I have been doing a lot of fabrication projects recently, and I decided that a belt grinder would be very useful, so I've decided to build one. Jeremy Schmidt's gen 2 version looked like a good way to go (with my skills and equipment), so I am building one of those. But - I'm putting my twist on it, by building it on a pretty tight budget, using second hand materials where possible, and I'm building it in a machine shop using hardly any of the same tools Jeremy used.
It's a lot of work crammed into a short-ish video, so please excuse the whirlwind tour nature of the video. This is not my preferred style of video, but since I was running out of time for the release date of this video, my options seemed limited. I have learned my lesson for next time.
This is also my entry into the #roughcut2022 event this year. That's this years version of toolfest hosted by @EmmaRitson - the goal is for youtube creators to make a video showing the making of a cutting tool (I think a belt grinder fits that - just about..) and release it on the 1st October 2022, with the hashtag. Search for that hash tag and you should see many other interesting new videos about cutting tools.
Enjoy!
Thanks to @Jer_Schmidt for making the really excellent plans, and making them available to buy - link here:
http://jerswoodshop.com/gen-2-belt-grinder/
If you would like to help with the channel, here is my patreon link:
https://www.patreon.com/CraigsWorkshop
Take a look at my website here:
http://craigsworkshop.net
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Roughing
1:24 Main frame
3:57 Tilting frame
5:46 Tracking and tension
7:47 Platen
9:47 Table holder
11:48 Fixed table
13:17 Motor mistake
14:47 Wheels
20:20 Painting
20:38 Assembly
20:25 Finished shots
22:51 Demonstration
23:17 Outro
#roughcut2022