setup is the aluminum drive wheel, the rest are straight grilon wheels. i tried to give the tracking wheel a crown with tape but the results are the same.
im trying to get a laser level so i can align everything better. in terms of belt tension i think my spring is strong enough, but maybe im wrong.
the hinge on my tracking wheel is not perfectly perpendicular to the grinder body, but ive seen other designs that are similar. sometimes adjusting the screw gives me the opposite result wanted, whent the belt should be going right it goes left and viceversa.
ive runed out of budget i want to make this setup to
i dont know if i failed design wise or whats the issue, im gonna post some pictures so u can see it, i know that the first thing to get right is wheel alignment, i tried to get them true with a wooden straightedge that ive cut on the circular saw. i played with this for hours but every change i make results on the same, the belt doesnt track correctly.
the only crowned wheel in my setup is the aluminum drive wheel, the rest are straight grilon wheels. i tried to give the tracking wheel a crown with tape but the results are the same.
im trying to get a laser level so i can align everything better. in terms of belt tension i think my spring is strong enough, but maybe im wrong.
the hinge on my tracking wheel is not perfectly perpendicular to the grinder body, but ive seen other designs that are similar. sometimes adjusting the screw gives me the opposite result wanted, whent the belt should be going right it goes left and viceversa.
ive runed out of budget i want to make this setup to