Recent Acquisitions :D

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Hey Fellers... Thought I'd share some cool stuff that came my way recently... First My new Grinder:eek::D:thumbup: Dad and I built... 23.5" glued, screwed and trued plywood wheel wrapped in 74" x 2" roll abrasive. 3/4 hp 1750 rpm motor 5:1 ratio for 350 RPM and approx 2200 SFPM. Independant articulated guides...THIS THING ROCKS! Thats a huge Hollow Grinder!
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My buffer my Uncle built and hated, so I ended up with it and painted it. 1 HP 3450 rpm motor and probably 100 year old spoked steel wheels make it cool.

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An Awesome hand-me-down Circa 1860 post drill press Dad built this from spare parts as a thread tapping machine, but then it sat unused and I got it eventually :D :thumbup: Trash bags beside it are full of "good will" clothes to donate, God I love my wife...
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My often talked about wet belt sander/grinder 4"x106" silica carbide wet/dry belts wont heat up steel, and puts a mean polish on it to boot
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Hope ya like em!

Jason
 
Could I ask you how you made the contact wheel? I'm planning on making one like it sometime.
 
Bought a sheet of 1/2" hardwood plywood, cut it into 24"x24" squares lined up 5 of them, glued and screwed them then drilled the center hole stuck a shaft in it for an axle then used a bandsaw to cut out the circle by spinning it by hand into the saw while on the shaft. Then to "True it" I ground an old file to look like a wood lathe gouge and set up a guide and ran it across the face and sides to bring it into square and spec. the rest was just fitment and welding.

Jason
 
Can I ask what the guides do? I just made me a wood 14". Just waiting for the rubber to arrive.
 
The wheel spins up, and away from me, not down and towards me as is the usual direction. The guides allow me to steadily, drag the blade across and keep lots of control.
 
Thanks Jason. That clears it up. Good idea. Now I wish I'd made mine bigger.
I learned a lot making my 14"er, maybe I'll do a bigger one.
 
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