Hello from America, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel, thank you so much, after watching this, I started to build my own tools, and is so satisfying, thank you so very much.
I'm lacking lots of metal working tools, so seeing THIS video makes me very comfortable and brought me a final positive answer to the question: "Can I make a belt grinder out of wood?" GREAT! I so LOVE your solution, what an awesome inspiration, this helped a lot. Cheers!
I make canes. I have the need for a lathe. Can’t afford nor do I have the room for a lathe to turn my canes on. Therefore, I have the plans forming in my head. People like you make this 71 years old brain work. Thanks!!!
Absolutely loved watching your approach to the bench grinder . I think its the best set up i have seen yet . you simplified the the trimming of the wheels the arm and the alinement of the pullies . Victor this is the build im going for thank you so much .Gerald S wales UK
I have looked everywhere for an "all wood" treadmill driven belt sander. Well done, this video has inspired me to build my own. I am now on the lookout for a treadmill in the "hard rubbish" piles.
A neighbour put out a working treadmill for kerb side pickup , I looked at it and thought I had no use for it and my wife would not be happy with more junk arriving in the carport, so I left it there. I made a sandwich for lunch and sat in front of the tele and sitting there came across your video on youtube. it clicked that there was a perfect treadmill only 20 meters away, I looked up to see two blokes loading it into a trailer. Sometimes it is all about the timing. All the best.
Yep, that's one of the problems with married life. If you only had yourself to think about, that treadmill would've been in your carport as soon as you spotted it. But because you are a kind, caring considerate bloke....you missed out!!.
See you angered the Reuse Gods and they took away your gift treadmill. Now it will be that much harder to find a donor treadmill. Better yet start looking out for something else and a treadmill will pop up.
Sorry to hear that mate. i wish my neighbours would put out some treadmills, i already have rough plans in my head for a homemade drum sander that will need two motors and controllers. one for the feed mat and one for the drum
This video is amazing, I’ve watched so many diy grinder videos and this is the first one that I’ve ever seen that I thought I could actually do myself. I never thought to use a treadmill, which I have one that is not in use.
Thank you very much Frank. The treadmill motors are great if you use them with their speed controller. they're not super powerful though so may not be suitable if you intend on grinding metal
Very nice build, clean design. Especially like the recycle, re-use and repurpose aspect. Makes me want to build one myself. I'll have to keep my eyes open for discarded treadmill. Thanks and stay well.
Fantastic build mate. So stoked to finally find a belt sander made (mostly) of wood! I have zero experience welding and most of the videos out there are metal builds, so it's really encouraging to see a sturdy wooden one. This is definitely going to fast-track my project!
Solid piece of kit. Got an old belt grinder that looks a lot like this one but it has a burnt out motor. Was thinking of throwing it away. Now, I have a terrific idea: steal the motor out of the old treadmill my brother wants to get rid of and take its controls with it. I bet I could I can transplant the lot into the old grinder and have a working machine that's better than new. Thanks!
Very Good Quality build, I am very impressed and respect a guy who admit his mistakes while doing DIY, as we are just humble human being who always learn from mistakes
What a great build. You gave me some great ideas on how to build a belt sander for myself. The wooden rollers and platen are fantastic. Now to see if the treadmill I saw in the alley behind my house is still there.
It's nice to see someone build something with tools we all have available to most of us, ie, no plasma cutters or arc welders. Just basic shop tools that we all have readily available to us all. Keep up the great work.
Nice build Brother, tidy looking unit, good engineering, simple and very effective, using your chosen materials to get the best return, Top job, Well done. Excellent video editing and Narration. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Very well done! Congratulations and welcome to the club of beltsander/linisher owners! Some advice on the gas strut: you need to turn it around. That way the oil in the cylinder will lubricate the seal! In its current orientation the seal is going to run dry a lot sooner!
This was an absolute amazing project to watch. Simple, yet elegant and clever in it's design and building process. This was as much woodworking as it was art.
I've watched it now and you have made a brilliantly simple grinder. I'm glad to see you used the rollers from the Aldi grinder as I have the exact same machine and will use that for the diner parts when I make my own. I will probably use some steel in mins as I have some heavy 50 x50 tube with a 5 mm wall and that should do for the arms. I'll find some scrap steel for other bits but will keep it very similar to your design using ply where I think I can get away with it. Once again thanks for letting me know you posted this video and well done. I love it! Cheers from Pom land!
Thanks Vic, Finally an accent and wood working style I can clearly understand 😋 great Aussie inventions it’s to go get the build on. Russell Coight style. Comedian Glenn Robbins plays Russell Coight, a survival and wildlife expert who charts his disastrous travels through Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. The series originally ran on Network Ten from 5 August 2001 to 29 September 2002.
This is the best video on building a belt grinder and I have been watching many in preparation for building my own belt grinder. I really like your simple naration and easy to follow camera story-telling. Your knowledge of many disciplines shows through and your quality of craftmanship is excellent! Looking forward to the next video.
Mate that was so awesome, the idea of using a treadmill for the parts is brilliant - motor, speed controller, bearings all from one junkyard find that’s just awesome.
Maaate, I've thought about building one for a long time now. Not sure if it will happen though because I've also been thinking a lot about just buying one
Nice job looks like it will work a treat. only one observation from experience if you mount the gas strut the other way up, ie rod down, the oil keeps the seal moist and the gas in!!
Now that's fascinating. I've been hesitant about doing my own 2x72 grinder because I don't quite have the chops to make it square and even out of steel. But being a carpenter, this would be so easy.
great job, now for me to take my treadmill parts that have been sitting in the shed for this same job to come together... the finished grinder looks awesome.
brilliant video great machine, delamination of glued parts, have suffered with this myself , the tighter you clamp the parts the more glue you squeeze out, all rotating parts i glue then screw to hold them together, your machine looks good , what is the maximum belt speed you run at
Do you have any plans to add a job supporting table with tilt adjustment at this stage? Perhaps mounted by a pivot point going through the attachment arm on the left side of the belt.
This is brilliant I’m definitely gonna have a go at making one myself I’ve been wanting a 2 x 72 for ages but as you’re probably aware of their horrendously expensive you should definitely do plans for it I think they do sell incredibly well I’d certainly buy them keep up the good work👍👊
Once again another great video on make do and mend, in your case make do and invent. I thought I was handy and practical but you take it to another level well done.
That reminded me of the old 1" belt sander My dad bought back in the 70's. It was great for what we needed. But yours makes that one look extremely pitiful and it was made by a sharpening machine company! Yours is so much better. I would love to make one like that, but unfortunately my body and lungs won't let. I'm disabled with asthma and COPD. Most of my woodworking is done watching videos. Keep up the good work dude.
The guy did a good job . Why so many dislikes. Sure an metal or aluminum frame would be nice but I bet most viewers find relocating the grinder out of wood over metal alot easier. Big Mex wishes you luck and success in your next project. See ya
What can i say Big Mex, the world is full of negative people who have nothing else to do with their lives. I'd like to see the creations of those people. Thanks mate.
@@DownUnderWoodWorks The majority of viewers that regularly watch DIY videos learn from the hosts efforts. They understand the difficulties in designing a piece of machinery that functions to specs . That's why we watch to get some ideas . Everytime I see dislikes on these types of videos I feel the host should know his time and efforts are appreciated.
Love the build . Feel like you need a smaller wheel on the motor though. A little more torque might be needed. Let us know how it is in a follow up video.
I considered that because in the treadmill it had a very small pulley driving a bigger wheel. However, i will mostly use this for wood so hopefully the current setup will do. Thanks for the feedback.
Brilliant idea and design! Your "rough and ready" improvised jigs and methods are great. I will build one, but probably use more of the original belt/disc sander for the drive and plate.
Thanks Bob. i dont know how much pressure that ram is putting out but it needs to be enough to keep the belt taught and grip the drive wheel. Sorry, hope that helps.
Very detailed commentary however, I couldn't follow the construction of main body. Do you have plan for this built? I wanna make one for my workshop. I just happened to watch it. Thank you very much for sharing the video.
Another awesome build from your mind and hands. well done, you should be very proud of that :-) and Kudos also for recycling and re purposing something that just would have been thrown out.
Great job!!! Only one thing that I did in my build was, I releaved the wheel base for the platten so that you can grind fully on both sides of the belt. But really a great job!!!
Wow. This was a great video to watch - loved everything about it: the way you've filmed it, your tone, the simplicity of your design, the fantastic result. I've watched quite a few videos to get ideas on how to build a grinder and yours is top of the list, with a big gap to #2! You've got yourself a new subscriber! :-D
What a fantastic build boy that looks great and appears to operate that way as well here in the USA. There are always plent of treadmills for sale on Craigslist and other venues for a fraction of their original price tag. You. Were lucky to find one for free those motors do run very. Well plus having th variable speed is also a ice feature for woodworking machines
G'day, just found your video because I'm thinking of building a 2x72. I really like that you used wood because I can't weld and most other builds use welded metal frames. Can you give us a feedback on how you use the belt grinder? Only for woodworking or do you also grind metal with it? Are you still happy with your design or would you change something if you had to make a new one? Greeting from Germany
Hi Tim, I use the grinder exclusively for wood. As you can tell from my videos I'm not a metal worker at all. I posted an upgrade video to the grinder with a few small improvements but essentially I'm very happy with it th-cam.com/video/clCjVmvTm2E/w-d-xo.html
The first time I see a belt grinder without vibrating the belt .As the belt looks very firm .you deserve the best
Thank you. The grinder is surprisingly solid and smooth.
Hello from America, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel, thank you so much, after watching this, I started to build my own tools, and is so satisfying, thank you so very much.
Thats awesome mate and yes, it is very satisfying
I'm lacking lots of metal working tools, so seeing THIS video makes me very comfortable and brought me a final positive answer to the question: "Can I make a belt grinder out of wood?" GREAT! I so LOVE your solution, what an awesome inspiration, this helped a lot. Cheers!
Kai, thanks for the great feedback. Its always nice to hear how i've inspired people
I make canes. I have the need for a lathe. Can’t afford nor do I have the room for a lathe to turn my canes on. Therefore, I have the plans forming in my head. People like you make this 71 years old brain work. Thanks!!!
i'm glad to hear that Bruce. Thank you very much.
Great build! A wooden frame belt grinder. No welding involved. Man!, ya can't beat that! 😁🤩✌🖖
Definitely mate. Although i could have used metal I love working with timber, its just so much easier when you have all the tools for wood.
Great pick up on the free treadmill and the perfect idea and build with the parts from it.
The beauty about them is that you can use the controller as well to get variable speed. Not as powerful as an AC motor though
Absolutely loved watching your approach to the bench grinder . I think its the best set up i have seen yet . you simplified the the trimming of the wheels the arm and the alinement of the pullies . Victor this is the build im going for thank you so much .Gerald S wales UK
Thank you very much Gerald. Glad you liked it
I have looked everywhere for an "all wood" treadmill driven belt sander. Well done, this video has inspired me to build my own. I am now on the lookout for a treadmill in the "hard rubbish" piles.
Thanks very much Larry. good luck with the hunt.
A neighbour put out a working treadmill for kerb side pickup , I looked at it and thought I had no use for it and my wife would not be happy with more junk arriving in the carport, so I left it there. I made a sandwich for lunch and sat in front of the tele and sitting there came across your video on youtube. it clicked that there was a perfect treadmill only 20 meters away, I looked up to see two blokes loading it into a trailer. Sometimes it is all about the timing. All the best.
Yep, that's one of the problems with married life. If you only had yourself to think about, that treadmill would've been in your carport as soon as you spotted it. But because you are a kind, caring considerate bloke....you missed out!!.
See you angered the Reuse Gods and they took away your gift treadmill. Now it will be that much harder to find a donor treadmill. Better yet start looking out for something else and a treadmill will pop up.
Sorry to hear that mate. i wish my neighbours would put out some treadmills, i already have rough plans in my head for a homemade drum sander that will need two motors and controllers. one for the feed mat and one for the drum
Learned several genius ideas in this vid; such as radius cuts with router table. Thanks! New subscriber from Spain.
Thank you very much and welcome.
Your video is instrumental in the belt grinder build I have going on right now. Cheers Mate!
Glad I could help. Good luck with the build mate
This video is amazing, I’ve watched so many diy grinder videos and this is the first one that I’ve ever seen that I thought I could actually do myself. I never thought to use a treadmill, which I have one that is not in use.
Thank you very much Frank. The treadmill motors are great if you use them with their speed controller. they're not super powerful though so may not be suitable if you intend on grinding metal
Very nice build, clean design. Especially like the recycle, re-use and repurpose aspect. Makes me want to build one myself. I'll have to keep my eyes open for discarded treadmill.
Thanks and stay well.
Thanks Ryan, glad you liked it.
Definitely a worthwhile video mate and I'm toying with the idea of building one myself.
Great video 👍🏽 👌🏅😉
This is one of my favourite builds Ian
Thank you Victor great to see some australian content and a nice build
This build is exactly what I was looking for
Thanks Ian, good to hear that mate and glad I could help
That sir was impressive! Above my skill level. Very impressed with your use of recycled materials and your ability to problem solve.
Thanks mate. i like to reuse, recycle and repurpose as much as i can
to produce the correct camber on the tracking wheel a couple of turns of quater inch wide masking tape does a brilliant job
I'll keep that in mind mate, thanks
Fantastic build mate. So stoked to finally find a belt sander made (mostly) of wood! I have zero experience welding and most of the videos out there are metal builds, so it's really encouraging to see a sturdy wooden one. This is definitely going to fast-track my project!
Good to hear that Geoff. Its great to get feedback like yours. Good luck with it.
Solid piece of kit. Got an old belt grinder that looks a lot like this one but it has a burnt out motor. Was thinking of throwing it away. Now, I have a terrific idea: steal the motor out of the old treadmill my brother wants to get rid of and take its controls with it. I bet I could I can transplant the lot into the old grinder and have a working machine that's better than new. Thanks!
Sounds like you have all the ingredients for an awesome rebuild mate.
Very Good Quality build, I am very impressed and respect a guy who admit his mistakes while doing DIY, as we are just humble human being who always learn from mistakes
Yes mate, they're some of our best lessons.
What a great build. You gave me some great ideas on how to build a belt sander for myself. The wooden rollers and platen are fantastic. Now to see if the treadmill I saw in the alley behind my house is still there.
Haha, better hurry mate. Thanks Cary.
It's nice to see someone build something with tools we all have available to most of us, ie, no plasma cutters or arc welders. Just basic shop tools that we all have readily available to us all. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much John and its great that you recognised that. Its something that i hope to portray in my videos.
Nice build Brother, tidy looking unit, good engineering, simple and very effective, using your chosen materials to get the best return, Top job, Well done. Excellent video editing and Narration. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Thank you very much Michael. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, glad you liked it.
Great work! That threadmill motor and controller is a very clean solution.
Thank you and yes it is.
Fantastic job! Now you have me looking on the side of the road for junk treadmills! I never would have thought!
Thanks Jim, good luck with the treasure hunt mate.
Very well done! Congratulations and welcome to the club of beltsander/linisher owners!
Some advice on the gas strut: you need to turn it around. That way the oil in the cylinder will lubricate the seal! In its current orientation the seal is going to run dry a lot sooner!
John WURST Hey John, thank you so much for the tip. I’ll definitely do that. Cheers mate.
VERY IMPRESSIVE AND DONE WITH GREAT PRACTICALITY. You've inspired me to go for i.t Needed a belt sander in the shop for a log time. Thanks.
Glad to hear that Geoffrey, good luck with it mate.
I’ve watched this so many times and am always impressed by this build and how easy you made it, take it easy and God bless brother.
Thank you very much Darren, glad you liked it
This was an absolute amazing project to watch. Simple, yet elegant and clever in it's design and building process. This was as much woodworking as it was art.
Thank you very much for your very kind thoughts Mesuri
I've watched it now and you have made a brilliantly simple grinder. I'm glad to see you used the rollers from the Aldi grinder as I have the exact same machine and will use that for the diner parts when I make my own. I will probably use some steel in mins as I have some heavy 50 x50 tube with a 5 mm wall and that should do for the arms. I'll find some scrap steel for other bits but will keep it very similar to your design using ply where I think I can get away with it. Once again thanks for letting me know you posted this video and well done. I love it! Cheers from Pom land!
Thanks mate. I'm glad to hear that you're going to build one yourself. Good luck with it.
Not only a well thought out and executed build, but an excellent video as well. Your problem solving is very interesting to watch.
Thank you very much.
great build! The treadmill motor is a great idea too.
Thanks, it worked out really well
Thanks Vic, Finally an accent and wood working
style I can clearly understand 😋
great Aussie inventions it’s to go get the build on.
Russell Coight style.
Comedian Glenn Robbins plays Russell Coight, a survival and wildlife expert who charts his disastrous travels through Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. The series originally ran on Network Ten from 5 August 2001 to 29 September 2002.
He's a true Aussie legend. Thanks David.
Was it that long ago. Crikey
I've been looking to build a belt grinder as well, and you have made this version seem actually accessible to me! Thank you for sharing!
Ditto
No problem, my pleasure.
I absolutely love this. That tread mill speed control is fantastic!
Thanks mate, glad you like it.
You said you are proud to be a maker, you sir are not a maker but a bloody SUPREME ARTIST.
Amazing stuff mate....can't wait for your next creation.
Thanks very much for the compliment mate.
This is the best video on building a belt grinder and I have been watching many in preparation for building my own belt grinder. I really like your simple naration and easy to follow camera story-telling. Your knowledge of many disciplines shows through and your quality of craftmanship is excellent! Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you very much for the kind comments Herman and good luck with your build.
Mate that was so awesome, the idea of using a treadmill for the parts is brilliant - motor, speed controller, bearings all from one junkyard find that’s just awesome.
Thanks mate. The components are practically plug and play if you keep it all together. Those DC motors are perfect for smooth speed control.
A thickness sander would be cool. Thanks for this.
Maaate, I've thought about building one for a long time now. Not sure if it will happen though because I've also been thinking a lot about just buying one
The finished product is awesome; very polished and slick.
Thanks Peggy
Nice job looks like it will work a treat.
only one observation from experience if you mount the gas strut the other way up, ie rod down, the oil keeps the seal moist and the gas in!!
Thank you Jo. Thanks for the advice too, i'll definitely change that
The lesson in belt tracking on the fly, you did a few really inpressive things, thanks for showing, it turned out Really well.
Glad to hear that Chris, i'm always happy to share.
Brilliant build Vic !!!
Loved the idea of routing the correct size for the bearings using the original pulley they came out of !!
Thank you Francois. It just made sense to me.
Finally found another Aussie wood worker. Thanks so much for this, belt sanders are crazy expensive
Yes they are, except for this one :-). Cheers mate.
Now that's fascinating. I've been hesitant about doing my own 2x72 grinder because I don't quite have the chops to make it square and even out of steel. But being a carpenter, this would be so easy.
Absolutely mate, you just have to give it a go
@@DownUnderWoodWorks You haven't had any trouble with structural creep or sparks burning the wood?
Mate, this is unreal! Great work!!
Thanks very much Tom
great job, now for me to take my treadmill parts that have been sitting in the shed for this same job to come together... the finished grinder looks awesome.
Thanks very much Darryl, best of luck with your build mate.
Love the way you made it out of wood using simple techniques. Thank you for sharing..
My pleasure Glen, and thank you.
brilliant video great machine, delamination of glued parts, have suffered with this myself , the tighter you clamp the parts the more glue you squeeze out, all rotating parts i glue then screw to hold them together, your machine looks good , what is the maximum belt speed you run at
Thanks very much Lawrence. Great tip about adding the screws. I don't know the speed range because i have no way of measuring it
Very Nice. I was a pleasure to watch this build.
Thanks Leigh, i'm glad you enjoyed it.
You my friend are genius !!! I have been needing one of these but they are so expensive. I can now make my own. Thanks for sharing. Great Job !!!
Thanks mate. Glad to hear the video has inspired you
Do you have any plans to add a job supporting table with tilt adjustment at this stage? Perhaps mounted by a pivot point going through the attachment arm on the left side of the belt.
Hi Dorian, I have only just recently added a table to it and made a couple of other tweaks. I may do a video about it.
Very nicely done!
Thanks mate
Great job on the construction.
Thanks very much Ed
First serious belt grinder I've seen made from wood. Nice job!
Thanks, much appreciated.
I have the bug as well. I'm looking forward to building my own machines and hand tools.
Great stuff Alan. Good luck with it mate, maybe you could post some pics or video one day.
@@DownUnderWoodWorks Definitely!
very well produced video
Thanks Rosco
Buenos días me gusto tu proyecto mil gracias de bogota colombia.
Muchas gracias, me alegro de que te haya gustado.
You are very Creative!! Good video!!
Thank you for the compliment
This is brilliant I’m definitely gonna have a go at making one myself I’ve been wanting a 2 x 72 for ages but as you’re probably aware of their horrendously expensive you should definitely do plans for it I think they do sell incredibly well I’d certainly buy them keep up the good work👍👊
Thanks very much Nathan, good luck with the build mate
Once again another great video on make do and mend, in your case make do and invent. I thought I was handy and practical but you take it to another level well done.
Thanks very much for the compliment Jonny.
That reminded me of the old 1" belt sander My dad bought back in the 70's. It was great for what we needed. But yours makes that one look extremely pitiful and it was made by a sharpening machine company! Yours is so much better. I would love to make one like that, but unfortunately my body and lungs won't let. I'm disabled with asthma and COPD. Most of my woodworking is done watching videos. Keep up the good work dude.
Thank you very much mate. I hope a lot of that video watching includes mine.
You absolutely should be proud of that one Vic. Amazing build. Well done sir.
Thanks mate.
The guy did a good job . Why so many dislikes. Sure an metal or aluminum frame would be nice but I bet most viewers find relocating the grinder out of wood over metal alot easier. Big Mex wishes you luck and success in your next project. See ya
What can i say Big Mex, the world is full of negative people who have nothing else to do with their lives. I'd like to see the creations of those people. Thanks mate.
@@DownUnderWoodWorks The majority of viewers that regularly watch DIY videos learn from the hosts efforts. They understand the difficulties in designing a piece of machinery that functions to specs . That's why we watch to get some ideas . Everytime I see dislikes on these types of videos I feel the host should know his time and efforts are appreciated.
Thank you very much mate.
Great Build
Thank you Mr Soloun
Greetings from Canada! ... what a great project my friend, you've inspired me to give it a go and build one myself. AWESOME!
Cheers!
Kevin
Thanks very much Kevin, good luck with it.
Love the build . Feel like you need a smaller wheel on the motor though. A little more torque might be needed. Let us know how it is in a follow up video.
I considered that because in the treadmill it had a very small pulley driving a bigger wheel. However, i will mostly use this for wood so hopefully the current setup will do. Thanks for the feedback.
Great job Aussie! I think you will enjoy using that a lot.
Me too Thomas, thanks very much.
Excellent and informative without the bullshit. Well done
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant idea and design! Your "rough and ready" improvised jigs and methods are great. I will build one, but probably use more of the original belt/disc sander for the drive and plate.
Thanks very much Michael. Good luck with your build.
Great video and great build. How much pressure does the tension wheel need to add to the belt?
Thanks Bob. i dont know how much pressure that ram is putting out but it needs to be enough to keep the belt taught and grip the drive wheel. Sorry, hope that helps.
@@DownUnderWoodWorks So tighten it until the motor smokes and back it off a half turn ? LOL. Thank you sir I will just fake it til i make it.
Very nice work. Pretty inspirational!
Thanks mate, glad to hear it.
Very detailed commentary however, I couldn't follow the construction of main body. Do you have plan for this built? I wanna make one for my workshop. I just happened to watch it. Thank you very much for sharing the video.
Sorry Shaukat, i don't do plans, most of my builds come straight out of my head.
VERY VERY VERY nice project thank you & well done from uk 🇬🇧 liked & subbed 👌🏼
Thank you very much mark and welcome
That's a wonderful project Victor! Lot's of great tips. That grinder sure will be handy in the workshop!
Thanks mate. I was actually going to make this out of steel and practice my welding skills but i decided making it out of wood was more challenging.
Really great job !
Thank you
Nice work!
Thanks Rick.
Beautiful design! Cool that it can be done without welding anything. Happy Holidays
Thanks mate.
Another great build. You are a continuing inspiration.
Thank you very much Rod. Great comments are a continuing inspiration for me.
Excellent Job
Saved a bunch of money
Absolutely. Thanks very much Jeremiah.
Well thought out machine.
Thank you very much
the best belt grinder ever seen on YT Thnx 4 sharing congrats
You're way too kind Belalia, thank you.
Great video - I love your no-nonsense style and I see an old treadmill in the corner that is likely doomed now.
Ha, great stuff mate. its days are surely numbered.
Shall I sound Last Post for the treadmill now?
@@markfryer9880 too late!
Awesome project. I have been looking to build myself a second belt grinder. This should be way easier than the first one.
Good luck with it mate.
Great build, well done
Thanks Garry.
Nice job mate... Well done.
Thanks very much Jim
Tremendous job!! Loved watching you build the grinder. I'll never build one myself, but this was a satisfying video to watch. Nicely done.
thank you Tom, i'm glad you enjoyed it.
Another awesome build from your mind and hands. well done, you should be very proud of that :-) and Kudos also for recycling and re purposing something that just would have been thrown out.
It always makes a build that little bit better when you can repurpose stuff. thanks mate.
Great job!!!
Only one thing that I did in my build was, I releaved the wheel base for the platten so that you can grind fully on both sides of the belt.
But really a great job!!!
Great suggestion mate. i'll keep it in mind.
Awesome. Well done
Thank you Richard
gotta love you recyclers
Thanks Wayne, i'm feeling the love
Great job!
Thank you John.
That's awesome. Love the way you solved the issue of belt tracking. 👍👍👍
Hey thanks mate. i had a few options in mind but that one just seemed the easiest and simplest.
Thanks for the vid. Well done.
My pleasure Bob, thank you.
Many congratulations grat job !
Thank you very much
Really good. I´ll try it, but using metal instead ply.
Thanks mate and good luck with it.
Wow. This was a great video to watch - loved everything about it: the way you've filmed it, your tone, the simplicity of your design, the fantastic result. I've watched quite a few videos to get ideas on how to build a grinder and yours is top of the list, with a big gap to #2! You've got yourself a new subscriber! :-D
Thank you very much for your comment. Glad you liked the video and thank you for the sub.
What a fantastic build boy that looks great and appears to operate that way as well here in the USA. There are always plent of treadmills for sale on Craigslist and other venues for a fraction of their original price tag. You. Were lucky to find one for free those motors do run very. Well plus having th variable speed is also a ice feature for woodworking machines
Thanks Craig. True about old treadmills, i didn't know that had such great reuse potential.
G'day,
just found your video because I'm thinking of building a 2x72. I really like that you used wood because I can't weld and most other builds use welded metal frames.
Can you give us a feedback on how you use the belt grinder? Only for woodworking or do you also grind metal with it? Are you still happy with your design or would you change something if you had to make a new one?
Greeting from Germany
Hi Tim, I use the grinder exclusively for wood. As you can tell from my videos I'm not a metal worker at all. I posted an upgrade video to the grinder with a few small improvements but essentially I'm very happy with it th-cam.com/video/clCjVmvTm2E/w-d-xo.html
Nice build !
Thanks Mark