DIY BELTGRINDER WHEELS: 10“ Contact Wheel, Drivewheel, Trackingwheel

Hi and welcome back to this video!
Today, I will show you how I made my new beltgrinder wheels, out of 1,2cm MDF plate. I built a 10“ (25cm) contact wheel, a 6“ (15cm) drive wheel as well as a new 3“ (7,5cm) tracking wheel. All these are made out of 5 pieces MDF that I glued together to make each wheel 2.4“ (6cm) wide.
Instead of ball bearings I took two wheels that I got left and glued them inside the wheels.
The MDF wheels work pretty amazing and I recommend everyone to make them out of this plate, instead using normal wood.
About me:
My name is Tim and I'm a 20 year old student. I got into knifemaking about two years ago, by watching videos similar to this one. Over the years, I gained some knowledge and last year I built this belt grinder to finally make my own knives. I do sell custom orders, mostly of kitchen knives, if you're interested, follow me on Instagram. My goal is to make inspirational and educating, as well as entertaining videos. I gained almost all my knowledge by watching KZbin ideos, so now I want to give something back. If you’ve got a question, feel free to write me a comment or start a conversation with me via my Instagram @spira_knives
Future plans:
I want to make educational as well as inspirational and entertaining videos. The topics will be setting up my workshop and mostly making knives.
A few ideas that I will post soon:
- a funky baby cleaver
- forging a drawknife for woodworking
- forging a herb chopper
- building a gas forge
- how I etch my logo
All my builds and machines are low cost but good quality. I’m a beginner as well as a student on University, so I want to get the best tools for the least amount of money. If you are starting your new hobby, consider watching me setting up my little workshop.
Music Credits:
- Chill Lofi Hip Hop by NonCopyrightMusic
- Midnight Snack by DJ Quads
- expression by Pold

[@Gabrulo_knifemaking]

I usually put the ball bearing before turning the wheel on the lathe to be sure the bearing is centered, but as i can see you did it centered as well! Very good job

[@spiraknives]

I thought about doing that as well, but because I hollowed out the inside on the lathe, the inner wheels were perfectly centred

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

Really great. Quite funny, just because I recently started thinking about building my own one😄👌🏼👍🏼

[@omarbaalwi3544]

Excellent experience well done 👍

[@spiraknives]

Thank you!

[@Swenser]

Cant find suitable wheels for a ball launcher project so I'll make my own doing this. Who would have thought coupling a wheel to a small motor would be so frustrating.

[@ALI-fj1xf]

Nice work bro 👍 Respect from Mesopotamia

[@yspark5930]

아재요 기술이 좋아서 선물보냅니다.

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Good bro 👍👍👍👍

[@johandoes151]

What are your long term experience of using MDF as a drive wheel? I think about going with a wooden drive wheel too but I wonder if multiplex would be more suitable and longer lasting.

[@spiraknives]

It is! I used wooden wheels before and it was just a pain in the ... The mdf wheels work like a charm, I‘ve been using them for many many hours now and they’re still perfect. Only downside is that it isn’t water resistant, in case you’re doing wet grinding.

[@user-ru3mu5ti7i]

Круто!

[@glenking3337]

Not that I want to be that guy. But long sleves and gloves are a nono when it comes to lathes.

[@spiraknives]

Thanks for your feedback. That’s true, if it comes to loose sleeves and gloves. But tight jackets like woodturners jackets and strait gloves are often recommended

[@bushy0299]

Trust me. I found out the hard way that even tight gloves will get you entangled.

[@Swenser]

Yes. I was wondering , why the gloves. Be aware ladies, if they catch in the wheel on a powerful motor you'll snap your arm off and it will fly over to the next door neighbour.