2x42 mod for thicker belts?

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hey guys I'm a new maker from northern Michigan. I have a Dayton 2x42. It's working pretty good w learning until I can afford my 2x72. The only problem is I have some pretty sweet new belts but they won't fit until I mod the guard and cut the bottom 1/3 off. My question is- do I have to take the wheels off to cut the guard? It seems like there is little room for error w the angle grinder w the wheels still on. Anyone do the mods to this grinder ? Any advice?

Thank you.

Jon
 
Johnnymichigan said:
hey guys I'm a new maker from northern Michigan. I have a Dayton 2x42. It's working pretty good w learning until I can afford my 2x72. The only problem is I have some pretty sweet new belts but they won't fit until I mod the guard and cut the bottom 1/3 off. My question is- do I have to take the wheels off to cut the guard? It seems like there is little room for error w the angle grinder w the wheels still on. Anyone do the mods to this grinder ? Any advice?

Thank you.

Jon
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Jon, it’s most likely the belts, they should fit, I’m not familiar with that Dayton machine personally. Buy quality belts... www.trugrit.com is wher I’ve been buying my 2 x 72 belts for 20 plus years. They have your size in brand names. Buy those. Norton, VSM etc
 
The back of the guard near the bottom wheel is too close to the wheel. Will not allow thicker belts to be run. Maybe I just need to hand turn the belts and they will"sand " part of the guard off. But yeah they are too thick for this machine. Especially the 36 grit ceramic. I got mine from preferred abrasives.
 
If the Dayton is like the Craftsman, it is tight at the drive wheel. See my answer in the old thread. It can be opened up to accomodate heavier grits as you described.
I use trugrit belts.
 
I cut the guard at the tracking wheel and used a heavy belt (36 grit) to wear the guard at the bottom. Had to work the belt by hand until it turned freely.
 
Ok so I can cut the part by the top wheel later. So I'll start w a 36 grit belt and sand down the part on the bottom wheel. Thanks a lot for the advice. I am glad I don't have to cut that area on the machine to just use thicker belts
 
The heavy, lower grit belts is where this grinder shines, take a lot of material off very fast. Higher grits not so much, and gets your steel hot quick.
Good luck with it!
 
I just removed the guards on my old Craftsman. For knife work, it isn't as important as it is when creating mounds of sawdust.
 
I did this video a while back on your grinder. I have some good shots of how I modified the guards to accept thicker belts (ceramic and scotchbrites). Pretty quick fix with a 4-1/2’’ angle grinder. Worked great. I did not take the wheels off to cut the guard. Just be careful and take your time.

Edit: I apologize for the terrible audio in the first 10 seconds of the video. :poop:

 
I actually have your video saved to my list as a great resource. J Keeton thank you. Thank you all. So I guess some are saying to just gradually cut the guard down and some saying to cut it and take your time. A lot to think about for today. Thank you
 
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