Small belt sander

[mfletch]

Just made this one nice project

 

[Wedg1e]

Looks a bit serious good effort!

 

[mfletch]

Thanks I enjoyed the project even cast the aluminium from scrap ally

 

[Fazerruss]

I like it. Any more pics?

 

[""kb]

Looks a nice job


I missed a linisher for sale on here other month

 

[gordon stephenson]

Nice machine,looks well made and well thought out (awful colour) give it another coat!!

 

[MattF]

Nice work. Any progress photo's of the build?

 

[chevy2]

That long belt should last a while

 

[captain-destructo]

any problems with the belt wandering? or is there an adjuster?

 

[mfletch]

I didn't take many photos but here is some,

This is the scrap ally cast into bean tin then roughly turned down

This is the tracking mechanism

The motor and the tracking wheels are very slightly crowned

A smaller 20mm wheel

Hope you enjoyed the trip

 

[Wallace]

Very neat, something to be proud of that will last forever.

 

[RedOrZed]

Love that! Very clever

 

[MattF]

Nicely done.

 

[striker]

Nice job that. .. I have loads of scrap aluminium...I might have a go at casting some billets for turning projects. ..what did you use to melt it? i think it melts at 1200ish degees doesnt it?

 

[MattF]

i think it melts at 1200ish degees doesnt it?

I seem to recall that aluminium is around 680 degrees Celsius, or thereabouts.

 

[Psychosaffa]

that i really awesome mate! deffo a result to be proud of!!

 

[bigegg]

Nice job that. .. I have loads of scrap aluminium...I might have a go at casting some billets for turning projects. ..what did you use to melt it? i think it melts at 1200ish degees doesnt it?

www.backyardmetalcasting.com
is *the* place for melting and casting aluminium.

Easiest way is a crucible made from a cut-down disposable MIG gas bottle, hole dug in ground. surround crucible with charcoal. blow air from a shop vac (or hair drier) into the charcoal.

 

[Wallace]

The whole machine is cool, it's the home casting bit that makes it special. Something like that would have given an 'O' Level grade A in Metalwork back in the 80's. A little porosity in the castings but nowt that matters for the use, maybe the Chinese have the right approach!

 

[striker]

Sorry mattf im in old money degrees fahrenheit.. Which would be about what I thought if 680c is right.


Egg I think one of them brake drum forges could be in order, I will put it onto my loooooong to do list.

 

[bigegg]

I use a metal bucket as an outer. ceramic chimney pipe (might be drain pipe) as an inner, insulated with a mix of orange (yorkshire) clay out of the garden + perlite. piece of scaffolding pipe through the bottom (horizontally) to feed air in.
crucible can be a baked bean tin (single use) to proper graphite crucible off ebay (20+ uses).
runs off charcoal, then WVO when hot.
Takes about 2 hours to make - lots of fun!