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Belt Sander 2000x50 / 72"x2"
RobWilson:
Evening Chaps
It being to cold for shop work in the evenings ,especially when one has been out in the cold and wet all day .I thought I would make a start on my belt sander project ,
I have just about all the materials about 95% . The last to arrive was the VFD and the 2.2Kw 2800rpm flange mount motor .
I bummed a wee bit of 180 mm dia ally bar to make the drive pulley and a larger contact wheel from .
And these are some of those belts that are toxic to North Americans :) , I hear Marmite and Vegemite are also banned LOL ( I personally love the stuff )
The wheels I probably will not use , I plan to make my own ,part of that missing 5% is rubber :D
So the design so far , this is still very much a work in progress as I have a lot of ideas to flesh out .
The flat platen .
Done a wee bit work on the three contact wheel head and the larger 8" contact wheel designs .
The yellow line depicts the belt path ,the various ways it can be laced .
The above will have 70mm,100mm and 130mm rubber contact wheels .
Cheers Rob :beer:
awemawson:
Brilliant Rob - been watching this on Metalworkingfun :thumbup:
But really you don't NEED to make it. You have a VIRTUAL model of it so you can sand VIRTUALLY ANYTHING :lol:
John Rudd:
Looks good Rob.... :thumbup:
But we need to see the finished sander... :worthless:
RobWilson:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: good one Andrew :Doh:
It may be a while before completion John :poke:
As this project is just infill for now ,though I may as well do some design work now as once the weather warms up a tad I will be back on with the forge and Student Lathe :dremel:
Do any of you chaps with a rubber fetishes know of a good supplier of two part urethane ? 2 -5 Kg quantities . I have used a supplier in Ireland a few times in the past (a good supplier ), just looking for a UK supplier just to save on the P&P.
Cheers Rob
RobWilson:
Just a note for those looking for a VFD at a very reasonable price it may be worth contacting our very own Mr John Rudd ( the one from near Hull ) :thumbup:
He supplied mine for this project :zap:
Rob
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