Quote Originally Posted by sidmind View Post

In the first photo, is that a standard Bench mandrel that you machined a new center rod that is longer? Or can you buy one that long?

Also what is the one with the red motors used for? It looks like it woukd send things flying out like a baseball pitching machine... I assume it wasnt finished at the time of the original post.. How about an update?
The first photo is two pillow blocks/bearings with a piece of 5/8s drill rod being used for the shaft. There are tapered adapters on either end of the drill rod.

The red motor thing is my two wheel grinder that I made. It was better in theory than in use, I still have it but do not use it very often.

Charlie