Ordering only Grizzly G1015 sanding assembly?

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Hey! My first post here. I've been lurking for a couple of months already but had a question someone may have insight on.

I have a 1.5HP Leeson motor (110089, 56H frame) laying around and needing a belt grinder, I figured I could use it to drive the sanding/grinding assembly on the popular G1015 Grizzly... the price with 8"+10" contact wheels beats pretty much everything out there and I don't have the funds for anything higher end. Would that be possible without a lot of tinkering? I'm thinking only a pulley and another shaft could do.

Thanks! :D
 
Or you could just save yourself the trouble and buy a Coote. They don't come with motors anyways and their price is similar to a fully assembled, all bells and whistles, Griz.
 
Yep, I already contacted Norm... while he offers a vastly superior product, I cannot switch contact wheels on them... so I'd be stuck with either a 8" or 10" grinder.

The Grizzly sanding assembly with 8" is 200$ cheaper and can accept a 10" wheel... which isn't negligible... I'm starting out and can't really well define my needs. I wanna make kitchen knives and razors and I figure that the versatility will be a plus, until I can really say exactly what I'll need in terms of tools.
 
I may be wrong by saying this but by changing between an 8in to a 10in wheel won't be enough of a difference to be worth buying both sizes. I know you said you don't have enough funds now to buy a higher end grinder but if you want real versatility maybe you should save up a little more and get a KMG. I started out getting the basic KMG and when I had a little extra money I bought another attachment. If you go this route check out usknifemaker.com's poly wheels. They are just as good and are a third of the price. If you have access to some good tools another option is the no-weld grinder. If you still want to go with a two wheel design a Grizzly is a fine machine and many good knives has been made on them however a Coote is a more versatile machine because it has a small wheel attachment available. It’s a very useful attachment and I’m betting you will want one of these before too long. Just my 2cents.

Actually looking at the picture again I don't know how you could keep the shaft in there without it connected to a motor. only side that has a nut is outside of the wheel. I don't know maybe someone else can look at it.
 
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You can't use another motor to power the Grizzly. Besides it comes WITH a motor.
 
The idea was to order only the grinding assembly, without motor... which is possible - only problem is how it's made... seems like it would need a threaded AND keyed shaft. Now on to saving some more... :D
 
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