Oct 06 2011the motor is bolted to a hinge so that the weight of the motor keeps the belt taught fwiw i dont use the disk grinder much probably because i dont do much full tang work one issue i had was wandering belt syndrome so i put blue masking tape wraps in the middle of the top wheel to create a domed effect which keeps funky belts from
Sep 13 200810 coote with the disc sander attachment the 10 coote needs to be over the edge of your table unless you cave a hole so that the wheel with belt doesnt catch im just using a 234 pulley on the motor and a 456 pulley on the grinder so i can get pretty slow and a 1hp baldor tefc motor
New multifunctional belt sander 1 belt sander it can be used for highspeed steel drill bit rough grinding blade edging fine grinding tungsten steel turning tool polishing bodhi root etc compact size for portable carry work with low noise
Oct 31 2016so i put the flywheelpulley back on and found a 2 multiv pulley with a 58 keyed bore bought a 18 piece of 58 keyed shaft and a couple of pillow blocks used the treadmills belt to couple the motor pulley and 2 pulley on the 58 shaft together and put the grinder belt drive wheel on the other end of the 58 shaft
Jun 05 2014it didnt seem to matter whether it was running at half or full speed using a 120 grit belt im wondering if putting a pulley on the motor would help as i just filed down the pulley that was on there for the treadmill which is very small or if i should start looking for an alternate source for motors
Bolt together 2 x 72 belt grinder i have been wanting a 2 x 72 belt grinder ever since i started making knives on my wimpy 4 x 36 belt sander after looking around at some designs i figured i could probably make one myself i had access to our scrap bin at work that often had squa
The vbelts are tensioned not too tight however so that they will slip if you hit a chunk of bone instead of breaking a grinder part the motor mount is slotted and the main base beneath the grinder mounts is slotted allowing them to slide for proper vbelt tensioning see below for exact motor pulley and belt
Feb 21 2012our coote isnt designed for more than 2000 rpms so using step pulleys back to back would be wasted because we couldent use one of the pulleys due to the speed being way to fastso we made this mounting bracket that lets you use one step pulley and move the motor mount slides on a piece of 16ga 34 tubing which fits perfectly on 58
I have an idea and im wondering if it will work i have access to a variable speed bench grinder 5 amp delta is there any reason i couldnt slap a pulley for a v belt on that sucker and use it to run a coote kalamazoo or a grizzly
I would spend less for solid grinder like the craftsman rather than the middle of the road grinders that dont actually offer that much more and save the money for when you finally take the deep plunge which you will if you do want to spend more but not 2000 then go with the 2x72 coote and get some kind of variable speed and 2hp
Kz448 kalamazoo 2 x 48 belt sander with motor with or without 12 hp motor 1ph 3450 rpm each e with 5 contact wheel tilt table and removable platen full hinged guard for quick belt change vertical or horizontal position kz448 runs 4500 sfpm kz348 is belt driven supplied pulley vbelt both use 2 x 48 sanding belts
Mar 04 20132x72 belt grinder build i started a picasa albums with build pictures and captions i will update the thread as i add new pictures currently it is functional but i still have work to do on the tool arms and i am making a cabinet for it to set on
Sep 12 2011im not sure what the max speed rating would be on the belt its self but most beltsanders that i have used are 14001500 ftmin max speed if you bought new belts then they may have a max speed on the package but if not im sure you could contact the co and they could tell you espeacially if they are a high quality belt
2x72beltgrinder skip to main content 1725 rpm 13 hp motor 1 x 42 belt 4 contact wheel 47 out of 5 stars 66 32499 324 99 free shipping only 10 left in stock order soon happybuy 8x2inch belt grinder rubber wheel serrated rubber contact wheel 6206 bearing belt grinder wheel for 2x72inch knife making grinder
Sep 03 2015as you can see i used a salvaged treadmill motor to power it if you want to repurpose a treadmill motor you have to either buildbuy a dc power supply for it or use the controller it es with and heres the trick there is a transducer somewhere on most treadmills that detects a magnet on a spinning pulley
May 04 2016on the ones ive had the cast pulleyflywheel was the fan for motor cooling it had around a 6 dia flywheel and the belt drive pulley around 1 dia all one piece with the threads for the shaft if you had that it would probably be good to use it or maybe find one motor cooling would be nice and the air flow is out on the pto end
Mar 31 2007i am ready to order my motor and coote belt grinder i spoke to norm coote and he has the step pulleys i need for the belt grinder and motor the only question i have is how do you gents with step pulleys mount your motors so you can easily move the drive belts from one pulley
Feb 06 2009i want to build a 2 by 72 belt grinder i want a maximum speed of 5000 fpm i want a vfd it looks like i can achieve this with either a 1725 rpm motor sped way up for 5000 fpm or a 3450 rpm motor which would run at around 5000 fpm at 60 hz and would have to
Purchase the contact wheel first to determine thread size i know that these are not cheap but i believe coote belt grinder company has the best prices on them be sure to get one that is serrated the size you chose will be determined on the grinding you want to do you will have one step down pulley on the motor this will mean you need
Jun 01 2013burr king and bader were the first to offer a grinder with attachments etc for the custom knife making industry and they thought that the existing size of a 2 x72 belt would be about the best size for the job you can also run 1 1 12 belts on these machines can you think of a belt size you think would work better
Sep 16 2019i have some 72s on order arriving tomorrow the motor attached now is 2 hp and runs 3400 rpm i put a 2 drive pulley on it and the grinder has a 4 pulley on it this should get me down to 1700 rpm on my 10 contact wheel if anyone with more experience with these grinders sees anything going horribly wrong with this setup please let me know
As long as the buyer obtains a smaller belt grinder with a highquality work table and platen and a strong enough motor the 1by 42should work fine for knife making tasks such as bevel grinding profiling and most initial knife development steps the 2by 72is the far better choice
Feb 28 2012right now i have a standard belt grinder old craftsman 4 x 36 with wheel on side plus a small 1x30 ryobi sander wheel on side removeable wheel should i start with these also have a delta 6 grinder grinder can be buffer or cut off i guess i read the 50 knife book good read a bit confusing for me
Aug 06 2008belt grinder buy or not sign in to follow this followers 2 belt grinder buy or not on advangtage of that size belt is that there are many many options whe you purchase belts you can get really cheap belts in a lot of grits sizes or you can get belts that last longer but cost a bit more ive got a 10 inch wheel coote belt grinder