Awesome job great ideas combination 👏👏👏👊👊👊

Like the design..... why dont you try a drinks can shim for the tracking arm to tighten it up

good job

Sorry I forgot to mention very nice job, I was very happy to find you.

For future builds the motor rotation can be reversed by usually switching two wires in the j box. If the label is missing it my take some research online but it is usually swapping two wires between pairs.

great build. looks well thought out.

Nice design.

Best thinkg is the Gen 2 in the background

Excellent Workmanship!! Great Idea too!

So simple yet so nice. Thanks for sharing!! Nice bike too!!

Nice job do you have link to company you purchased your wheels from?

To get the motor turning everything the other way couldnt you of just turned it around?!

Dan For whatever it's worth, your belt is called a Vibration Free Link Belt. They're available through Harbor Freight at www.harborfreight.com/vibration-free-link-belt-free Just in case anyone is interested. I used a ton of those things when I was a mechanical engineer. Very forgiving. Take care. Dave Pappy Dave's Knives

What size drive shaft did you use?

I'm gathering the materials right now lol. My motor shipped yesterday and I got.my spring 3 days ago. now I need the steel, wheels, pulleys, blocks, belts, and hardware. I also need to run 220v 20amp to.my garage but I need to install a sub panel to do that. fun fun fun. I will be up and running by 4th of july.

That's a real nice build. Clean and to the point.That rotating platen will come in handy if you ever start working with tube and pipe. You can get several contact wheels from 3/4 up for fish mouth fitting if you need to.Just get Sunray to make them. The knife tool guys are a ripoff on wheels.Don't use Sunrays web form. Just pick up the phone call Devin. He knows his shit.

man that's probably the sweetest design I've ever seen in just started a 2x72 belt sander today but I'm thinking about scraping it and using a design like yours because that's the slickest design I've seen so far and I've been looking and doing research for almost 8 months so far

Very interesting! We just posted this one in a homemade belt grinders thread on homemadetools.net: www.homemadetools.net/forum/belt-grinders-videos-32679#post45646 . Jump in anytime if you'd like to chat with other tool guys.

Great job, i love your design the most! I Love the combo idea! Its very variable. This is exactly what i was looking for on youtube.

Dan, do you have (provide) any plans about this sander?

where did you get your disk for the disk sander?

I built Dan's sander and it works great! Thanks, Dan. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6LVkHWnm7x2nck

I'm about 90% complete on a copy of Dan's sander. It's been a fun build and should have paper running on it early next week. Dan, if you're still following, thanks. The design is very cool. scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12208778_1525228354467759_4053716428248088631_n.jpg?oh=ec470410fe4f0796bd47f879be045ecf&oe=56EAE568

Nice job. I'm going to follow your example. About the sliding tubes, you probably already know this, but the larger tube has an internal weld seam. If you grind a shallow slot on the smaller tube and just flap disc the corners, it will be much tighter and slide easily. Best.

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I've watched a lot of videos and I like your design the best I think I will build something very similar. Thanks

Nice work. Very efficient strong design best home made I've seen. I'm going to have a crack at making one thank you for sharing.

pretty cool

Nice belt grinder/disc sander combo build, Dan! If you like homemade tools, you're always welcome on our homemade tools forum :) - www.homemadetools.net/forum/?.com&

Sweet! This is exactly the configuration I m looking to make. To reverse the rotation of the motor just switch the negative and positive in your switch.

Very nice design, best I've found so far....great job!

hey buddy can you send me the project? if u can i'll send you my email thank you

Nice Vmax ...

cools sander build. very nice Vmax.

Nice job buddy.

Your vertical tracking arm could be shimmed by running a weld bead where needed and grind down to fit. Nice job. Best design !

Forget the grinder! Let me get that Vmax!

great build thanks for sharing

Great job! I tried to find a belt grinder design which should be easy enough to do it at home with my common tools. Your design is the best one!!! Thank you for inspiration

thank you! I have been looking all over for a good set up. this thing looks great!

This the best homemade belt grinder that I have seen

where do you live?

I don't know dude looks pretty good to me for a home built sander. I'd use it

Hi Dan! Share drawings!

To change the rotation, I'm sure you just pull the back cover (2 screws) and swap the wires there. I'm lucky mine has the shaft coming out both ends. It seems a bit loud. Are they all like that or is it the recording making it sound like more than it is?

Awesome, iv been researching to make my own. how much $ would you say you put into making this beauty?

Nice job Dan. I am getting close to building my own belt grinder. Yours looks professorial. I hope mine turns out as nice. Thanks for posting the video.

One of the best belt grinders I seen on you tube!

Thank you for sharing.

hey Dan, how bout an update please