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Cordless Grinder Turned Belt Grinder
“I needed a little belt grinder for touching up ends of threaded rod, so I made one from an old cordless 4 1/2-in grinder,” says Allan Isaac.
He made a machined flat pulley on his lathe to screw on to the grinder shaft and built a steel frame to mount a 2 by 30-in. belt. He fabricated 1 1/4-in. tubing with
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Cordless Grinder Turned Belt Grinder FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “I needed a little belt grinder for touching up ends of threaded rod so I made one from an old cordless 4 1/2-in grinder ” says Allan Isaac He made a machined flat pulley on his lathe to screw on to the grinder shaft and built a steel frame to mount a 2 by 30-in belt He fabricated 1 1/4-in tubing with smaller tubing inside to hold the implement bearing shaft he purchased at a farm supply store “The secret to keep the belt in alignment is the 3 bolts that go against the bearing shaft that can be adjusted ” Isaac says To change the belt he loosens the crank screw that tensions the belt slips on a new belt and tightens it up again lining it up with the bearing and a horizontal steel plate “The nice part about it is if you need something ground flat you just hold it up against it ” Isaac says Because it is powered with a battery the belt grinder is portable and Isaac keeps it handy on the edge of his workbench Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Allan Isaac 4031 Old Alaska Highway Farmington B C Canada ph 250 794-1416; adisaac@telus net
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