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Nicely done Chuck!...how much of the sander did you program?Dave
Hi Chuck,My son and I did a knife making course a couple of weeks ago, where we used Radius Master belt grinders, such wonderful machines, as yours will be. I particularly like the interchangeable rollers, which will make forming different radii a doddle. The Radius Master has a rotatable head which contains a selection of three differently sized rollers, and can be altered without removing the belt (in fact, whilst the machine is running), but is limited to the supplied three.Are you planning on making the motor speed controllable? It could be quite useful for different materials, particularly wood.Hugh.
I want one! Chuck just chatching up on this thread and will be following you. Where can one get one and how much? That is one bad belt sander.Don
Chuck, what is the minimum diameter you could have on the interchangeable rollers? AM wondering if it would be determined by the bearing OD's or the minimum bending radius of the belt itself.Bill
Chuck:Nice work as usual. Did you consider putting a tilting table on the flat side? I remember you modified another vertical belt sander but can't remember if you put a tilt table on it or not. I recently built a vertical belt sander which bolts to the wall to save space. The idea likely wouldn't work for yours but.....I remember you bought ceramic glass from one of the web knife supply houses. I tried to also buy from several places but they were out of stock. I finally went to a local glass shop and asked if they could get ceramic glass. They had it in stock and when I asked for a 2" x ? piece he said "new or used". I took used and it was no more than a couple of bucks. He even sanded the sharp edges. I think they keep it for fireplaces. Before ordering a piece you might check locally, it sure worked for me. (I thought you might be looking for the new sander.)Nice build, I wish I had room for one.Hugh
Loved the video Chuck, I have a question about the belt adjustment. Is there a way to adjust the belt to make it ride higher or lower on it' s rollers? I don't seem to see any on yours. I love it though, talk about some metal removal. Don
That is one awesome tool Chuck, thanks so much for posting! I need one of those real bad.Might I suggest a KBIC-125 (or the like) speed control? They're usually dirt cheap on ebay, dead reliable and are completely adjustable. Soft-start, easily configurable for different motors & simple to hook-up.
Looking great, Chuck.My concern is that if you make one more tool, you'll have to add another garage.