Making a Bigger Belt Guard for my Planer

I swapped the motor on my planer and needed to make a new guard for the belts.
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[@adriaklocke3219]

The "Suggested: WT546 Matt Hates the Environment" popping up when you were spray painting outside was *chefs kiss*.

[@mcremona]

So glad that didn’t go unnoticed

[@AndreaArzensek]

​@@mcremona ha, WT full power :)

[@mib20000]

That bench vise is MASSIVE

[@kaihalmesvaara6497]

You can apply some of the automotive sound deadening material inside the belt guard housing. They usually have glue on the otherside. Kind of like a big sticker. That takes away the metallic sound when starting the machine and propably takes couple of dB of the general noise as well

[@z06doc86]

Electrical power is out due to last nights high winds here in Kentucky. Can’t do the projects I wanted to do today, but we do have a small generator to charge iPad and iPhone, plus keep refrigerators from thawing. Glad to see Matt’s post and I’m going to marathon his old videos until the power gets restored. Thanks for saving the day Matt! (Maybe the weekend.)👍👍

[@daveweber1331]

27:44 - Wholly variable speed, power feed Rockwell batman drill presses! I can't wait for you to introduce us to that behemoth! 🙂

[@keithbockmon3264]

I love the paint booth attachment for the skid loader. Very versatile machine.

[@benmartin9648]

I like the idea you used to flatten the part out by welding on the opposite side.

[@richardcary978]

Outstanding work! The new welding table was a plus for that job.

[@bigburlymikesmswoodworking]

Love the use of a piece of band saw blade as a straight edge 👍

[@VAXHeadroom]

noticed that too!!

[@BLenz-114]

Making use of something he has plenty of im guessing. 😂

[@plane-o-1292]

A straight edge with a little bit of an attitude.

[@tsant6591]

That welding table height is perfect! I'm convinced. I'm making my workbench the same way. No more hunching over! Great vid!

[@richardthornhill4630]

Nice to have all the needed tools to improvise and achieve projects.

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Always love the various projects on this channel.

[@jamescole1786]

3/4/23; thx Matt for info on yur Lincoln Welding machines 2day. Making that belt gard looks soo ez with yur new fabrication table. Nice! Stay safe & carry on@👍👍👍👏👏🍷😊

[@Wingnut_Stickman]

Great job Matt! Next time you need to bend a strap try pre-shaping the bend around something cylindrical, like a gas bottle, or a log, you might find that easier. Excellent video, thank you for sharing.

[@deeprootstexas]

I like how the mini skid was running while the paint was flying. Nice touch to go along with the wood talk episode 😂

[@rogerdudra178]

Your new shop building sure is a handy place to stash stuff you use to make stuff.

[@jrmintz1]

The shots of the plasma cutter were really cool. I liked that a lot.

[@daddygoat]

Awesome shots of the plasma cutter blowing through the steel almost looks like water in a pressure washer. I never saw that angle before. Good job!

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

Nicely done. The plasma cutting shots you managed to get were pretty cool, as was the shot with cutting with the snow falling in the background. I think I'm going to start referring to you as a film maker who also does fine wood working and that like welding his own stuff.

[@jackhenshaw8651]

good job you did on the guard.It was nice to see the snow.we do not get that much in the UK.

[@Dysl3xicDog]

It was fun to see the detail on the plasma cutting

[@robertpearson8546]

Your video does an excellent job of differentiating prototype engineering and production engineering. Making one is very different than making 50,000.

[@167curly]

I really enjoy seeing people using skills that I have never had, Matthew.

[@anoka114]

Pretty steady hands for the cutting process. You do great work on your projects!

[@gcranch9913]

Clamps are your friend!

[@timothyball3144]

He got there at the end.

[@WimpeeChuck]

I was watching you weld at 24:00 and realized I was turning my head to keep from injuring my eyes!😆

[@austinadventure]

Awesome work! the weld table is sweet, was excited to see that you got one and made a video assembling it. Been looking at them for a few years now. I hope the larger welding gas bottle its strapped or chained to the wall! Thanks for taking us along Matt

[@SciPunk215]

It's good to see the new welding table get used right away. The final result looks good and I'm sure it will work fine forever. I've heard you can reduce warping by welding small sections and alternating between different locations on the piece. Also, while not a big deal in this application, those slits are significantly smaller than the openings in the louvers.

[@larry5948]

Mr Cremona To bend the metal use your bench dogs and clamps to bend around the radii !! Great job !!

[@donmadere4237]

Looks like it grew there! Good job

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Great intensity and great progress you made on it can hardly wait until the next video

[@plakor6133]

A good snow day in the shop.

[@mikegates4930]

the guard came out very nice

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice work on the belt guard and the welding Matt! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

Mathew you hot rodder 3 to 5hp - now that is cool = thanks well done !

[@darrynruzicka2883]

Your a great craftsman matt and what you've done in your young life is inspirational. Amazing really.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@knlstam]

Watching your videos is very expensive. I see something I must have in my shop in every one.

[@anthonyboudreaux3675]

As I am watching this I keep thinking if he only had a big red vise it would be so helpful.

[@tylerbest2688]

Love your radius guides and straight edges. Use what ya got handy.

[@barriesmith3489]

Nice job Matt as always entertaining and educational

[@davecurda2350]

Nice job Matt now it’s time for woodworking videos

[@mcremona]

Starting next Saturday

[@doylerabjohn3435]

Great job Matt

[@rppvt]

Great job with the plasma cutter F-stop adjustment!

[@evieo1086]

Nice snowing in the background. Nice haircut too

[@elainedegoede6276]

Wow how interesting. Loved watching you work and magically bring forth these tools. Too me in anycase. 🥰

[@annlaurie1484]

Great job, looks good 😊

[@davidkgriffin1320]

Well done, Matthew. I like the side by side videos with voice over.

[@benkent9452]

Hi Matt dave from uk nice to see you today I need more of your work

[@garyhendrickson6203]

Nice build!

[@mrdddeeezzzweldor5039]

nice little metal project!

[@RXRSawdustStation]

Excellent Hand Fab, #MassiveMatt! Nicely done! Thanks for the viewing!

[@GregsGarage]

I thought for sure you were going to cut the louvers out of the old piece and perfectly butt weld them into the new guard! :D. Great work Matt!!!

[@dwightbauer6705]

Good Morning Cremona Family.

[@alanblasczyk1779]

Very nice work Matt. You are a versitile man about town !

[@rogermorrill4700]

Like your play room , lots of nice toys

[@josephbohme7917]

MATT IF YOU SIMPLY Made slots & use TABS & bent them up around the edge - that's how channel letters are made. Easily leaves a profile edge to weld on a perimeter edge.

[@robertpearson8546]

I love your compass replacements.

[@jimhyslop]

I'm so used to watching woodworking videos, when you were laying out the backing plate on an angle I thought "what about the grain direction? Oh! Right! It's steel, not wood!" 🤣 Am I right in thinking that grinding in steel work is as fun as sanding in woodwork?

[@robertr4193]

Nice work on building the new guard. You had a shot with the garage door open that had a pretty look of the snow coming down behind you. Nice touch. I wonder why you didn't go ahead and do the wielding on the inside of the guard you built like you started out when tacking them together?

[@markfrye9178]

dfI liked the snow shot too. The red barns and the snow...

[@johnnation713]

Awesome work Matt😊👍this makes me miss welding, I’m gonna get back in my shop and weld for a bit!😊👍

[@hairypaw9165]

Impressive freehand

[@MikeC19100]

Nice job on cutting the radiuses & completing the belt guard. The dark segments were really cool to watch so please include more of them in future project videos. That metal cutting saw really takes the “W” right out of work doesn’t it? I used to have a 125 amp (110 v) welder, but when I had to get a pacemaker to keep the ole heart pumping correctly I had to sell the welder and gas powered hand tools. I really liked doing small welding jobs whenever needed, but I like staying alive more so the welder is gone.

[@trolltaker]

I almost fell on the floor laughing at how you used your router's circle cutting jig to make that circle! Great humor, whether intentional or not.

[@ta3355]

Well done Matt! Looks great.

[@ta3355]

Very well deserved as always! Coming from another Minnesotan to the West of you. I’ve been following you for along time, back when you were in Brooklyn Center, watching you build the trailer and saw mill. You inspired me to start building live edge tables. Working on 3 Ash coffee tables now, applying the first coats of Tongue Oil tonight!

[@mcremona]

Awesome!!

[@michaeljgraff]

i like that the hard tail vice is half the size of matt

[@MrPossumeyes]

Yes, it's a superior vice alright.

[@robertsmith1889]

Great Video!

[@roberta4989]

I got so interested in this episode I forgot to make and drink my morning coffee. Excellent content and narration as usual. And of course, a very quick surprise visit from Pancake!

[@bendere1488]

I have the same planer with a different paint job. I swapped the pulleys in mine out because the 3 Z belts it comes melt off the pulleys and are hard to find, and expensive. I swapped it for AB combo double pulleys with removable centers. The original guard fit on, I just had to make stand-offs for the stud bolts.

[@ronbarnish457]

A man of many talent's.

[@chrisbarr1359]

Johnson Paste Wax makes another appearance and proves it's versatility.

[@GibClark]

Nice job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@clarenceburton9654]

Awesome 😎 video 👍

[@GreenPlasticWaterCan]

I'm jealous of the snow...

[@Visible.Friend]

Matt, you must be so happy to do a project instead of one more house-build-thingy that never seems to end, hehe That's how it is for me. Makes me less weary handling the long term stuff. Hang in there! That's one mom's insight. hUgz from Ohio, Lee

[@thomasnaas2813]

Sweet, and it looks like it works more betterer and, most importantliest; saferer. Also: your vid gave me serious machinists vise envy. What would Freud make of that I wonder.

[@jimnaz5267]

nice job. thanks for sharing, I LIKE ALL YOU VIDS, i like all your vids.

[@terryherman8108]

Pretty neat guard you made. I like to fabricate things too but that was nice.

[@z06doc86]

Nice fab job.

[@johnrobinson6449]

With your fancy new welding table, I don't think you have learned all of its potential yet. You can/could drop some dog pins through the holes to have a backup to push against to hold the plate in place as you push to bend and tack the rim around the periphery.

[@Brian-rv2rv]

Nice work, Matt. Love your videos and your material. However... Surely the whole point of having a table like that is so you can stick pins into it and bend stuff?🤫

[@mcremona]

Yes, I don’t have any yet

[@don1031]

Nice job with this thought I found myself asking... 1) Why isn't he using the possibilities of his new fixture table to hold that sucker in place while he welds it up? and 2) Shouldn't he put some rubber washers between the cover and the planer frame to help reduce noise from vibration? Still, nothing but compliments on how this turned out!

[@johnnybergeron1471]

Nice job😁😁

[@woodworking406]

Can't wait for the motor swap video.

[@donmedford2563]

I am from Ohio but live in the Philippines now. I do NOT miss the snow and cold.

[@ohasis8331]

Very nice.

[@richardrodgers1883]

I think I can see a CNC Plasma Cutter in your future. Talk to Tay at Lift Arc Studios if you are thinking about one.

[@rodneybooth4069]

Good job

[@justplanebob105]

That's a cool welding table but I just know I would do something like accidently weld a piece to it. Haha

[@andrewsmith3121]

Although metal working appears to be more utilitarian for you, do you find it relaxing and enjoyable? I can see the passion in your eyes when you are doing your fine woodworking, so it's obvious that there is a high level of passion there. You have a great personality, and you do a great job filming your projects, but I was really wondering how much you enjoy metal working compared to woodworking? If Woodworking is a 10 out of 10, what rank do you put on metalworking? Another excellent, entertaining and informative video. Really enjoyed it.

[@kenc2257]

Nice guard--it looks like a factory part (but more sturdy). [looks pretty snowy where you are]

[@PatrickPoet]

Man! I would have loved it if you'd had an English Wheel to do the bending.

[@oficinadofurtado]

Very good

[@sixupsprite5501]

I guess clamps would've been too time consuming... Kind of funny watching you use your hands the whole time on the table. 👍

[@alisciamarotta3888]

👍, I thought you were a woodworking guy, 😂 Great job! 👋 from o HI Oooo🥂

[@Innov8orRepair]

That fireball bench vise is a monster. I think you might need a step ladder to use it.

[@mattv5281]

I'm surprised that little welding table doesn't tip over with the weight of the Fireball tool vise.

[@2wwwilly]

Safety first always ..

[@jenniferwhite6089]

i did upgrade my thickness planer to address the problem the manufacturer had one belt too did put a 575-volt 3phase motor onto the planer too lucked out it was the same size as the manufacturer was to put a 4 belt pully on the unit to did give the manufacture the measurement for the new guard too year letter i had a package at FedEx was a new planer with all the modified i done to mine too want me to try it out first lol i did send this on back to them with all of there parts i have taken off too

[@douglasbrown3493]

The Matt hates the environment link was perfectly timed!

[@lestergrayson3049]

Matt you have a giant vice use it to hold that shield

[@MarionMakarewicz]

Great project. I came to your channel through the BoingBoing link to you log arch build. In fact I think your channel was one of the first I subscribed to and really served as an introduction to KZbin makers. So neat to see how far your enterprise has come. Thanks so much for the inspiration to keep on making.

[@clydeperrine2959]

He is so talented with both the tools he uses in the shop and the production skills that make it look very easy and interesting to watch.