a few home made lynishing machines and sander

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

heres a few machines i made 20 years ago. before clark and machine mart came on the scene i think the price to buy them then was about 300 quid

Shox Dr · Dec 6, 2009

Nice, I was going to build one myself until I found a SIP 6" one on eblag a few weeks ago. Almost brand new, picked it up for 50quid. So that idea went straight out the window.

What use did you build them for

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

Shox Dr said:
Nice, I was going to build one myself until I found a SIP 6" one on eblag a few weeks ago. Almost brand new, picked it up for 50quid. So that idea went straight out the window.

What use did you build them for

i used to make a lot of stainless steel parts for my old norton so was handy to clean them up after making ready for polishing i used to go to college evening class machine shop practice and saw them in welding shop . so i got them measured up and copied the 1st one 8 inch channel was all cut by hand hacksaw the tensioners were all chaindrilled and filed by hand the second one was done on milling machine ps if i could have got one for 50 quid i wouldnt have bothered :laughing:

can anyone spot the bodge on the disk sander???

zzr1200 · Dec 6, 2009

brightspark said:
can anyone spot the bodge on the disk sander???

Red tape on the motor power lead... :whistle:

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

zzr1200 said:
Red tape on the motor power lead...

aww sh ,./././t its not even earthed :ashamed:

yev heard the saying about the cobbler and his shoes dont know any good electricians do u to fix it 4 me :whistle:

Shox Dr · Dec 6, 2009

Talking of Nortons have you seen the new ones, very nice from the little I have seen

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

Shox Dr said:
Talking of Nortons have you seen the new ones, very nice from the little I have seen

no il have to look them up mines 1963 750 atlas

zzr1200 · Dec 6, 2009

brightspark said:
aww sh ,./././t its not even earthed yev heard the saying about the cobbler and his shoes dont know any good electricians do u to fix it 4 me

I do as it happens, but the callout charge to Teeside might be a bit high...

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

zzr1200 said:
I do as it happens, but the callout charge to Teeside might be a bit high...

i better get saving.up lol i can suply the flex and plug

pedrobedro · Dec 6, 2009

Did you make the wheels for the belt as well ? I think that's the only thing stopping me from making a better grinder for myself, I use an Aldi one with a belt one side and a stone the other and I use a Clarke 6" bench grinder for sharpening. One like these would be my goal.

the snooper · Dec 6, 2009

zzr1200 said:
Red tape on the motor power lead...

it always red tape that slows things down :whistle:

brightspark · Dec 6, 2009

pedrobedro said:
Did you make the wheels for the belt as well ? I think that's the only thing stopping me from making a better grinder for myself, I use an Aldi one with a belt one side and a stone the other and I use a Clarke 6" bench grinder for sharpening. One like these would be my goal.

the wheels were made out of steel tube with disks welded in the ends then bored out to fit the bearings

irondarren · Dec 7, 2009

Got to say you can beat a good belt grinder, we have a nice fat 4hp powered belt sand 75mm wide belt 2000mm long, havent got a pic of it but one slip and fingers gone

brightspark · Dec 7, 2009

irondarren said:
Got to say you can beat a good belt grinder, we have a nice fat 4hp powered belt sand 75mm wide belt 2000mm long, havent got a pic of it but one slip and fingers gone

nice one ive sknned my knuckles a few times on the 6inch one with coarse belt i wear gloves now when i use it

brightspark · Dec 7, 2009

:QUOTE=the snooper;179651]it always red tape that slows things down :whistle:

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true

Arsonista · Dec 7, 2009

brightspark said:
i got them measured up and copied the 1st one

Brightspark, have you got Chinese ancestry?. :laughing:

brightspark · Dec 7, 2009

Arsonista said:
Brightspark, have you got Chinese ancestry?.

err no craut i think.:the master race : ve haff vays :laughing:

bigbadbugga · Dec 7, 2009

There are some good polishing machines HERE that might make a good basis for a grinder or linisher

plantlife · Jun 5, 2012

What motors do you use? I'm struggling to find anything, people who have old washing machines want 30-50 pound for the motors! :mad:

brightspark · Jun 5, 2012

plantlife said:
What motors do you use? I'm struggling to find anything, people who have old washing machines want 30-50 pound for the motors!

most of the motors are quarter hp of the old washing machines . its ok on the 4inch sander but the 6inch needs about a half hp or bigger.1/4 hp isnt worth more than 25 quid unless your desperate

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