Originally Posted by
Adam G.
So it is finished at last. Yeah - okay, been using it for a while, and tweaking bits. Now it is done and the safety guard/dust container is in place.
The motor is a 1HP from Hare & Forbes with a four step pulley for variable speed. The "box" is made of MDF board. On the right side of the base is an old magnetic knife holder. The box has a right angle bracket about five inches long. It simply is put in place and held by the magnet.
It's purpose is twofold - safety (have had a 6 foot belt break once before) and also to minimise dust in the workshop.
The second part is the dust catcher below the contact wheel. It is a PVC downpipe top - you know, from the roof guttering. Not mine.. :) It also has a metal bracket attached. As different size contact wheels, platen, etc necessitate the tool arms being different lengths, the catcher is simply moved to the correct spot and held there by the same magnet. My dust extractor hose also connects onto that... nothing is perfect, but I am no engineer and just happy it does the job. And the whole lot still tilts 90degrees for profiling with a horizontal belt.
While I was at it, I made a dust cover for the buffer. It is hinged at back so it flips up easily for wheel changes.
and I still found time to play in the forge.
Lots of pics attached.