A friend of mine has a home built table saw. This reminds me of the way that works. Very similar
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A friend of mine has a home built table saw. This reminds me of the way that works. Very similar
The Drive wheel has a slight crown, the contact wheel is flat. The belt tracking was not a big issue. I just tapped (left-right) the arm around with a hammer til I found then sweet spot the tighted the big wing nut.
I have found that if I press hard and lose tension the belt will slip off, but if I use a light touch it works fine.
I will have to make more contact wheels and think about building version 2 now that I know the idea works.
Charlie
What size is your motor, and what is the rpm?
Your tension issue could be solved by adding a third, fixed, wheel as the contact point then your current one becomes just a tension arm that might allow you to use a little more pressure if you want to.
That's awesome! One day when I have the room...:rolleyes:
-Pary
Fantastic. I had some wandering curiousity about having my own regrinding setup, but put it off as I really had no idea where to start and not much experience. Now that I can see a nice DIY one, I hope to at some point give 'er a go.
I am taking notes as I type this. A friend had his washing machine go belly up but he assures me that the motor is good. I've got the motor now, and a bit of work ahead of me but your post gives me hope.
Are you also able to convert it to accomodate a buffling wheel?
Forgive my ignorance but just how do you use the belt sander to polish a blade ?
Where on the belt and in what kind of orientations do you hold the blade ?
Cheers
Barney