[TheForge] Grinder rollers

[Cameron Stoker]

From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
To: <artgawk at thegrid.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA"  
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Grinder rollers


There was a thread about belt grinder rollers a while back. Doesn't
seem too hard to make the steel part. Is the problem finding the right
elastomer and then bonding it to the steel? That's the impression I get
reading the thread--been toying with the idea of building a knife
grinder because they're so flippin expensive to buy, but Iam wondering
if there's a hidden gotcha...

J

Before you build one, take a look here:

http://www.beaumontmetalworks.com/grinder.html#

The simplicity is the real beauty of the design. His prices are also  
quite reasonable. I built my own, but that was because things were a  
bit slow for a week or two.

Also look at these:

http://surpluscenter.com/item.asp? 
UID=2005080917515878&item=1-2706&catname=trailer

http://surpluscenter.com/item.asp? 
UID=2005080917515878&item=1-1366&catname=trailer

I had pretty good luck using plastic idler rollers with bearing  
pressed into the ends, but now make them out of aluminum so the  
bearigns can be replaced.



                 Cameron Stoker
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