Just checking in & finished my grinder

[Jamey Saunders]

Hey, Ben. I offer free picture hosting to CKD members. See the following thread:

http://ckdforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9254

We'd all like to see pics of your grinder...

[Messinger]

Jamey,
Thank you very much for providing a place to host these pictures!

Ok guys, here you go. It's no beauty queen, but it works great and that's what counts (in this case). Sorry about the poor photography - poor lighting in the shop and all. Oh, and I do plan to paint this thing when I can stop using it long enough for the paint to dry.


Here it is in place ready to use.

[Messinger]

Front view

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Side shot.

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Other side.

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Back side of platten assembly.

[Messinger]

This is the toolrest bracket. Holes in the angle-iron bracket are slotted horizontally (slots hidden behind nuts/washers) to adjust clearance between belt and tool-rest. Mounting hole in the vertical plate is a radiused slot to allow angle of tool rest to be adjusted

[Messinger]

Drive assembly. Nothing special here.

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Closeup shot of tracking assembly.
Looks like a hack job but is very tight - no slop & works great.

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Another tracking assembly shot.

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Tracking assembly from the back side - easier to see how it works without the allignment bolts in the way.

[YAMAMA]

Dang... I'm impressed. And jealous. Nice Job.

[Messinger]

Thanks Jerid.

A few things I forgot to mention - If everything looks turned-around from what you are used to seeing on a grinder it's because I decided that since I'm left-handed I'd put the belt on the other side. Also, I had designed the grinder to have the motor attached to the back - that's why the drive-shaft is so long. I tried this and there was too much vibration from the motor being attached directly to the chassis so I had to mount it remotely like you see above. This takes up a lot more space but makes the grinder run real smooth.

-Ben

[Mattd]

Cool

I use a 2 1/2 foot long by 9ish inches in diameter pipe. the material is about 3/16 inches thick. Its big, depending on what you want to do with it, you could go smaller for sure. When you cut the hole in the insulation, cut it at an angle so the flame spins around the inside not just against the opposite wall. This is where I went wrong on my first try.

I like the carbon steel too but its the only steel I have worked with. Its performance has been bery impressive.

Nice pictures, wow!

[Bernez]

Hi Ben,

Great pictures ( I mean it!).
Thanks for sharing with us Seeing more examples mean a lot more new ideas

Bernez