How To Flip Any Budget 2x72 Grinder Horizontal | Belt Grinder Modification

Got a budget 2x72 belt grinder that needs to be flipped?!? Well in this video I go over a pretty low cost solution for giving your vertical 2x72 grinder the ability to flip horizontally. Hope yall like it!
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[@cooperwelsh3471]

Dear James, the only thing I can say "Job well done"" cheers from The Netherlands

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Cooper!

[@thehumblepundit9790]

I gotta say, man, you are quite the craftsman. Very impressive!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir!

[@norcalbowhunter3264]

Leaving a comment to help with the algorithm! I really appreciate your videos. Not only do you teach people how to make knives, but also teach them how to do other things to make knife crafting easier and more efficient. Thank you for the videos and hard work!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! Cheers!

[@RedBeardOps]

Note: I concur that the stand needs to be shortened with this current assembly. The sliders do add significant height to the whole "grinder-frame-slider-assemebly". Please keep this in mind if you're looking to use this method. Also the whole grinder assemebly could have been moved further to the "left" on the frame to make the horizontal position a little lower and a little more inline with the normal vertical height. Cheers yall!

[@evaderknives]

Yeah man!!! Game changer for sure!!! It's a whole new ballgame with a horizontal grinder. Hope all is well, take it easy.

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers sir! Thanks for the comment. I agree!

[@Canadiansasquatchbrewery]

Congrats on the 40k subs! Definitely deserve them with the great content you put out and knowledge sharing you do! Cheers!

[@RedBeardOps]

Much appreciated!

[@rroberts8501]

Great stuff. Congrats on 40K. Well deserved. I've been looking at tilt table ideas for my OBM setup and this may be the ticket. I do need to lower my work bench first though. It's already a little too high for my liking. Always impressed with your ingenuity. Keep the vids coming!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir! Agreed, it does add some height

[@davidscadlock5569]

Great idea and execution!! Excellent presentation!! Always get a lot of good info from you videos.

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers David!

[@e2jw]

Wow - thats an awesome addition to the workflow! Very Nice!

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you like it!

[@bhein67]

What an awesome upgrade. I like the slider mechanism on there. That is definitely going on my to-do list. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Canada

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers! Have a great weekend!

[@MrSoloun]

Good build and Vid, I've seen a few flipped along these lines but this is the strongest one I've seen with those rails.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! Have a good one!

[@ianbyron7464]

I like watching your build videos. I did the same thing with my OBM 2x72 grinder a little over a year ago. It really does make things much easier. I did the project differently than you did, and it took me about 4 days. I cant imagine filming everything and then having to edit it all. Your videos are top-notch and great content.

[@RedBeardOps]

Right on! Thank you Ian!

[@REKKnives]

Man I love watching your mods!! Great job looks very professional!

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you like them! Thank you very much!

[@thchilson]

Kudos, to you the garage blade smith. You make the best of the situation and produce some cool content. Tinkering with the knife making thing in my garage I enjoy watching to see how you get it done. Thanks from Houston, keep up the good work!

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah, thanks man! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@01Tubee]

That’s a great idea for sure. I broke down and bought the Black Fox grinder that tilts. I also have one I built from scratch that I am considering this tilting setup. As always, great job.

[@RedBeardOps]

You won't be disappointed Earl! Cheers sir

[@younasdar4183]

You gave the magnificent new meaning to the flipping SIR GEE

[@RedBeardOps]

LOL

[@alexanderkalandarishvili4547]

Lets notice how intricate and elegant all of his builds are knifes and working stations thats rather impressive . PS let me send you a knife design which i have been wanting to make for years nothing special just a dream

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Alexander!

[@alexanderkalandarishvili4547]

Also wanna point out how you always answer your followers ❤️❤️❤️ amazing

[@andrejohnson6731]

👍🏻great build and congrats on your channel growth!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thansk Andre!

[@JoeyAtilano]

That is a sweet set up. I have an OBM grinder and have it bolted to plywood with a hinge bolted to the table for the flip. I built a rock tumbler from your idea and it works awesome.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah Joey! Thanks man

[@johnnorton7861]

Pretty cool. Great tool and video as always.

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you liked it!

[@sudo_nym]

Necessity is the mother of invention! Cool job, James! And congrats on the 40k, buddy ✌🏻👊🏻👍🏻

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much sir! It's thanks to all yall! Have a great weekend!

[@sudo_nym]

@@RedBeardOps And you, dude 👍🏻

[@adrianhernandez974]

incredible idea friend, you always surprise us with great things, congratulations! a hug from Ecatepec, México 🇲🇽

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@NuManXplore]

Very cool idea! Nice work and congrats on your channels success!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Nice job turned out very well. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend can't wait to see ur next video forge on God bless

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Jared!

[@theharpersat]

Great Modification thanks for making such great videos.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you greatly for watching!

[@ronamedee2475]

Thanks for the idea. Will work out the kinks before I do mine as to keep the belt the same height when flipped.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Ron, Yeah, I think this could be done with appropriate dimentions of the cage. I will say that the stand could be shortened in this case and it would be fine I think.

[@jefferyeverly9431]

Congrats on the 40k............very awesome Idea Im still building my 2x72 Lol.............Keep up good videos :)

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir! I'll do my best

[@24carrera]

Genius. Thank you. Congrats

[@danielpoke4014]

That’s a awesome video mate.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Daniel, glad you enjoyed it!

[@nine11kid]

Nice work man! Thanks for the parts links.

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers sir!

[@madass1980]

That is a very nice idea! Think I need something like that for mine grinder as well 🤟

[@RedBeardOps]

Happy to get you thinking!

[@jeffreydauterman]

Wow dude this is awesome.

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you liked it! Cheers man!

[@DB-qt1kh]

fantastic video. Will be in the market for a 2x72 soon, and can maybe save some pennies doing my own tilt

[@RedBeardOps]

Right on Dallas! Cheers man. Take some good measurements and think about the height of the grinder in both orientations before building it! This set up made my grinder pretty tall... the stand needs to be shortened.

[@beauleggedwatkins]

That is dope!

[@markfulmer67]

That's an awsome idea, always great content! I really appreciate your videos, they've helped me out a lot! I guess you'll be making some new videos of attachments to work in the horizontal position????

[@RedBeardOps]

Who knows! Maybe sir. Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@Stillpoint23]

Fricken slick!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you!

[@rayroid6656]

Nice nice nice work .

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lloydwright8977]

Very ingenious

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you think so! Cheers

[@HeathenHammer123]

incredible!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you!

[@ClenioBuilder]

Super handy.❤

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks! I think so too :)

[@MrMarsBlades]

Nice, 40k subs, well done, i have 30,900 to go to catch up with you, ha, another good little video too, cheers

[@RedBeardOps]

Lol, you'll get there. Thank you sir!

[@MakersMovementDIY]

That's a very cool project man. My machine was already designed to flip 90 but I will keep this video in mind if I have the opportunity to pick up a used griner at a fair price. And congrats on the 40K Subs, that is a big milestone for sure. I'm just building a 10K giveaway knife on my channel now, and 10 was hard enough to achieve. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much sir! Just happy to get people thinking about little builds like this one. And it grows fast man! You'll be to 20K in no time!

[@MakersMovementDIY]

@@RedBeardOps We share the passion of helping other people discover their own potential to make what they need, or want. All that is required is a little shift of perspective and bam, the whole world is just one big project waiting to be mastered.

[@RedBeardOps]

@@MakersMovementDIY Preach brother!

[@TheRealCardz]

Your vids are killer and have inspired me to keep moving forward and making knives at home. Question. What do you do for a living? Are you machinist or engineer? Your knowledge and attention to detail are heavy. Thanks man!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much sir! Really happy to hear you're getting in the game, it's a great hobby/craft for sure. You got it, I'm an engineer.

[@Ppau1]

great idea, maybe you can add to relieve the weight with car trunk gas struts 👍

[@RedBeardOps]

Great idea!

[@anthonystrunk5360]

Looks good..

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you Anthony!

[@NRiggiKnives]

Looks great James- something I have been wanting to do to my Kadrmas for a long time. What is the apprx height when moved to the horizontal? Looks a bit tall and I am a bit short!

[@RedBeardOps]

For sure, the whole mechanism adds some height for sure. The stand needs to be shortened probably by 4''.

[@NRiggiKnives]

@@RedBeardOps Thanks James

[@peterlafrance5392]

commenting for algorithm keep it up

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much, Peter! Much appreciated!

[@williamcunha9136]

Awesome Idea! Also, how do you like your little Bandsaw? I thinking to get one for my shop? Thank You

[@RedBeardOps]

I love it! It's a beast

[@jbrou3892]

Been thinking about doing something like this. I have the same grinder. Sounds like kyle will be working on a tilting base at some point I’ve been holding out because that dude has some genius designs. How do you feel about the height when horizontal? Great video as always!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Jackson, when adding the sliders the whole assembly is tall. The stand needs to be shortened over all probably by about 4-5 inhces for my liking.

[@chrisnixon2179]

Seems like you should have had it flip to the other side. Very nicely done

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you Chris!

[@user-jr1cx8kn4x]

Как всегда-отличная работа!

[@RedBeardOps]

Спасибо!

[@atillaaktas8040]

👏👏👏

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks!

[@hamedahmed3766]

فنان مبدع عاشت ايدك

[@RedBeardOps]

شكرا! اتمنى لك نهايه اسبوع جميله!

[@marvinrayweast]

Very well done. I would have to cut a few inches off the legs of the table.

[@RedBeardOps]

I agree!

[@goot776]

Smart design. Got any tips for those of us looking to find out how to weld? There are probably some local community college workshops but I'm not even sure where to start.

[@aleksastojanov4033]

CO2 is the way to go when it comes to starting. You could even get the flux core to not have to deal with bottles of gas. Watch some tutorials and start welding. It is not as hard as many think and even stick which is one of the hardest is not that hard when you get the hang of it. Sure my welds are uggly as shit but hey, they work so no complaints there.

[@RedBeardOps]

yeah CG, i think that isn't a bad idea. My welding sucks. To get started you can jump up on youtube and search for tutorials.

[@IonutJaR]

Looks to easy to flip it in wrong position and cause some injuries. However. Thanks for sharing.

[@RedBeardOps]

For sure need to be careful with it!

[@donwhitlock1055]

I see you went with larger tooling arms on your 2x72. Were the others too flimsy?

[@RedBeardOps]

I wanted to make this grinder more "standard." Also I wanted to build some pretty robust attachments like the heavy surface grinder.

[@CaliSteeler]

Nice project... As always... I noticed in the horizontal position, the belt is nearly as high as your face... How is this working for you?

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey Dan, for sure it's too high. The sliders adding some height and I should of put the grinder closer to the "left" side of the frame. The stand needs to be shortened.

[@CaliSteeler]

@@RedBeardOps thank you for the reply... I really enjoy your Ops... I don't have nearly the equipment that you or others have... , But I love restoration and fabrication projects that include forging, steel stock removal, wood and wood milling ... One step at a time

[@beanieweenie9543]

What brand grind do you have?

[@RedBeardOps]

This one - kadrmaskreations.com/t/tools

[@OlegMychkin]

🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers!

[@robertbutler8004]

I hope that you are happy with this conversion for your belt grinder going from verticle to horozontal but it is the most untidy and over engineered belt grinder conversion that I have ever seen on youtube.

[@RedBeardOps]

Likely true

[@danmurphy9304]

You should put this grinder up for sale and build yourself a Revolution grinder.

[@RedBeardOps]

Mr House does make one heck of a grinder package!

[@joshyingling]

Seems really high. Are you going to move that somewhere else? Or is it just the angle of the camera

[@RedBeardOps]

It's tall for sure. The stand needs to be shortened in my opinion.

[@joshyingling]

@@RedBeardOps gotcha, that beard would be full of grit if you sanded with it that high. Nice work brother

[@RedBeardOps]

@@joshyingling Wouldn't want that! Thanks man

[@danielpoke4014]

Woohoo first comment

[@RedBeardOps]

Nailed it!

[@patw999]

FREE KNIVES FOR EVERYONE< LOL.

[@RedBeardOps]

Lol, not quite

[@Bzzzz1977]

Looks like the belt is too high for you in horizontal position. I think the grinder stand needs to be shorten.

[@RedBeardOps]

Yes sir, this stand would need to be shortened. The whole sliding deal added height.

[@patw999]

Really?? You think those things have 1100#'s of pulling force. I have a lot of respect for you and your knives and with how cleverly you come up with work arounds but if you really believe those dinky things could put out 1100#'s of pulling force and rip those screws out of the wood I'm betting they would bend in a New York second. I know the manufacturers booklet of BS says they can put that out but I would like to see it. Remember I watched you do your straight leg lifts, you could bend them in half.

[@RedBeardOps]

lol

[@patw999]

@@RedBeardOps Thanks for taking it the correct way, I meant it to be humorous, LOL