Grinding out sub-par welds... hand filing "unimportant" edges... filling and filing gouges... I'm glad you hold yourself to a higher standard. It will serve you well in life! As will that beautiful grinder. The video and commentary is great as well despite the pace you had to rock through those parts! Keep up the great content
Thanks man. It is extremely gratifying when other machinists that I hold in high esteem, stop by and make an uplifting comment like that. Much appreciated! Cheers mate. Craig
Being a tool and die maker for over 50 years I have to say that was excellent! Very impressed with everything. Sadly it’s become a dying art. That sander will be a valuable tool indeed. Keep up the great work young man 👍🏼👍🏼
Craig, if it hasn't happened already, it wont be too long before you wonder how you have ever lived without it. I built mine last year from Jeremy's plans and absolutely love it. I was very impressed with your machinist level touches along the way. 👍👍😎👍👍 Thank you Jeremy for sharing your design with all of us.
Magnificent work. It's funny to see someone using different tools to do what a belt grinder could do, while building a belt grinder. Having a belt grinder makes building a belt grinder easier.
Thanks 🙂 You may be the first person to mention that, but it was firmly in my mind throughout the building process. Having the belt grinder will certainly increase capabilities/speed in the workshop, when making more of this sort of thing. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
Jer Schmidt put such effort and research into his videos and plans that I felt compelled to compensate him, and bought his plans for the belt grinder and attachments.
That’s a BIG project ran through In blazing fast time. I’ve been wanting one of these to just show up in my shop… guess I’m gonna have to actually do something to make it happen. This is a great source for ideas. Thanks for the inspiration. 👍🏻
Thanks Mark - Very kind words. Yes it's been a while in the making, but I'm starting to feel at home again, and making videos again. Thanks for watching!
Creating those pockets for the welds is an awesome idea.... i have neither a machine shop, not a welder, or any experience with either, but its such a great tip I'll keep it.... just in case!
Thanks. I just came up with the idea, and thought why not give it a try? It tidies up the external appearance and I think I'd use it again. Doesn't add too long to the build. In combination with the internal rebates/steps it makes assembling the tube easier (so long as you don't have a gas line problem like I did)
My needs and wishes heve been to own a 2 in belt sand, but yours is by far the best built on I have ever seen. You killed this one, Bear on a second look!
Excellent quality build, impressive for taking 6 weeks of spare time . Some very nice features added, lovely job on welding, yes, improving with experience is always satisfying. Great job on photography and editing 👏 Thanks for sharing and happy abrasive belting. Best regards from the UK 🇬🇧. John.
I just finished building this same machine from JersWorkshop. Excellent plans, great design. I shaped most of my parts by hand file as I don’t have a lot of metal tools yet. I am proud to be adding this one though.
Nice one, Jeff. Thanks for your message. Have you got any photos of your build? I reckon folks would love to see a hand made one (I certainly would). You could put the photos together as a slideshow video and add it to youtube. No need for anything fancy. I'm very proud of mine, and very happy with how it came out. It takes a bit of dedication and perseverance to make one and see the build through. What's next on your project list?
Wow! that's another way to put this plans together. Very impressive workmanship and very clean. Love the colour Hammered Blue. It does show that the more time and effort you put into a project, the better it comes out. Thanks for the inspirations. Keep up the good work.
Yes the design is great. And it is designed to be made the way you did it. I did it my way just because I have the tools available, and it was something a bit different for me! I am on a bit of an angle grinder diet, trying to reduce the airborne dust and abrasives in my main workshop, so those tools are outside-only as much as possible 🙂
Craig, what a cracking good job. I was checking out a belt sander not too long ago at my local machinery house, and i'd take this over the off the shelf model any day. Thumbs up from me.
Thanks Artisan, I appreciate that. I have not had the pleasure of ever visiting a machinery house in person. But yeah - I agree - I would not swap this for an off-the-shelf model - not knowing the work that went into it! Cheers, Craig
Nice Craig, just bloody nice mate! Very well done. Now can you make me one please. Seriously though, great vid as usual, although we’d all like to see you more often 😉 more vids please, regular vids! and also the belt grinder project was awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing.
I can't make any promises, but I'd love to spend more time making videos and projects. I'll do what I can. Thank you for the encouragement! Cheers, Craig
Absolutely outstanding! Two for the price of one, an excellent tool and an excellent record of making it. I'd turn the grinder on each time I walked past, just to give it a test 😉. It looks as though it weighs a ton -a proper quality job. I look forward to seeing in action in future films. I like the neat recess weld technique, I've not seen that before. One to try next time I fire up the tig...
Thanks Matt! Yes the video was as much of a project as the belt grinder 🙂 it does weigh a bit. I need to make a stand for it too, so I have somewhere for it to live. Thanks for watching. 👍
Nice to see you making awesome tools with absolutely detailing and finishing skills. I would love to see more use of your new tool at end of the video. It's very pleasent to see you making these kind of stuff but using them in real world would "seal the deal". I waited to see how the pivoting works with finished product and that was a little disappointing for me. But keep on going! You make great tools
Thank you Paul - I hope so. It should come in handy for most projects around here. I've been dreaming of getting one for ages, decided to bite the bullet and go for it. Very happy with the outcome! Cheers, Craig
Hey Aaron - yes I love the design, I had also considered Phil's and Ca Lem's designs, but it was Jeremy's original model that got me really interested a few years back. When his gen 2 plans came out, I was pretty much sold. I think all the designs are great though - probably could have just flipped a three sided coin. :) Thanks for the comment mate. Cheers, Craig
Great video, really well built machine that will last a lifetime, well done!! I'd love to see you make a knife on it Good luck from Spain, still September here!!
Big project, nicely attacked, and attention to details really well maintained. Fantastic video work as well Craig, you have put my crude attempt to shame lol. Well done! Cheers, Jon
Thanks Jon. I'll have a look out for yours. Have only seen a couple of others from Australia so far. This event could last a couple of days - wonder if we'll get any from Hawaii :)
Awesome Craig! Super detail well done ! I've looked at a lot of belt grinder designs, and Jeremy's seems to be the most versatile. I bought the plans a quite a while back just waiting on time. You did a fantastic job and I'm sure your loving it... 👍👍👍👍
Hey Dean. Yes - it's a great machine. I love it. I am on the lookout for a 2hp 3 phase motor just to make it more versatile and able to run faster and slower (via VFD), but already it's a very awesome machine. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Craig
Super vid. Craig. The finished product certainly looks better than a bought one mate 👍 Good to see some filing techniques too. I’ve bought the plans for Brian House’s machine… and I’ll get around to it one day. Very useful tool for an engineering workshop eh? Regards Robert ( Sydney)
Thank you Robert. I have just visited a friend's house here in Tas, not knowing that he also had been working on a belt grinder. He's also gone for the House design and it looks like a solid design 👍
Ah - easy answer. No - or at least - not for a while. I've got my finger in a few too many pies (hobbies), so I think I need to rein that in a bit. I want to double down on learning machining and improving my welding for the time being. I've got a few machines to restore, and some more building works around here, and some tools and fixtures I'd like to make. That's going to keep me going for the next couple of years of spare time I think. I'd like to make the small wheel attachment for the grinder, and also the tilting table - I have seen that I can buy an import contact wheel fairly cheaply (perhaps pull the bearings and put good ones in) - so that might be an option too. Thanks for the comment mate. Cheers, Craig
Beautiful work Craig, love the cut outs for weld idea. I just finished my J.S. grinder 3weeks ago, and absolutely love the way it preforms. Curious about your thoughts on belt training handle. I am thinking a fine thread would have been a better choice. Had a little issue with adjustment backing off.
Thank you Jerry that is very kind of you 👍 I found that backing off issue too, and in my case it was a tiny amount of vibration allowing the screw to come undone slightly (which quickly makes a big difference to tracking). Yes fine threads would improve the tracking control, but for me, a dot of blue Loctite added enough resistance to make the handle stay where I put it, and the backing off has not been an issue since. Good luck 👍
All the little extra touches make for a machine you can be proud of, and do good work on. Great work well presented. Any comments on Jeremy's plans? When I saw the squared cut-out in the platen I wondered if a tilt mechanism might have been more versatile. Is this an option you decided against?
Thanks Russell. A tilting table is on the list of things to make. I bought his extra plans too, for bigger and smaller wheel mounts (to entirely replace the platen) and the tilting table, which is going to be a good option. I thought it would be interesting to use the machine to make these future upgrades - and make a video about - killing two birds with one stone. Demoing the machine properly, and adding to the machine. As for his plans quality: they are absolutely perfect. Such high quality, and easy to follow and well laid out, but not the cheapest. Absolutely worth every penny though. It makes the process idiot proof. I just printed all the pages, and stuck them into a cheap binder thingy to make the pages a bit dirt resistant and that was my reference for the last several weeks. Wouldn't have any second thoughts about buying from him again if something else interesting comes out. Thanks for watching and commenting - everyone's comments/support is very encouraging :) Cheers, Craig
No problem. Yes it was not a quick build. Ironically, if I had to make another, being able to use the new belt grinder would speed things up immensely 👍
Love it! You didn't show the tilting feature in the vid, though I guess Jer shows that well enough in his build vid.... Soon you'll want the tilt-table and small-wheel adaptor mods, I love mine. And if you think it eats steel now, wait until you try it with a 10" or larger contact wheel instead of a platen - whoosh!
😂 Yes those extras are on my build-list, for future videos. I have a ton going on here though, so no promises as to when you might see those. Thank you for tuning in. 👍 See you in the next vid. Cheers, Craig
I love the video. I like what you do thanks. I was just wondering why you chose this belt grinder over the "Vanover Customs" here on youtube. I believe his is one of the better ones
Thanks Fred. Glad you are enjoying the channel! I hadn't heard of the vanover customs one until now. I had heard of several others (Ca Lem and Phil Vandelay both have great designs too, and I think there is a House one as well? And Clough42 of course) But, this one resonated with me out of all the options I could see at the time. I am a long time fan of Jer Schmidt and I love the extra level of thought that he goes to which is something I aspire to with my own builds. Thanks for watching and for the comment! I will check out the vanover customs build.
Sorry Vandelay is who I meant. He speant a lot of time working out some very small detail. I got him and the other one mixed up. I think your sander/grinder will last you a very long time.
Hi Union - it's a CIG machine (inverter style), but really any machine will do just as good a job in the end. I just used DC to weld, with no pulse or fancy features for any of these welds.
Thank you for an interesting build vide! I'm subscribed, but this one seems to have slipped through the cracks! Anyway, I've been looking at the same problem. your motor is 1450 rpm, US current is 60 hertz, or 20% faster so the equivalent is 1700 rpm. I don't know which version you've built, but Jeremy's first version used a 3500 rpm motor, the second a 1700 rpm three phase driven with a vfd to be able to "over speed to get up to correct belt speeds. I have 50Hz mains here in France, my motor, like yours is 1450rpm, in order to get the belt speed right, I'm using an 8.5" /215mm drive pulley. My motor is 2horse power which is considered to be the smallest normally usable! All the best Matthew
Yes you are right about the motor. I used what I had on hand that would let me finish the project for the deadline. I will find a 2-3hp three phase motor and add a VFD some time soon. That will help a lot with the speed issue and give me tons of power headroom. Thanks Matthew. If you press the bell notification near the subscribe button you will get notified of all videos in future 👍 thanks!
@@CraigsWorkshop Well, I've been following you for years, and this is the first time I missed one ofyour videos! Might I pointout that if you buy a new 1450 rpm motor, running it at 120Hz would give you the right belt-speed! Personally, running a new electric motor at 2,4 times faster than it's rated speed! I would suggest a larger pulley to get the base speed up, the 20% difference, especially if you use a secondhand motor, which might not take over speeding. Another thought, I am looking at using braking resistors on the VED to slow down the motor as the larger pulley size is going to act like a flywheel !
@@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc One thing I have never worried about is overspeeding motors. If you look at the 2 pole vs 4 pole motors they are constructed identically. Same bearings etc. And low down torque is useful on a lot of machine tools. So am oversped 4 pole motor is my preference. 👍
Yes good point. Some of those have plain bearings and so on. I tend to look for ones which are semi modern at least but have never had a VFD specific motor. Always used and bought locally for cheap 👍
I hate the hand work… 😂. But I liked the video anyway! Thank you. I don’t understand how the weld chamfers eliminate the need for spacers. Could you explain?
Thanks for watching and for the comment. Sorry, the chamfers don't eliminate the need, but there are rebates that I have made, which do. The rebates have shoulders set at defined widths, meaning I can clamp the four pieces together and the inside dimensions are precisely set. No need for the filler piece and shims. Thanks 👍
@@CraigsWorkshop that makes sense to me now! Thank you for that clarification. I actually do I’ll the hand work, was just teasing. I immediately subscribed to your channel and as a “Yank” got a very good laugh out of “and that was maths, with an S”! We use grubs for fishing, Set screws are locking something to a shaft. 😝
@@CraigsWorkshop are you saying we don’t speak English? Sorry! I worked for an English company for over 20 years and I find some of these subtleties to be very fun. I have given and taken a lot of ribbing. You made me laugh with the comment but I am super impressed by your build and learned from watching. I have all the parts cut out for the same grinder and have been too lazy to get it finished. Your video was both motivational and informative.
@@cogentdynamics no wasn't saying you don't speak English at all, or that you are wrong in anyway. Just making light fun of the differences 🙂👍 Thanks again for your feedback and support. See you in the next video 🍻
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You should have built my version 🤨 I thought we're friend 🤨
Wait a minute, I recognise that Medicare card xD are you living in Australia? Or do the UK just have like exactly the same Medicare cards as we do over here? :p
@@CraigsWorkshop ahhhh, that’d make sense xD I heard you mention something about Australia in the video, so felt quite silly about asking about it after that :p
Thanks Gavin. Yes another friend mentioned that. It wasn't quite as bad in person as it appears from the camera angle. You'll be pleased to know that in my latest video I increased the table size on the little bandsaw which has made it a lot safer to use. Cheers for watching and for the comment 👍 Craig
Can I put in a dislike because I dislike the whole hand filing process? Won't have to do as much now with this thing... You know my address, feel free to drop it off any time next week 😁
In a way the video was meant to be a bit meta - showing how hard it is to make stuff without having access to a belt grinder. I realised too late that it was going to be too hard to work that in, in limited time, without it sounding arty farty. But yes - quick shaping jobs will be a lot quicker now. I'm stoked. Come and get the grinder when you drop off that 6 jaw :)
Yeah, it's "maths" with an "s." You go to maths class right after your biologies class, before your writings class. What, there's more than one writing, isn't there?
Saw that you subscribed to that EH&T channel from the Emmas #roughcut2022 videos. That guy is the troll that has been slamming Joe Pie for over a year now. Most of his videos are staged. I chose not to subscribe for both reasons.
Grinding out sub-par welds... hand filing "unimportant" edges... filling and filing gouges... I'm glad you hold yourself to a higher standard. It will serve you well in life! As will that beautiful grinder. The video and commentary is great as well despite the pace you had to rock through those parts! Keep up the great content
Thanks man. It is extremely gratifying when other machinists that I hold in high esteem, stop by and make an uplifting comment like that. Much appreciated! Cheers mate. Craig
@@CraigsWorkshop You are very welcome and thank you as well!
Being a tool and die maker for over 50 years I have to say that was excellent! Very impressed with everything. Sadly it’s become a dying art. That sander will be a valuable tool indeed. Keep up the great work young man 👍🏼👍🏼
What did you think to the build and the video? Cheers!
Excellent! I've been getting the still shots for the last few weeks but nothing beats a video!
@@geoffs7232 Thanks Geoff - I appreciate the comment :-)
Certainly no budget on quality.
Beautiful work, I love it!!
Thanks Jer - I'm very pleased you had a look and like it 👍
Craig, if it hasn't happened already, it wont be too long before you wonder how you have ever lived without it. I built mine last year from Jeremy's plans and absolutely love it. I was very impressed with your machinist level touches along the way. 👍👍😎👍👍
Thank you Jeremy for sharing your design with all of us.
Thanks for the kind words Joel! Would love to see a picture of your grinder some time, if you are happy to share. Cheers, Craig
Top notch work Craig. Maths with an 's' gets my vote!
I wondered if anyone caught that - you are on the ball Olly. :)
Magnificent work.
It's funny to see someone using different tools to do what a belt grinder could do, while building a belt grinder. Having a belt grinder makes building a belt grinder easier.
Thanks 🙂 You may be the first person to mention that, but it was firmly in my mind throughout the building process. Having the belt grinder will certainly increase capabilities/speed in the workshop, when making more of this sort of thing. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
Jer Schmidt put such effort and research into his videos and plans that I felt compelled to compensate him, and bought his plans for the belt grinder and attachments.
They are great value for what they are. Thanks for commenting.
That’s a BIG project ran through In blazing fast time. I’ve been wanting one of these to just show up in my shop… guess I’m gonna have to actually do something to make it happen. This is a great source for ideas. Thanks for the inspiration. 👍🏻
Thanks Jason. Kind words. Good luck with your build!
Well done! Man you knocked that project out of the park.
That's very kind Tom. Thanks for watching 🙏
Mate you are professional maker , youtuber , worker and more ! Keep going !!! 😁🥰
G'day Homemade restoration. Thanks for the encouragement 🙂👍 I will have to check out your channel.
That was sensational Craig. Super slick editing and crisp photography as well. It's great to see the workshop up and running again.
Thanks Mark - Very kind words. Yes it's been a while in the making, but I'm starting to feel at home again, and making videos again. Thanks for watching!
Creating those pockets for the welds is an awesome idea.... i have neither a machine shop, not a welder, or any experience with either, but its such a great tip I'll keep it.... just in case!
Thanks. I just came up with the idea, and thought why not give it a try? It tidies up the external appearance and I think I'd use it again. Doesn't add too long to the build. In combination with the internal rebates/steps it makes assembling the tube easier (so long as you don't have a gas line problem like I did)
Excellent job, Craig. Came out beautiful and sure will outlast us all. TOP.
Thanks Music man :)
Hello Craig,
A very nice machine you must be very pleased and an enjoyable video, thank you.
Take care.
Paul,,
Thanks Paul - I'm happy with the outcome, it's going to be very useful on a number of projects. Thanks for watching - cheers!
Nice one Craig , Great bit of work, what a useful addition to a workshop. Stay well, Mike
Cheers Mike. Glad you like it 🙂👍
Absolutely prefect entry, and a plus for your shop, Well done Craig,,,Bear in TX.
Thank you Bear - kind words.
My needs and wishes heve been to own a 2 in belt sand, but yours is by far the best built on I have ever seen. You killed this one, Bear on a second look!
@@bearsrodshop7067 I appreciate it. Views help the UA-cam elbow-rhythm or so I've heard. 🙂
Very nice. Well done.
Thanks!
Very nice build Craig.
The machining is very nice.👍👍
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Ed.
Thank you Ed. I appreciate you watching and commenting. 👍
Really beautiful job, when I watched Jers video i was struck with how crude fabrication can be. Machining makes for a much cleaner finished product
Thank you very much, yes it was a lot of work, but good fun
Nice work mate👍👍👍👍
Cheers Gary!
Fantastic job, Craig.
Thanks Greg! 👍👍
I want to make one of these too, and your work is inspirational. Thank you.
Thanks, I appreciate the great comment! Good luck with the build. One step at a time and it will all fall into place at the end.
Undoubtedly the #1 project looming in every hobby machinists heads. Great cinematography. Nice detail to recess the weld, will have to remember that.
Thank you Ed. I enjoyed the build, and putting my twist on it where it made sense 👍
Tig looks to be a lot of fun. It seems feed my precision thirst while doing fabrication work. Nice!
Thanks, yes it is a lot of fun 👍
Excellent quality build, impressive for taking 6 weeks of spare time .
Some very nice features added, lovely job on welding, yes, improving with experience is always satisfying.
Great job on photography and editing 👏
Thanks for sharing and happy abrasive belting.
Best regards from the UK 🇬🇧.
John.
G'day John - thanks mate. I'm very pleased with the outcome, and it's an equal pleasure to be able to share it with you folks too. Cheers, Craig
I just finished building this same machine from JersWorkshop. Excellent plans, great design. I shaped most of my parts by hand file as I don’t have a lot of metal tools yet. I am proud to be adding this one though.
Nice one, Jeff. Thanks for your message. Have you got any photos of your build? I reckon folks would love to see a hand made one (I certainly would). You could put the photos together as a slideshow video and add it to youtube. No need for anything fancy. I'm very proud of mine, and very happy with how it came out. It takes a bit of dedication and perseverance to make one and see the build through. What's next on your project list?
Good to see you, Craig! I admire your ambition for having chosen such a complex project for RoughCut. Nice save on the motor plate! 👍
Thanks. It was a bit hairy there for a while but got it together in time 👍
Beautiful work Craig. You can certainly be proud of that.
Thanks Rob, it came out better than I expected. Very happy with it. Cheers!
Great job on the build, Great video. Something to be proud of Craig. Nicely done. Gary
Thanks Gary.
Wow! that's another way to put this plans together. Very impressive workmanship and very clean. Love the colour Hammered Blue. It does show that the more time and effort you put into a project, the better it comes out. Thanks for the inspirations. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the generous words. And thanks for watching! 🙂👍
I was limited to doing mine with an angle grinder and a drill press instead of a mill but, I'm so happy with the result. It's a great design.
Yes the design is great. And it is designed to be made the way you did it. I did it my way just because I have the tools available, and it was something a bit different for me! I am on a bit of an angle grinder diet, trying to reduce the airborne dust and abrasives in my main workshop, so those tools are outside-only as much as possible 🙂
@@CraigsWorkshop Were I to build another one, I now have a tool that would make it much easier and cleaner ;-)
@@MorrisonManor absolutely! And all the grinding muck lands on one spot on the floor (or in a bucket placed below)
Craig, what a cracking good job. I was checking out a belt sander not too long ago at my local machinery house, and i'd take this over the off the shelf model any day. Thumbs up from me.
Thanks Artisan, I appreciate that. I have not had the pleasure of ever visiting a machinery house in person. But yeah - I agree - I would not swap this for an off-the-shelf model - not knowing the work that went into it! Cheers, Craig
ambitious and noicly made, well done mate
Cheers Pete!
Outstanding craftsmanship! Very well done😊
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Cracking job Craig 👍👍👍That should give you many years of very useful service. Cheers, Alan.
Cheers Alan. It will certainly come in handy. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you are keeping well 👍👍
Very nice build Thanks for the video
No problem 👍 - thanks Frank
awesome work!! im impressed
Cheers Emma. Thanks for running things so efficiently !
Nice Craig, just bloody nice mate! Very well done. Now can you make me one please. Seriously though, great vid as usual, although we’d all like to see you more often 😉 more vids please, regular vids! and also the belt grinder project was awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing.
I can't make any promises, but I'd love to spend more time making videos and projects. I'll do what I can. Thank you for the encouragement! Cheers, Craig
Very nice Craig. It would be nice to come over and have a closer look.
Of course - Just let me know when you are nearby
@@CraigsWorkshop will do.
Awesome build. WOW that's a lot of work but the results speak for themselves.
Cheers Malcolm, yes it was a lot to fit in since the last video, I haven't worked on many other things since then, I can tell you :)
Absolutely outstanding! Two for the price of one, an excellent tool and an excellent record of making it. I'd turn the grinder on each time I walked past, just to give it a test 😉. It looks as though it weighs a ton -a proper quality job. I look forward to seeing in action in future films. I like the neat recess weld technique, I've not seen that before. One to try next time I fire up the tig...
Thanks Matt! Yes the video was as much of a project as the belt grinder 🙂 it does weigh a bit. I need to make a stand for it too, so I have somewhere for it to live. Thanks for watching. 👍
That's a very nice job! That should last you a long time
Thanks Dermot! I hope so. I would still like to build the accessories for it, it's a case of finding time. Cheers, Craig
Nice to see you making awesome tools with absolutely detailing and finishing skills. I would love to see more use of your new tool at end of the video. It's very pleasent to see you making these kind of stuff but using them in real world would "seal the deal". I waited to see how the pivoting works with finished product and that was a little disappointing for me. But keep on going! You make great tools
Thanks Henka. Sorry for not including that! I will include that in a future video though. 👍
That's a very nice build. You're going to use your new toy way much often than you think. Even for sharpening pencils.
Thanks Rusty - I had not thought of sharpening pencils - but that's a great use for it :)
@@CraigsWorkshop I sharpen pencils on my bench grinder 😁
Outstanding!!!! Absolutely beautiful!!
Thanks Rubbernecker. Good to have you watching and commenting 👍
Cool build Craig!
Thanks Ian! Good to hear from you - I remember your generosity every time I pull the mics out! That set has really been very useful. Cheers, Craig
@@CraigsWorkshop
Glad it helps!
Excellent work Craig, it should be a very handy machine for your workshop.
Thank you Paul - I hope so. It should come in handy for most projects around here. I've been dreaming of getting one for ages, decided to bite the bullet and go for it. Very happy with the outcome! Cheers, Craig
A good design, well executed. Thank you. Les in UK
Thank you Les, much appreciated 👍
Nice work Craig 👏 I always liked Jeremy s design, he was like the OG youtube beltgrinder guy
Hey Aaron - yes I love the design, I had also considered Phil's and Ca Lem's designs, but it was Jeremy's original model that got me really interested a few years back. When his gen 2 plans came out, I was pretty much sold. I think all the designs are great though - probably could have just flipped a three sided coin. :) Thanks for the comment mate. Cheers, Craig
Hello Craig,
That is a very useful addition to my workshop.
You know the address!
Good work and a great video.
😁 Cheers Carl. Hope you are doing ok.
Thanks for posting- subscribed.
Thanks Peter, much appreciated.
Top job ! Came out really nice. Very useful indeed.
Thanks Mac - yes it will come in handy for lots of jobs. I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces.
Looks outstanding Craig! Camera work and narration were also top notch
Thank you Andreas 🙏
Great video! The belt grinder came out amazing! Nice job! And I love the color blue it’s perfect!!
Thanks Bill - I appreciate that!
Beautiful job mate, looks great
Thanks mate - almost didn't make it in time :)
Great video, really well built machine that will last a lifetime, well done!! I'd love to see you make a knife on it
Good luck from Spain, still September here!!
Thanks David!
Well done!
Thanks!
Big project, nicely attacked, and attention to details really well maintained. Fantastic video work as well Craig, you have put my crude attempt to shame lol. Well done! Cheers, Jon
Thanks Jon. I'll have a look out for yours. Have only seen a couple of others from Australia so far. This event could last a couple of days - wonder if we'll get any from Hawaii :)
Very nice work Craig. Cool video and clever editing. Cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin. The editing is just lots of short clips to try and fit it all in. Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Craig
Great build. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Steven 👍
Awesome Craig! Super detail well done ! I've looked at a lot of belt grinder designs, and Jeremy's seems to be the most versatile. I bought the plans a quite a while back just waiting on time. You did a fantastic job and I'm sure your loving it... 👍👍👍👍
Hey Dean. Yes - it's a great machine. I love it. I am on the lookout for a 2hp 3 phase motor just to make it more versatile and able to run faster and slower (via VFD), but already it's a very awesome machine. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Craig
Super vid. Craig.
The finished product certainly looks better than a bought one mate 👍
Good to see some filing techniques too.
I’ve bought the plans for Brian House’s machine… and I’ll get around to it one day. Very useful tool for an engineering workshop eh?
Regards
Robert
( Sydney)
Thank you Robert. I have just visited a friend's house here in Tas, not knowing that he also had been working on a belt grinder. He's also gone for the House design and it looks like a solid design 👍
Great job, looks amazing! Now the question is, will you mess with casting in order to make your a diameter contact wheel?
Ah - easy answer. No - or at least - not for a while. I've got my finger in a few too many pies (hobbies), so I think I need to rein that in a bit. I want to double down on learning machining and improving my welding for the time being. I've got a few machines to restore, and some more building works around here, and some tools and fixtures I'd like to make. That's going to keep me going for the next couple of years of spare time I think. I'd like to make the small wheel attachment for the grinder, and also the tilting table - I have seen that I can buy an import contact wheel fairly cheaply (perhaps pull the bearings and put good ones in) - so that might be an option too. Thanks for the comment mate. Cheers, Craig
Great fabrication work Craig, like the video filming as well. What's that black rubber thing? The super glue tip will come in handy. Enjoyed. Tony
Thanks Tony. Not sure what the black rubber thing is. What time in the video can you see it?
Fantastic Fabrication and awesome Built...SIR GEE
Thanks Mohammad 👍
Beautiful work Craig, love the cut outs for weld idea. I just finished my J.S. grinder 3weeks ago, and absolutely love the way it preforms. Curious about your thoughts on belt training handle. I am thinking a fine thread would have been a better choice. Had a little issue with adjustment backing off.
Thank you Jerry that is very kind of you 👍 I found that backing off issue too, and in my case it was a tiny amount of vibration allowing the screw to come undone slightly (which quickly makes a big difference to tracking). Yes fine threads would improve the tracking control, but for me, a dot of blue Loctite added enough resistance to make the handle stay where I put it, and the backing off has not been an issue since. Good luck 👍
Phenomenal job.
Thank you David 👍👍
All the little extra touches make for a machine you can be proud of, and do good work on. Great work well presented.
Any comments on Jeremy's plans? When I saw the squared cut-out in the platen I wondered if a tilt mechanism might have been more versatile. Is this an option you decided against?
Thanks Russell. A tilting table is on the list of things to make. I bought his extra plans too, for bigger and smaller wheel mounts (to entirely replace the platen) and the tilting table, which is going to be a good option. I thought it would be interesting to use the machine to make these future upgrades - and make a video about - killing two birds with one stone. Demoing the machine properly, and adding to the machine.
As for his plans quality: they are absolutely perfect. Such high quality, and easy to follow and well laid out, but not the cheapest. Absolutely worth every penny though. It makes the process idiot proof. I just printed all the pages, and stuck them into a cheap binder thingy to make the pages a bit dirt resistant and that was my reference for the last several weeks.
Wouldn't have any second thoughts about buying from him again if something else interesting comes out. Thanks for watching and commenting - everyone's comments/support is very encouraging :) Cheers, Craig
Like that you told us how long this took!
No problem. Yes it was not a quick build. Ironically, if I had to make another, being able to use the new belt grinder would speed things up immensely 👍
Awesome job.
Thanks. It was a ton of work but it has been worth it for the learning and practise as much as the end result. Cheers for watching 👍🍻
Nice job really well done. I need to raid your scrap bin lol 😂
I call it a scrap bin, but it's more of a hoard. I need to stop collecting it and start using it up ! :)
Love it! You didn't show the tilting feature in the vid, though I guess Jer shows that well enough in his build vid.... Soon you'll want the tilt-table and small-wheel adaptor mods, I love mine. And if you think it eats steel now, wait until you try it with a 10" or larger contact wheel instead of a platen - whoosh!
😂 Yes those extras are on my build-list, for future videos. I have a ton going on here though, so no promises as to when you might see those. Thank you for tuning in. 👍 See you in the next vid. Cheers, Craig
Nice woek bro keep up it high#technical world tv
Thanks dude. I will try 🙂👍
I love the video. I like what you do thanks. I was just wondering why you chose this belt grinder over the "Vanover Customs" here on youtube. I believe his is one of the better ones
Thanks Fred. Glad you are enjoying the channel! I hadn't heard of the vanover customs one until now. I had heard of several others (Ca Lem and Phil Vandelay both have great designs too, and I think there is a House one as well? And Clough42 of course) But, this one resonated with me out of all the options I could see at the time. I am a long time fan of Jer Schmidt and I love the extra level of thought that he goes to which is something I aspire to with my own builds. Thanks for watching and for the comment! I will check out the vanover customs build.
Sorry Vandelay is who I meant. He speant a lot of time working out some very small detail. I got him and the other one mixed up. I think your sander/grinder will last you a very long time.
What brand is the TIG you use?
Hi Union - it's a CIG machine (inverter style), but really any machine will do just as good a job in the end. I just used DC to weld, with no pulse or fancy features for any of these welds.
Thank you for an interesting build vide! I'm subscribed, but this one seems to have slipped through the cracks! Anyway, I've been looking at the same problem. your motor is 1450 rpm, US current is 60 hertz, or 20% faster so the equivalent is 1700 rpm. I don't know which version you've built, but Jeremy's first version used a 3500 rpm motor, the second a 1700 rpm three phase driven with a vfd to be able to "over speed to get up to correct belt speeds. I have 50Hz mains here in France, my motor, like yours is 1450rpm, in order to get the belt speed right, I'm using an 8.5" /215mm drive pulley. My motor is 2horse power which is considered to be the smallest normally usable! All the best Matthew
Yes you are right about the motor. I used what I had on hand that would let me finish the project for the deadline. I will find a 2-3hp three phase motor and add a VFD some time soon. That will help a lot with the speed issue and give me tons of power headroom. Thanks Matthew. If you press the bell notification near the subscribe button you will get notified of all videos in future 👍 thanks!
@@CraigsWorkshop Well, I've been following you for years, and this is the first time I missed one ofyour videos! Might I pointout that if you buy a new 1450 rpm motor, running it at 120Hz would give you the right belt-speed! Personally, running a new electric motor at 2,4 times faster than it's rated speed! I would suggest a larger pulley to get the base speed up, the 20% difference, especially if you use a secondhand motor, which might not take over speeding. Another thought, I am looking at using braking resistors on the VED to slow down the motor as the larger pulley size is going to act like a flywheel !
@@MatthewTinker-au-pont-blanc One thing I have never worried about is overspeeding motors. If you look at the 2 pole vs 4 pole motors they are constructed identically. Same bearings etc. And low down torque is useful on a lot of machine tools. So am oversped 4 pole motor is my preference. 👍
@@CraigsWorkshop New modern motors built for VFDs yes no worries, I am wary of older motors!
Yes good point. Some of those have plain bearings and so on. I tend to look for ones which are semi modern at least but have never had a VFD specific motor. Always used and bought locally for cheap 👍
I hate the hand work… 😂. But I liked the video anyway! Thank you. I don’t understand how the weld chamfers eliminate the need for spacers. Could you explain?
Thanks for watching and for the comment. Sorry, the chamfers don't eliminate the need, but there are rebates that I have made, which do. The rebates have shoulders set at defined widths, meaning I can clamp the four pieces together and the inside dimensions are precisely set. No need for the filler piece and shims. Thanks 👍
@@CraigsWorkshop that makes sense to me now! Thank you for that clarification. I actually do I’ll the hand work, was just teasing. I immediately subscribed to your channel and as a “Yank” got a very good laugh out of “and that was maths, with an S”! We use grubs for fishing, Set screws are locking something to a shaft. 😝
@@cogentdynamics 😂 I find myself using a mix of language. So long as we all know what each other means, it's fine 🙂👍
@@CraigsWorkshop are you saying we don’t speak English? Sorry! I worked for an English company for over 20 years and I find some of these subtleties to be very fun. I have given and taken a lot of ribbing. You made me laugh with the comment but I am super impressed by your build and learned from watching. I have all the parts cut out for the same grinder and have been too lazy to get it finished. Your video was both motivational and informative.
@@cogentdynamics no wasn't saying you don't speak English at all, or that you are wrong in anyway. Just making light fun of the differences 🙂👍 Thanks again for your feedback and support. See you in the next video 🍻
You should have built my version 🤨
I thought we're friend 🤨
Ha ha - I know! It was a choice between yours, Phil's and Jer's. I picked Jers - it just clicked with me - I hope we can still be friends. 😁
It's only because he is going to make your mill vice instead
Craig will release that video next week 😉
@@TomMakeHere 😂
@@TomMakeHere Not before your 6 jaw chuck video comes out Tom 😉
@@TomMakeHere 🤨🤨 im waiting
You've made a great grinder. I like your work.
Good luck to you.
Like and subscribe to your channel.
Thank you, I appreciate that 👍
"No one will ever know." Except for the 20k viewers :)
As for the motor mistake -- I did that with the countershaft for my lathe!
Wait a minute, I recognise that Medicare card xD are you living in Australia? Or do the UK just have like exactly the same Medicare cards as we do over here? :p
G'day Dylan. Yep I am Brit and Aussie 👍 Lived near Hobart for the last 12 years.
@@CraigsWorkshop ahhhh, that’d make sense xD I heard you mention something about Australia in the video, so felt quite silly about asking about it after that :p
No worries. Where are you based?
@@CraigsWorkshop in Melbourne :) was born here too unfortunately, so I don’t get the fancy sounding accent xD
@@dylanshandley1246 🤣
5:58 made me so uncomfortable seeing your hand come that close. Stay safe!
Thanks Gavin. Yes another friend mentioned that. It wasn't quite as bad in person as it appears from the camera angle. You'll be pleased to know that in my latest video I increased the table size on the little bandsaw which has made it a lot safer to use. Cheers for watching and for the comment 👍 Craig
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Can I put in a dislike because I dislike the whole hand filing process?
Won't have to do as much now with this thing...
You know my address, feel free to drop it off any time next week 😁
In a way the video was meant to be a bit meta - showing how hard it is to make stuff without having access to a belt grinder. I realised too late that it was going to be too hard to work that in, in limited time, without it sounding arty farty. But yes - quick shaping jobs will be a lot quicker now. I'm stoked. Come and get the grinder when you drop off that 6 jaw :)
Maths always has an 's'.
As someone that grew up in the UK, I agree 🙂👍
Yeah, it's "maths" with an "s." You go to maths class right after your biologies class, before your writings class. What, there's more than one writing, isn't there?
To use your examples, the full version would be - writing, biology, mathematic ? :)
Saw that you subscribed to that EH&T channel from the Emmas #roughcut2022 videos. That guy is the troll that has been slamming Joe Pie for over a year now. Most of his videos are staged. I chose not to subscribe for both reasons.
Thanks for the heads up, Shop Tech. Wasn't aware of that. 👍