wheels for homemade belt grinder

[Mungo Park]

I have been looking at homemade belt grinders and noticed most have what looks loke a 3-31/2 inch wheel for the drive wheel and the other non contact wheel, anybody have a Canadian source for these type of wheels, and contact wheels. I thought I would try this before making the wood homemade.
Did a serch but might have not got the right key words.
Cheers Ron.

 

[richard j]

i made my own contact wheel using an armature from an electric motor then covering it in conveyor belt with a raised diamond pattern in it. i wore out the first belt sander i made but its now being used on my new one i made. here is a pick of the contact wheel i made http://mysite.verizon.net/reswhz6f/id5.html