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Title: Latest project
Post by: FAT-TOY on July 03, 2018, 08:18:51 pm

  Started a new project a few weeks ago it's a 1800 x 50mm belt sander.  Finally finished and works a treat, man this thing will move a lot of metal really fast.  It has a what I think is a 2 horse power 3 phase motor and it has serious grunt.  I have a 320 grit belt on it at the moment but I have some 60 grits on order and hopefully they will arrive soon, the 320 is becoming very smooth very fast.
                                  Zane
p.s. Hope the photos attach ok.


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Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: TT5 Matt on July 03, 2018, 09:38:56 pm

another great toy for your shed!what are the rollers made of and what size are they?what size bearings do you use as they don't give much information on pinterest

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: Slakewell on July 04, 2018, 08:06:20 am

Nice , I have been gunnna make something like that as well.

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: FAT-TOY on July 04, 2018, 09:55:14 pm

  Matt the rollers are machined from aluminium and the bearings I purchased off ebay at a good price, 10mm x 26mm, Not sure about the quality so I purchased 20 of them for about $16 that should be enough for spares plus future projects.  The main drive pulley I machined from steel because I never had any aluminium big enough.  The 60 grit belts turned up today, unbelievable how quickly they remove material.  I watched a couple of these being built on youtube to give me a bit of a heads up and it virtually built itself.  Not wrapped in the white paint colour but it was all I had enough of at the time and I'm getting used to it.
   Zane

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: doortoh on July 20, 2018, 09:13:51 pm

Dot bits and villiers ..you still have them

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: FAT-TOY on July 21, 2018, 10:31:41 am

  Hi doortoh,
  Check your messages.
           Zane

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: 80-85 husky on July 21, 2018, 07:42:43 pm

im still struggling to see how you can actually ride it... :o ;D the seat looks painfull!

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: FAT-TOY on July 22, 2018, 09:34:04 pm

  Well I'll tell you. if you throw your leg over it and hit the throttle. you'd have nuts and arse skin roosting all over the workshop.
   Zane

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: 80-85 husky on July 23, 2018, 08:21:28 am

 ;D ;D ;D there is a story about a bloke who went to the docs with an "embarrassing problem" He showed the doc his nutsack which was a weeping infected mess with 15 industrial staples in it....Doc was shocked...apparently he had been 'polishing his knob" at lunchtime on a big polishing buffer while everyone else was out when it grabbed his nuts, hurled him over the machine and ripped 1 of his nuts off!! as you do when faced with an immediate medical crisis, you grab the packaging crews big stapler and fix it your self!!!

i wouldnt get too close to that thing if i was you ;D

Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: FAT-TOY on July 23, 2018, 03:13:07 pm

I was a bit worried about standing in front of it while sanding, in case the belt breaks but I now find it more comfortable to stand a little to the left so that eliminates that problem.

         zane