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Belt Grinder Ideas

Bill Pace grinder has been made by several on the HSM boards. Shows tracking mechanism at the top very well...

Platen inspired by Lane added to Bill Pace's grinder...

More on the tracking mechanism by George Barnes...

Lane over on HSM built one along the same design...

Andrew McLurkin's Bader III is mounted on its side to make it easier for him to do fine work. Note the very small wheels and wrap around tool rest so he can get inside tight areas.

Dozier makes some of the best grinders there are. This series shows off the different accessory configurations they have available:

Here is the grinder. Note the pneumatic tensioner.

3 Configurations, left to right: the basic wheel, slack belt grinding, and a platen grinding setup...

Beaumont Metalworks offer the excellent KMG grinder:

It would be knife to turn this grinder horizontally like McLurkin shows at the top of this page and then use this attachment with a rest that fit nicely. You could really get into some tight spots with it!

Tooling arm rack is a clever accessory that makes changing the configuration fast and easy.

Here is the grinder sporting a platen attachment, and a rest on the lhs photo. Note the solid CNC construction. Minimal welding. Picture on far right is the slack belt attachment.

Or, how about a rotary platen? Seems like it could take the place of several of the other accessories. The actual "platen" is a rotary belt under tension with rollers.

Here is a variable speed JL grinder:

The venerable Bader III grinder is well respected:

Big Belt Grinder Links Page Best of Links:

Mike Alexander's Belt Grinder: Easy to construct 3-wheeler

Grizzly's 10" Rubber Contact Wheel is $64.95

Nice grinder by PTPiddler...

BurrKing's Belt Grinder Tips Page

Emerald Isle's KMG Copy...

Great looking kit by Simplatic. Looks like a good plasma cutting job...

Fogg's PDF Plans for a KMG Clone...

Ray Clontz's clever design uses a piece of truck drive axle and it's U-Joint as the pivot for the arm. Detail of the tracking adjustment on the right...

Talented Frenchman builds a nice knife grinder. Plans are in English.

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