Greetings from my country that is Chile. I really like the watches. I'm looking for the plans of the windmill but I can not find them, you could help me
It's people like Jeremy that made this country. He's the real reason the world longs to live here. Smart, hard working, insightful, humble, creative, and willing to share the benefits of his experience. He is the real American.
Im a retired welder fabricator of 40 years and I have to say Im pretty impressed with your welding and Fabricating You have skills ,I built ski lifts for twenty years, Bank vaults, Safes Atm red Iron ,The very last job I did before I retired was welding and Fabricated a quarter of the steel barrier fence that surrounded ground zero after 911 ..Rip . Great job well done Now I have to build one of these
Hey Everyone. Just bought Jeremy's plans. They are exceptionally detailed, and well-written. I've been shopping for belt grinder plans for awhile and I've seen others that are little more than a parts list - No Actual Assembly Instructions, much less tips and tricks. Jeremy gives you both. Given the necessary skills, a 7th grader could follow these plans. Well done Jeremy.
+Dave Smulders It's not a contest but he definitely smoked him. Let's put it this way...if both grinders were in prison, Jeremy's grinder would make Matt's grinder his bitch.
Wow! Your not evrn my son, but I'm proud of you! I taught my son a lot of hands on fabrication starting when he was probably 5 years old. Now he has a masters in engineering and blows me away with some of his builds. I would encourage you to go into engineering as your half way there! My best to you, Steve Avis
Someone taught you well. 26:10 ; "If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable." The margin between crazy and genius is extremely fine. As far as I can tell, you Sir, are not crazy. Designer, engineer, fabricator, filmographer, philosopher, teacher, an artist of materials and I'm sure there are a few more facets being honed. I'm glad I stumbled into your video. Subbed after watching. Thank you.
I have been welding / fabricating for 50 years and am very impressed with your skill set, I knew you were a farm boy before I saw the swather. You have done a great job, your parents should be proud.
Dude you're so badass for actually putting this build on youtube for us all. As you know high quality belt grinders cost a whole lot. This build will save many people a great deal of money.
....Depends, I know few folks who build their own ones and spend in the excess of £500-£800, basically buying all components, motor, controller, stock, and turning wheels from billet with lathe at local shop XD
Jeremy, I just have to say WOW!!! What a job. While that grinder is VERY labor intensive, it's NICE! I've built a couple of 2X72 grinders. You've shown how the young generation can do GREAT things. Again, good job. Ooops, just realized a year ago I commented - I sometimes forget things in my old 72 years of age.
I've watched pretty much every TH-cam video on 2 x 72 belt grinders, yours is a very unique design unlike any other I've seen. I really like it! Well done.
Молодець Джеремі! Добрий ти майстер і толковий інженер, все в роботі чітко продумано, вивірено і зроблено. Не всі пояснення англійською мені зрозумілі, але технічно зрозуміло все. Приємно дивитись за твоєю довершеною роботою. Дякую!
I was looking to buy a belt grinder. After much research looking at different models, I want this one the most! Thanks for making the plan available. This build is a beauty.
I've watched this video before and LOVED it then, and when it came up again, I'd forgotten. When I realized I'd seen this one before - I thought for JUST the barest moment to move along, but immediately decided to stay. I was as impressed THIS time as I was the last time, and with SO MANY techniques that are transferable to SO MANY other kinds of builds, I'm SO glad to have run across it again ! This young man is truly gifted, and I hope he does WELL ! ALL the VERY BEST to all here, and ESPECIALLY to Jeremy Schmidt ! Excellent work - THANKS !
Your belt grinder is incredible! I like how you set it up for vertical and horizontal running. That was one of the most enjoyable videos I've ever had the opportunity to watch on youtube.
A month later (about 100 hrs total), and more money than I'd like to admit... I FINALLY BUILT MY OWN! THIS THING IS BAD A$$!! Well done Jeremy. The plans were super easy to follow and you were quick to answer emails when I needed it. This is the best tool in my shop now. Thank you brother, you are my new hero.
@@Jer_Schmidt BTW I ordered that 3hp leeson motor we were talking about and it's so huge dude lol. I think it'll be fine but it looks bigger than yours and the mounting bracket even hangs over your mounting plate design. It still bolts up, but my ocd is going nuts. I'm gonna have to do something to fix that. Otherwise, this is now the hemi of grinders 😎
Oh sorry, I should have thought of that. It's a frame 56HC, and the H in there indicates it has a longer base. Is it a lot longer motor? Just curious if it would still work with my grinder cabinet or if it's too big to fit the notch in the corner.
Watching you go through the build process and being able to ‘see’ into your thoughts on the how & why things are done the way you do them... priceless! Thanks for sharing!!!
Jeremy, very nice, to see a young man doing this type of thought and work. If I may make a couple of suggestions, when drilling a large hole use a "Center drill" first, then a small diameter, then your finish size. Example center, 5/16", then 1/2" When using tap or dies cutting oil is your friend, oil is cheaper than taps. To get the tap square with the work piece place your tap in the drill press chuck and the piece in the vice turn the chuck by hand. If it gets hard to turn use the chuck key as a lever, smooth end in the chuck key hole. Perfect square every time. I really like what you're doing keep designing and building, that belt sander is pretty heavy duty, your son will be able to use it. Remember.. "Overkill is good" I'm stealing your line, "If you can't make it perfect, better make it adjustable" too funny. Great video too. Sorry for the long post.
At 9:22: In making mine, I found that after I had enough clearance to get the file into the slot, grabbing each end of the file and dragging it over the surface, perpendicular to normal usage, helped keep my slot 90 degrees to the face (minimal file rocking) and got rid of irregularities in the surface without over correcting. I'm super pleased with the results!
Well, Jeremy, thers no need to buy - just drop me an adress by email and I'll send you one. I guess, your size is "L" and it lloks as if you prefer white T-shirts. Your videos gives me a lot of inspirations, so this might be a way to give something back - an making T-shirts is one of my hobbys ;-)
Hey, that sounds great! My size would be a medium, white or grey, either is great. I wasn't able to find your email on your channel, so you'll have to either let me know what your email is or just send me an email at jerswoodshop@gmail.com I don't want to post my address here publicly.
Hi Jeremy, I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I am with your design and build of your belt grinder. You have managed to incorporate so much versatility into it ... it's really the ultimate mouse trap of grinders. You should be quite proud!
I purchased your plans and built my very first grinder with them. I modified the attachments to fit my needs, but the frame minus the motor mount adapter is to your spec. Its and amazing project and I am so happy with it. I love that It will be able to adapt to my needs over the years with its modular design. My great grandkids will be able to use this grinder one day!
Why would anybody thumbs down a video like this over 300 people don't like this video? Seems strange to me. Not that you need to hear from me Jeremy but I think you did a great job with what you have. It also goes to show that no matter how big of a shop you have or budget sometimes you got to make do with what you got.
Young man this is the best presentation what I saw on you tube ever. Your explanation and experience it's like from someone who is more than 50 years young. During watching your presentation I was fascinated. BRAVO!
Very nice video. I particularly appreciated the way you edited the welding sequences. Pop rivets were definitely the right choice for affixing the "Made in USA" plaque.
I am impressed, and their are few who impress me to this degree!! "If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable". I love the way it rings with truth!
Young man that is a thing of beauty. The precision thought and build awesome. Bet you have proud parents to have raised a good and skilled young American.
Man, I drop shit constantly and it's so annoying! But glad to know I'm not alone in having to stop whatever I'm doing, bend over and pick up whatever I dropped or knocked off the work bench.
It is fun to watch someone at the start of their career. I am a retired Aerospace Jig and Fixture builder and later Tooling Inspector. I wish I could get some one on one time with you because I could give you some hints and methods that would speed up your skills a lot. You did a very good job on this machine. I don't think you really want to make a glass platten, there really is no need and steel can be easily made as flat even with the tools you have in your shop. Even with a fillet weld, you need to grind a bevel for weld penetration, it makes a big difference. A little BONDO TM applied before painting would have made your machine look like it came from a factory vs a self built tool. It will not make the machine stronger but it will look more professional. Another way to make the sliding fit is to use properly sized tubing and remove the inside weld of the larger tube, it really isn't that hard to do. Nice work over all though, you have a lot of potential keep at it!
So many reasons to 'like' this video. Your design is one of the best yet and the finished build is of far better quality than most self-builds. Your video quality and editing are also impressive. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to finally get my arse into gear to build my own. I would love to have a look at a model of this build, but also think $20 (US$) is a reasonable price to pay for the thought and effort invested into this design. Cheers.
My man, I've been thinking about and gathering materials for my own build for about a year and a half myself, and I can't tell you how much your video helped! Awesome work! I love the fact the table mount stays stationary and how much of the tiny details you included, like your methods for keeping the hinges lined up, or taking into account the vibration when choosing materials. I'm actually using 1/2" materials for my receiver tubes as I want it to be a floor model. I also very much appreciated your attachment videos as well. All in all a great reference material!! Keep it up!
I sure would love to build one of these, I hope Jeremy appreciates how blessed he is having access to all that space, great tools & endless steel plate reserves. Very talented use of his resources!
Hands down, that is by any means and by every standard the most advanced belt sander I've seen so far! Thank you very much, Jeremy, I cannot count how often I have watched this video! So... you also throw your stuff around the shop xD Okay, time to start on learning welding so I can build that baby!
You continue to amaze me. I run into your stuff from all over, and have been watching knife making vids and stumbled on this. Your skills and thought processes continue to impress. If I had your shop and skills, I would be a happier ol' man, but I sure enjoyed your process here. Keep up the good work, and I will continue to find you doing interesting projects I will continue to admire! Your work here looks plenty solid for anything!
Ditto, what Mr. McCracken said, and I turn 75 next month . Except I just stumbled onto your video. I don't know what your profession is or if your still in College ? But think it would be interesting to know ? Sincerely, Vic
Looks like you live on a farm. Good for you. It clearly shows you he been taught to figure things out. Farm life is full of life lessons which include problem solving.
How could anyone down thumb???You did wonderful!!!Thank God America still has heart in youth..THE DOWN THUMBERS,,JEALOUS!!!!!lol...They can make due with their HFREIGHT JUNK,this young American has top shelf..
Wow I think you did a great job 2 years ago sorry belated praise but I have to think your dad set you up and helped you learn just like a dad should. Great job to both of you
Brother I think you're doing yourself a disservice by not working as a career mechanical engineer. You are gifted. I work with engineers on a daily basis that can barely tie they're own shoes. Some things you just can't find in a book and you've got some of those things.
Being a toolmaker for 35 years I want you to know you have a lot of talent. Nice job. Good to see you took the time to get a good plan before you started cutting. Mistake erase on paper so much easier.
Keith, I'm a retired Mechanical Engineer and worked with _way_ too many that would have had trouble tying their own shoes! ;) Jeremy definitely seems to have what it would take to make a good Engineer, if he wants to go that way.
@Brandon S I mean so can just about anything. But it's making a living. I mean you shouldn't do something if you're miserable doing it but you also shouldn't avoid doing something because it's not your "dream job".
I think I remember commenting on your build video before, but I shall do so again. For such a young man, you are quite knowledgeable about your process. I am quite impressed and honestly, I feel kinda lazy... I thoroughly enjoyed your video.
I'm impressed man, I can tell you're young but this looks like the work of a very experienced fabricator, good job, I'm subscribing to your channel for sure.
Very Nice. Loved your video making skills, as well as your design. I think I will make one. I am building a front loader for my tractor, and a belt sander would be invaluable. I am a machinist and welder, so I appreciate a belt sander and your design is just awesome. Thank you.
Not much of a commenter on TH-cam videos but I’ve been looking at building one of these for a long time and this is by far the greatest design I have seen. I love it!! I got plans for a no-weld grinder because I don’t have a welder and don’t know anything about welding I am jealous as hell.
Dude, i dont know anything about building stuff with wood or metal or something. But watching your videos is kinda satisfying. Indont know why, i guess im just a weird guy. But upload more videos please. Ty
I'll be the first to admit... I jelly! I so jelly! My workshop is mostly electronics, and confined to a 9x12 bedroom... My machine shop... is a closet with a mini-mill and rubber wall + floor liners. ;_;
richfiles I'm moving into a tiny apartment. And I'm just getting into knife making. It's depressing yet a real challenge thinking how I can use such tools in such a space. I just made my first knife and it's great, using mostly hand tools. Only power tool used was a wonky old electric drill that made drilling accurate holes for scale pins really hard and poorly finished. When I move I'll be investing in a bench drill press asap. Maybe have to put it in the kitchen somewhere lol
Just stumbled upon this video... Wow, I take my hat off to you man. Really nice engineering and nice clean work. You truly are gifted. Smart and handy...
Really like this design, I appreciate how overbuilt this grinder is (that's how I tend to build to... once!). As well as the foresight of the receiver. Nice work!
Good luck! I built it, and it was the most fun project I've done in years. The plans are perfectly done and easy to follow. I'm just waiting on the vfd to arrive next Tuesday and I'll finally be able to run it for the first time. It turned out tits!
@@BoyNamedStacy Can you tell me if you managed to build the main square tubes without warping? And did you buy as much square stock as Jer? I don't want to buy that much at once but it sure looks useful to get the fabricated square tubes off...
@@original5065 I bought as much stock as the pdf recommended, maybe a foot more for cuts etc just to be safe. I had minor warpage, but not enough to impede the square stock from sliding in and out like butter. I would definitely keep your welds to 1" and move around like Jeremy said. It may not look pretty like we want, but the warping possibility is real and you would have to start over. Oh... I see what you meant. No I didn't buy all that length of square tubing. It banged out with a little effort. The shims work great
I really like your belt sander design and your explanation or the "why" behind your design decisions. RE: Your jig to make sure the tap is square. In my machine shop, we had tapping blocks which were a block of steel / brass / aluminum with a through hole drilled the same diameter as the tap (or the body of the tap for smaller taps). The tap was then inserted into the block and the block clamped to the work piece. Bingo! Perfectly perpendicular tapped holes. The block also saves broken taps when using the tiny taps like, 0-80, 2-56, etc.
Thanks! In this case I wanted the tapped hole perpendicular to the frame of the platen attachment, not necessarily perpendicular to the ear that I was tapping. It’s a tiny detail but that’s why I used the jig I did.
You are an awesome young man. Outstanding skills combined with equally outstanding humility. Even your video presentation is excellent. It should be used as a template on how to keep a production interesting and focused without self-aggrandizement or bloody music ... and I can hear you. Class act!
Mate you are one very clever young fella. I enjoyed watching your video. That’s the strongest and most versatile one of these I’ve seen whilst looking for a design to follow. Well done 👍
a good way to get your taps square is to use your drill press to hold the tap the turn the press by hand to get tap started. Do not use the drill press powered on for turning the tap or they will snap off just to hold the tap square. Nice design to the sander, definitely engineered strong enough. After a Nuclear attack in a 1000s years the only thing left of our civilization will be cockroaches, twinkies, and this sander.
Another way is to sit a discarded music or data CD on the part and tap through it. It acts like a mirror around the hole and if you go off square the tap looks bent. 1 degree off axis makes the bend look like 2 degrees, which is easily visible, and since it surrounds the hole, you can easily check two mutually perpendicular planes.
Jeremy, you are an amazing young man! If I had the tools you have and the welding skill you have I, too could make your grinder. Unfortunately, I'm disabled and with the Social Security checks, I don't have the money for the stock, let alone, the tooling! Oh, well! I will HAVE to go with a much less expensive build and your ideas! THANKS for the video, the ideas and your amazing design!
This appears to be the best belt grinder build on YT. Would be good to get your thoughts on lessons learned 2 years on. Will definitely buy the plans when I get the time! Thanks Jeremy for the fantastic work. Keep up the great work. best from Sweden/ UK John
Congratulations!!! Hello from Romania! This means having professional tools, brain to think, good hands, willingness to work and do useful things! I lean in front of you! Ps: Sorry for the mistakes in expression, but I do not master well, English!
Plans are now available!
Read more about them here: jerswoodshop.com/2x72-tilting-belt-grinder/
Or buy them immediately here: etsy.me/2sm5uvg
Going to purchase and will definitely be one of my near future builds this year. Thanks for the plans
Greetings from my country that is Chile. I really like the watches. I'm looking for the plans of the windmill but I can not find them, you could help me
this is my e-mail. Leandro.hrnndz.h@gmail.com
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How much to build me one? A FUlly built one
Man oh man! That's a SOLID build! I like that tilting feature and all of the design details that you obviously spent a ton of time on.
+John Heisz
Thanks for the inspiration :)
"If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable". Most sage advice I've heard on TH-cam so far. Killer project Jeremy.
It's people like Jeremy that made this country. He's the real reason the world longs to live here. Smart, hard working, insightful, humble, creative, and willing to share the benefits of his experience. He is the real American.
Well...that’s what America used to be anyway... Thanks!
Im a retired welder fabricator of 40 years and I have to say Im pretty impressed with your welding and Fabricating You have skills ,I built ski lifts for twenty years, Bank vaults, Safes Atm red Iron ,The very last job I did before I retired was welding and Fabricated a quarter of the steel barrier fence that surrounded ground zero after 911 ..Rip . Great job well done Now I have to build one of these
Sorry that was your last job
Very cool Jeremy!!! That moment of pressing in the perfectly fitting bearings must have been awesome.
+Marius Hornberger
Thanks! It was very satisfying :)
Marius & Jeremy... i *truly enjoy* watching your videos, mates! Over and over again!
Hey Everyone. Just bought Jeremy's plans. They are exceptionally detailed, and well-written. I've been shopping for belt grinder plans for awhile and I've seen others that are little more than a parts list - No Actual Assembly Instructions, much less tips and tricks. Jeremy gives you both. Given the necessary skills, a 7th grader could follow these plans. Well done Jeremy.
Thank you!
Given the necessary skills, a 7th grader could be a brain surgeon.
Wow, awesome build!
+Matthias Wandel
Thanks!
Matthias Wandel not the right tool color though 😂
Smoke you didn't he, Lol.
+HCAC BUILD: Since when is this a contest? Each excels with their own builds.
+Dave Smulders It's not a contest but he definitely smoked him. Let's put it this way...if both grinders were in prison, Jeremy's grinder would make Matt's grinder his bitch.
Wow! Your not evrn my son, but I'm proud of you! I taught my son a lot of hands on fabrication starting when he was probably 5 years old. Now he has a masters in engineering and blows me away with some of his builds. I would encourage you to go into engineering as your half way there! My best to you, Steve Avis
Someone taught you well. 26:10 ; "If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable." The margin between crazy and genius is extremely fine. As far as I can tell, you Sir, are not crazy. Designer, engineer, fabricator, filmographer, philosopher, teacher, an artist of materials and I'm sure there are a few more facets being honed. I'm glad I stumbled into your video. Subbed after watching. Thank you.
I have been welding / fabricating for 50 years and am very impressed with your skill set, I knew you were a farm boy before I saw the swather. You have done a great job, your parents should be proud.
Dude you're so badass for actually putting this build on youtube for us all. As you know high quality belt grinders cost a whole lot. This build will save many people a great deal of money.
....Depends, I know few folks who build their own ones and spend in the excess of £500-£800, basically buying all components, motor, controller, stock, and turning wheels from billet with lathe at local shop XD
Jeremy, I just have to say WOW!!! What a job. While that grinder is VERY labor intensive, it's NICE! I've built a couple of 2X72 grinders. You've shown how the young generation can do GREAT things. Again, good job.
Ooops, just realized a year ago I commented - I sometimes forget things in my old 72 years of age.
I've watched pretty much every TH-cam video on 2 x 72 belt grinders, yours is a very unique design unlike any other I've seen. I really like it! Well done.
+Tom's Dreamshop Worx
Thank you!
You are a self made engineer and a artist! I am so impressed. Your parent's should be proud.
Молодець Джеремі! Добрий ти майстер і толковий інженер, все в роботі чітко продумано, вивірено і зроблено. Не всі пояснення англійською мені зрозумілі, але технічно зрозуміло все. Приємно дивитись за твоєю довершеною роботою. Дякую!
I was looking to buy a belt grinder. After much research looking at different models, I want this one the most! Thanks for making the plan available. This build is a beauty.
You editing makes your videos very enjoyable, and humorous
+Oskar Gregersen
Thanks! :)
I've watched this video before and LOVED it then, and when it came up again, I'd forgotten. When I realized I'd seen this one before - I thought for JUST the barest moment to move along, but immediately decided to stay. I was as impressed THIS time as I was the last time, and with SO MANY techniques that are transferable to SO MANY other kinds of builds, I'm SO glad to have run across it again ! This young man is truly gifted, and I hope he does WELL ! ALL the VERY BEST to all here, and ESPECIALLY to Jeremy Schmidt ! Excellent work - THANKS !
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
Your belt grinder is incredible! I like how you set it up for vertical and horizontal running. That was one of the most enjoyable videos I've ever had the opportunity to watch on youtube.
Im amazed at your skills. Just bought your plans. Should have it done in a few years. Thanks for all your hard work!
A month later (about 100 hrs total), and more money than I'd like to admit... I FINALLY BUILT MY OWN! THIS THING IS BAD A$$!! Well done Jeremy. The plans were super easy to follow and you were quick to answer emails when I needed it. This is the best tool in my shop now. Thank you brother, you are my new hero.
Fantastic! Thanks man!
@@Jer_Schmidt BTW I ordered that 3hp leeson motor we were talking about and it's so huge dude lol. I think it'll be fine but it looks bigger than yours and the mounting bracket even hangs over your mounting plate design. It still bolts up, but my ocd is going nuts. I'm gonna have to do something to fix that. Otherwise, this is now the hemi of grinders 😎
Oh sorry, I should have thought of that. It's a frame 56HC, and the H in there indicates it has a longer base. Is it a lot longer motor? Just curious if it would still work with my grinder cabinet or if it's too big to fit the notch in the corner.
@@Jer_Schmidt I emailed some pics/measurements 👍
Watching you go through the build process and being able to ‘see’ into your thoughts on the how & why things are done the way you do them... priceless! Thanks for sharing!!!
Jeremy, very nice, to see a young man doing this type of thought and work. If I may make a couple of suggestions, when drilling a large hole use a "Center drill" first, then a small diameter, then your finish size. Example center, 5/16", then 1/2"
When using tap or dies cutting oil is your friend, oil is cheaper than taps. To get the tap square with the work piece place your tap in the drill press chuck and the piece in the vice turn the chuck by hand. If it gets hard to turn use the chuck key as a lever, smooth end in the chuck key hole. Perfect square every time. I really like what you're doing keep designing and building, that belt sander is pretty heavy duty, your son will be able to use it. Remember.. "Overkill is good" I'm stealing your line, "If you can't make it perfect, better make it adjustable" too funny. Great video too. Sorry for the long post.
I think to use a 'spot drill' instead of 'center drill'.
At 9:22: In making mine, I found that after I had enough clearance to get the file into the slot, grabbing each end of the file and dragging it over the surface, perpendicular to normal usage, helped keep my slot 90 degrees to the face (minimal file rocking) and got rid of irregularities in the surface without over correcting. I'm super pleased with the results!
"If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable." You should put that on a t-shirt.
+The Liftarm and Beam
I'll buy it if you do it!
Well, Jeremy, thers no need to buy - just drop me an adress by email and I'll send you one. I guess, your size is "L" and it lloks as if you prefer white T-shirts. Your videos gives me a lot of inspirations, so this might be a way to give something back - an making T-shirts is one of my hobbys ;-)
I think a medium will fit him better. All depends on how the shirt is cut though.
Hey, that sounds great! My size would be a medium, white or grey, either is great. I wasn't able to find your email on your channel, so you'll have to either let me know what your email is or just send me an email at jerswoodshop@gmail.com I don't want to post my address here publicly.
..just droped you an email.. :-)
Hi Jeremy, I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I am with your design and build of your belt grinder. You have managed to incorporate so much versatility into it ... it's really the ultimate mouse trap of grinders. You should be quite proud!
Thank you!
I purchased your plans and built my very first grinder with them. I modified the attachments to fit my needs, but the frame minus the motor mount adapter is to your spec. Its and amazing project and I am so happy with it. I love that It will be able to adapt to my needs over the years with its modular design. My great grandkids will be able to use this grinder one day!
Why would anybody thumbs down a video like this over 300 people don't like this video? Seems strange to me. Not that you need to hear from me Jeremy but I think you did a great job with what you have. It also goes to show that no matter how big of a shop you have or budget sometimes you got to make do with what you got.
This video defines "hand made". Awesome skills. And clearly you like to weld metal pieces together.
Young man this is the best presentation what I saw on you tube ever. Your explanation and experience it's like from someone who is more than 50 years young. During watching your presentation I was fascinated. BRAVO!
Very nice video. I particularly appreciated the way you edited the welding sequences. Pop rivets were definitely the right choice for affixing the "Made in USA" plaque.
+Cadwaladr
Thanks!
I agree, definitely a great editing job. Well paced and entertaining while informative. A very nice video and build!
Probably the best homebuilt 2x72 belt grinder I have seen.
I am impressed, and their are few who impress me to this degree!! "If you can't make it perfect, at least make it adjustable". I love the way it rings with truth!
Young man that is a thing of beauty. The precision thought and build awesome. Bet you have proud parents to have raised a good and skilled young American.
Not just a young man but young men. His brother did a hell of a job on those guide/drive wheels.
i love how you film all the time you drop something. i drop stuff all the time
Man, I drop shit constantly and it's so annoying! But glad to know I'm not alone in having to stop whatever I'm doing, bend over and pick up whatever I dropped or knocked off the work bench.
It is fun to watch someone at the start of their career. I am a retired Aerospace Jig and Fixture builder and later Tooling Inspector. I wish I could get some one on one time with you because I could give you some hints and methods that would speed up your skills a lot. You did a very good job on this machine. I don't think you really want to make a glass platten, there really is no need and steel can be easily made as flat even with the tools you have in your shop. Even with a fillet weld, you need to grind a bevel for weld penetration, it makes a big difference. A little BONDO TM applied before painting would have made your machine look like it came from a factory vs a self built tool. It will not make the machine stronger but it will look more professional. Another way to make the sliding fit is to use properly sized tubing and remove the inside weld of the larger tube, it really isn't that hard to do. Nice work over all though, you have a lot of potential keep at it!
You Win. This is the best grinder build that I have ever seen. Great video. Learned a lot
So many reasons to 'like' this video. Your design is one of the best yet and the finished build is of far better quality than most self-builds. Your video quality and editing are also impressive. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to finally get my arse into gear to build my own.
I would love to have a look at a model of this build, but also think $20 (US$) is a reasonable price to pay for the thought and effort invested into this design.
Cheers.
My man, I've been thinking about and gathering materials for my own build for about a year and a half myself, and I can't tell you how much your video helped! Awesome work! I love the fact the table mount stays stationary and how much of the tiny details you included, like your methods for keeping the hinges lined up, or taking into account the vibration when choosing materials. I'm actually using 1/2" materials for my receiver tubes as I want it to be a floor model. I also very much appreciated your attachment videos as well. All in all a great reference material!! Keep it up!
I sure would love to build one of these, I hope Jeremy appreciates how blessed he is having access to all that space, great tools & endless steel plate reserves. Very talented use of his resources!
A spirited attempt and 10 out of 10 for effort. Well done. That grinder will serve you well for many years. Good job!!
Hands down, that is by any means and by every standard the most advanced belt sander I've seen so far! Thank you very much, Jeremy, I cannot count how often I have watched this video!
So... you also throw your stuff around the shop xD
Okay, time to start on learning welding so I can build that baby!
Unbelievable! I was glued to the monitor. You are most talented.
Well done , anyone would be fortunate to have you work for them ...
Or to have the opportunity to work FOR him, thus gaining the opportunity to learn from such a gifted and talented young fabricator.
Awesome job Jeremy, it's so rewarding to see the youth of today doing such awesome work. Best of luck to you throughout you life.
You continue to amaze me. I run into your stuff from all over, and have been watching knife making vids and stumbled on this. Your skills and thought processes continue to impress. If I had your shop and skills, I would be a happier ol' man, but I sure enjoyed your process here. Keep up the good work, and I will continue to find you doing interesting projects I will continue to admire! Your work here looks plenty solid for anything!
Ditto, what Mr. McCracken said, and I turn 75 next month . Except I just stumbled onto your video.
I don't know what your profession is or if your still in College ? But think it would be interesting to know ? Sincerely,
Vic
Looks like you live on a farm. Good for you. It clearly shows you he been taught to figure things out. Farm life is full of life lessons which include problem solving.
And constant equipment repair
How could anyone down thumb???You did wonderful!!!Thank God America still has heart in youth..THE DOWN THUMBERS,,JEALOUS!!!!!lol...They can make due with their HFREIGHT JUNK,this young American has top shelf..
Personally I think it is a " little " over kill but I guess great people like you made this country so great, congratulations very good job.
I like the over kill. Just like a cheap drill press,it wiggles,slips sides ways from center and doesnt drill straight.
Well done! Hands down the nicest belt grinder build I’ve seen on TH-cam. 👍🏻
Thank you!
Lots of folks have said this - but you are an excellent fabricator; that is a beast of a machine, and very well thought out.
Wow I think you did a great job 2 years ago sorry belated praise but I have to think your dad set you up and helped you learn just like a dad should. Great job to both of you
Brother I think you're doing yourself a disservice by not working as a career mechanical engineer. You are gifted. I work with engineers on a daily basis that can barely tie they're own shoes. Some things you just can't find in a book and you've got some of those things.
Being a toolmaker for 35 years I want you to know you have a lot of talent. Nice job. Good to see you took the time to get a good plan before you started cutting. Mistake erase on paper so much easier.
True
Keith, I'm a retired Mechanical Engineer and worked with _way_ too many that would have had trouble tying their own shoes! ;) Jeremy definitely seems to have what it would take to make a good Engineer, if he wants to go that way.
@Brandon S I mean so can just about anything. But it's making a living. I mean you shouldn't do something if you're miserable doing it but you also shouldn't avoid doing something because it's not your "dream job".
@Brandon S Yeah, some are, some aren't. I've worked both kinds.
That was FANTASTIC! Great idea. Great detail. Love the "Made in America" focus.
BRAVO!
I think I remember commenting on your build video before, but I shall do so again. For such a young man, you are quite knowledgeable about your process. I am quite impressed and honestly, I feel kinda lazy... I thoroughly enjoyed your video.
Wow, I stumbled onto this. Amazing talent young man. Impressive build. Way to go! Now I need to make one.
this is hands down the best grinder build i have seen
this is the best example of a belt sander I've ever seen, bar none. awesome job.
I'm impressed man,
I can tell you're young but this looks like the work of a very experienced fabricator, good job, I'm subscribing to your channel for sure.
Very Nice. Loved your video making skills, as well as your design. I think I will make one. I am building a front loader for my tractor, and a belt sander would be invaluable. I am a machinist and welder, so I appreciate a belt sander and your design is just awesome. Thank you.
Not much of a commenter on TH-cam videos but I’ve been looking at building one of these for a long time and this is by far the greatest design I have seen. I love it!! I got plans for a no-weld grinder because I don’t have a welder and don’t know anything about welding I am jealous as hell.
This is absolutely amazing! You're a true master builder!
Hi Jeremy awesome build looking forward to building one of my own!
Je vous regarde vos vidéos avec beaucoup d’intérêt. Vos réalisations sont super. Merci pour les conseils.
Dude, i dont know anything about building stuff with wood or metal or something. But watching your videos is kinda satisfying. Indont know why, i guess im just a weird guy. But upload more videos please. Ty
+David D. Whis
Thanks! I think this is perfectly normal. Humans like making things and watching others make things.
Yup, it's the same with me and many others as well :D
We are normal -- and we like making things
You are a very clever young man well done you’ll go far
Congrats - you have the best belt sander video on youtube. wow, what an end result, thank you
Very cool and thought through! Nice workspace you have there o.O
+Cosmas Bauer
Thanks! Can't wait to see your take on this!
Looks like Jeremy just challenged you, Cosmas. I just love the way you two make things.
I'll be the first to admit... I jelly! I so jelly!
My workshop is mostly electronics, and confined to a 9x12 bedroom...
My machine shop... is a closet with a mini-mill and rubber wall + floor liners.
;_;
richfiles I'm moving into a tiny apartment. And I'm just getting into knife making. It's depressing yet a real challenge thinking how I can use such tools in such a space. I just made my first knife and it's great, using mostly hand tools. Only power tool used was a wonky old electric drill that made drilling accurate holes for scale pins really hard and poorly finished. When I move I'll be investing in a bench drill press asap. Maybe have to put it in the kitchen somewhere lol
I've been waiting so long for this video to reach 1 million views
You noticed it before me! It took forever to go from 950k to 1m!
Just stumbled upon this video... Wow, I take my hat off to you man. Really nice engineering and nice clean work. You truly are gifted. Smart and handy...
Really like this design, I appreciate how overbuilt this grinder is (that's how I tend to build to... once!). As well as the foresight of the receiver. Nice work!
The irony is that a belt grinder would have been useful for building this belt grinder
+nick longstaffe
Oh man, I wished for a belt grinder for pretty much every part I made!
Grinderception!
You should have borrowed This Old Tony's time machine to use the belt grinder to build itself.
Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing.
Bootstrapping! :-)
Loved the video, so nice to see young folks take time and effort to produce quality products. You make “Made in America “ insignia proud.
Dude!!! AWESOME build... you now have a new subscriber...
Great job Jeremy, very impressed by you young man.
I was going to buy a grinder until I found this video. I bought your plans, wish me luck.
Mike
Good luck! I built it, and it was the most fun project I've done in years. The plans are perfectly done and easy to follow. I'm just waiting on the vfd to arrive next Tuesday and I'll finally be able to run it for the first time. It turned out tits!
@@BoyNamedStacy Can you tell me if you managed to build the main square tubes without warping? And did you buy as much square stock as Jer? I don't want to buy that much at once but it sure looks useful to get the fabricated square tubes off...
@@original5065 I bought as much stock as the pdf recommended, maybe a foot more for cuts etc just to be safe. I had minor warpage, but not enough to impede the square stock from sliding in and out like butter. I would definitely keep your welds to 1" and move around like Jeremy said. It may not look pretty like we want, but the warping possibility is real and you would have to start over. Oh... I see what you meant. No I didn't buy all that length of square tubing. It banged out with a little effort. The shims work great
what a love stroy. 2.5 years of design and construction. very beautiful.
if there was a greatest build video award, You would have it by a mile. Thanks for the build video and Plans thank you thank you thank you.
Awesome design and build! Love it.
I really like your belt sander design and your explanation or the "why" behind your design decisions.
RE: Your jig to make sure the tap is square. In my machine shop, we had tapping blocks which were a block of steel / brass / aluminum with a through hole drilled the same diameter as the tap (or the body of the tap for smaller taps). The tap was then inserted into the block and the block clamped to the work piece. Bingo! Perfectly perpendicular tapped holes. The block also saves broken taps when using the tiny taps like, 0-80, 2-56, etc.
Thanks! In this case I wanted the tapped hole perpendicular to the frame of the platen attachment, not necessarily perpendicular to the ear that I was tapping. It’s a tiny detail but that’s why I used the jig I did.
Great build and instruction... just bought your plans and excited to start,
Seen some pretty ingenious designs for these, yours takes the prize. Thanks for posting, plans are great. Will be one of my next projects!
Super build, I have wanted one these now for ever since watching "Forged in Fire"
Wow! What a project and it came out awesome!
I'd definitely pay for the plans to build it! Cheers
The new Matthias Wandel.
German Pride.
This was a treat to watch.
You are an awesome young man.
Outstanding skills combined with equally outstanding humility.
Even your video presentation is excellent.
It should be used as a template on how to keep a production interesting and focused
without self-aggrandizement or bloody music ... and I can hear you.
Class act!
oh awesome build, thanks
Just found your site, interested in plans to build myself. Retired and disabled, buying one is out of the question.
Absolutely superb design. love the attachments. An absolute treat to watch the entire series. Good job Jeremy.
Man I enjoyed watching that 🙂 ! Thoroughly entertaining and a fair bit inspirational 👍😊 thanks! 🙏
Man this is fantastic. I have to watch it again and study it :D very clever solutions!
+Cactus! workshop
Thanks! :)
Mate you are one very clever young fella. I enjoyed watching your video. That’s the strongest and most versatile one of these I’ve seen whilst looking for a design to follow. Well done 👍
Ive watched this like 5 times and still find it enjoyable :D
a good way to get your taps square is to use your drill press to hold the tap the turn the press by hand to get tap started. Do not use the drill press powered on for turning the tap or they will snap off just to hold the tap square. Nice design to the sander, definitely engineered strong enough. After a Nuclear attack in a 1000s years the only thing left of our civilization will be cockroaches, twinkies, and this sander.
Another way is to sit a discarded music or data CD on the part and tap through it. It acts like a mirror around the hole and if you go off square the tap looks bent. 1 degree off axis makes the bend look like 2 degrees, which is easily visible, and since it surrounds the hole, you can easily check two mutually perpendicular planes.
Miss you bud.
Jeremy, you are an amazing young man!
If I had the tools you have and the welding skill you have I, too could make your grinder. Unfortunately, I'm disabled and with the Social Security checks, I don't have the money for the stock, let alone, the tooling!
Oh, well! I will HAVE to go with a much less expensive build and your ideas!
THANKS for the video, the ideas and your amazing design!
Nice Job Jeremy ! Wonderful to have the freedom to play. Congrats on a great tool AND awesome video ... thanks for sharing :^ ) ... MMcC
This appears to be the best belt grinder build on YT. Would be good to get your thoughts on lessons learned 2 years on. Will definitely buy the plans when I get the time! Thanks Jeremy for the fantastic work. Keep up the great work. best from Sweden/ UK John
Очень круто. Буду себе такой делать. О таких материалах можно только мечтать.
Супер!Все качественно, надежно и основательно!!
Super! Everything is high quality and thorough!
(I google translated so that you don't have to.)
Congratulations!!!
Hello from Romania!
This means having professional tools, brain to think, good hands, willingness to work and do useful things! I lean in front of you!
Ps: Sorry for the mistakes in expression, but I do not master well, English!