Whittler Kev
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SWMBO accepted mine today. Cheers for organising it. Keep us informed about the grinder GB please
Multitool grinder attachment group buy ?
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Good they are starting to arrive, the belts are due to arrive tomorrow for the belt group buy so it will be a hectic few days getting those away and as soon as we have that out of the way we will be sorting a motor for these.
as you no mate, if you could pop me down on the list for the motor please, that would be great.
The belts are here and David is getting them packed up tonight to go out tomorrow, we tested them today and they run nice and smooth.
[video=youtube;YooKHfvIC5o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YooKHfvIC5o&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/video]
That's a 60 followed by a 120 and then a 320, the belt changes are very quick and easy as you can see.
[video=youtube;ekiolBQQ8Ek]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekiolBQQ8Ek[/video]
We are waiting on a sample laser cut adaptor plate to arrive and have a motor sorted, i will get a video up asap.
[video=youtube;YooKHfvIC5o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YooKHfvIC5o&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/video]
That's a 60 followed by a 120 and then a 320, the belt changes are very quick and easy as you can see.
[video=youtube;ekiolBQQ8Ek]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekiolBQQ8Ek[/video]
We are waiting on a sample laser cut adaptor plate to arrive and have a motor sorted, i will get a video up asap.
YAY!
Got back from the Bushcraft Show to find it waiting for me...thanks a lot for organising this!
Got back from the Bushcraft Show to find it waiting for me...thanks a lot for organising this!
We are waiting on the adaptor plate sample to arrive to try the new motor but tonight we knocked up a wee extension to try running longer belts.
My radiusmaster runs 1220mm (48") belts as will the new machine I'm building so it would be nice to keep them standard.
[video=youtube;Q_y2Js66cAA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_y2Js66cAA[/video]
Needs a wee tweak and a lick of paint but it works fine
My radiusmaster runs 1220mm (48") belts as will the new machine I'm building so it would be nice to keep them standard.
[video=youtube;Q_y2Js66cAA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_y2Js66cAA[/video]
Needs a wee tweak and a lick of paint but it works fine
Mine turned up yesterday, as I had the last spare one. I am off to my favorite secondhand tool shop to look for a grinder or motor to run this one. Probably wont buy today as I fancy haveing a decent motor on it & need to research it more, get my mate to do some metal work for me etc..
Keep an eye on the BB thread, we are working on adapting them to run on a motor and hopefully will be organising a group buy for the adaptor kt and motors soon.
There is a motor conversion...in progress. There are a few things require adjustment...the second one is always the better. I have went for a vertical because this is what I am used to.
Motor has a standard B14 flange and foot mount. 1 hp continious rated. This is a 3 phase and is getting an inverter drive.
The plate, extra holes were for trial. 6mm steel. So this will work the other way too, turned down 90 degrees.
Mounted with countersink cap heads. M6 x 12mm
It requires drilling four 6mm holes into the Bluepoint attachment.
Simple modification to the table. Plastic shim washers because the angle iron is less than 6mm.
Angle adjustment arrangement.
Shaft is 19mm, a bit of sorting still required at this end.
350W benchgrinder V's 1HP motor
[video=youtube;B_WAsDVo1Ec]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_WAsDVo1Ec&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
Running at approx 2800rpm, then turned down to approx 1400rpm and then approx 300rpm.
[video=youtube;G2oJlvkGh-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2oJlvkGh-Y&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
A big advantage over the bench grinder is the motor is rated for continuous use.
[video=youtube;B_WAsDVo1Ec]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_WAsDVo1Ec&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
Running at approx 2800rpm, then turned down to approx 1400rpm and then approx 300rpm.
[video=youtube;G2oJlvkGh-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2oJlvkGh-Y&feature=channel_video_title[/video]
A big advantage over the bench grinder is the motor is rated for continuous use.
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That motor is impressive, that attachment is a great tool, pity I missed out on buying one, can't find one in the UK at all.
I had ordered a motor and inverter from the supplier just to test him out and they arrived today, very well packed and much quicker than i expected so that's all looking good, just waiting for him to come back to me about single phase motors.
The inverter is the same as the one David is running for his machine.
Unlike some inverters that have a cooling fan and a LCD screen to access setup menu's (and a big instruction manual to go with it) these wee units have a simple heat sink along with a few DIP switches and pots which keeps everything fairly simple and hopefully reliable.
The inverter is the same as the one David is running for his machine.
Unlike some inverters that have a cooling fan and a LCD screen to access setup menu's (and a big instruction manual to go with it) these wee units have a simple heat sink along with a few DIP switches and pots which keeps everything fairly simple and hopefully reliable.
David has the grinder adapter kits ready to go.
This is what you get
we spent a couple of hours today documenting what to do with it .....
Start by removing the mounting bracket from the attachment and then remove the centre plate.
You need the adapter plate, mounting bracket and a couple of clamps
Align them as shown
Clamp them together making sure the 3 points indicated are flush
like this
now drill through the four holes as indicated
and you should end up with this
we now turn our attention to the motor, it has a B14 face
we are not using the key to drive but to keep the rotor balanced we need to use a half key so start by scribing down each side of the key
then remove the key and file it down to the line, also give the side a couple of strokes with the file so that it's a loose fit in the shaft
now we can bolt the adapter plate to the motor using the countersunk M6 machine screws
it's important the half key is lower than the shaft, this is still too high
perfect so we can slip the spacer into place
This is what you get
we spent a couple of hours today documenting what to do with it .....
Start by removing the mounting bracket from the attachment and then remove the centre plate.
You need the adapter plate, mounting bracket and a couple of clamps
Align them as shown
Clamp them together making sure the 3 points indicated are flush
like this
now drill through the four holes as indicated
and you should end up with this
we now turn our attention to the motor, it has a B14 face
we are not using the key to drive but to keep the rotor balanced we need to use a half key so start by scribing down each side of the key
then remove the key and file it down to the line, also give the side a couple of strokes with the file so that it's a loose fit in the shaft
now we can bolt the adapter plate to the motor using the countersunk M6 machine screws
it's important the half key is lower than the shaft, this is still too high
perfect so we can slip the spacer into place
at this stage it's handy to clamp the motor to the bench
the next stage is to mount the mounting bracket to the adapter plate
but we have left it out here so you can see whats happening
the drive pulley assembly is fitted with a 5/8 plastic bush, we need to remove this
something like a socket is ideal
slip the 0.03mm shim into place
from the other side hold it in position
carefully slide the drive pulley assembly onto the shaft
just let it slip on at it's own pace, don't force it
adding some heat will help
[video=youtube;GTtlU5WDiM4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTtlU5WDiM4[/video]
once in place fasten using the washer and M6 bolt, a drop of loctite here would be good
next bolt the tensioner into place
you can see here we need to move the motor feet to move the terminal box out of the way to access the tracking adjustment
the motor has mountings on each side to allow this
next we mount the work rest to the adapter plate
and the angle iron to a suitable plate, in this case we used the mitre table because it was not being used
put on a belt and turn it over by hand to make sure the tracking is ok and your good to go.
The adapter kit GB is running now, cost is £40 delivered to uk
the next stage is to mount the mounting bracket to the adapter plate
but we have left it out here so you can see whats happening
the drive pulley assembly is fitted with a 5/8 plastic bush, we need to remove this
something like a socket is ideal
slip the 0.03mm shim into place
from the other side hold it in position
carefully slide the drive pulley assembly onto the shaft
just let it slip on at it's own pace, don't force it
adding some heat will help
[video=youtube;GTtlU5WDiM4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTtlU5WDiM4[/video]
once in place fasten using the washer and M6 bolt, a drop of loctite here would be good
next bolt the tensioner into place
you can see here we need to move the motor feet to move the terminal box out of the way to access the tracking adjustment
the motor has mountings on each side to allow this
next we mount the work rest to the adapter plate
and the angle iron to a suitable plate, in this case we used the mitre table because it was not being used
put on a belt and turn it over by hand to make sure the tracking is ok and your good to go.
The adapter kit GB is running now, cost is £40 delivered to uk
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So nobody asked about the little hook on the front or the square lug with the two holes on the back of the adapter plate
The little lug on the back was included in the design of the adapter plate so that we could work up an extension plate later - we had a wee play around with that idea tonight.
So changing from 3' belt to the 5' belt that David uses takes a matter of seconds
[video=youtube;g0nUQahImbk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nUQahImbk&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
and a 4' belt that i use on my radiusmaster
[video=youtube;0OWm-xC8aRY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OWm-xC8aRY&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
It works, we just need to work up the design a bit more.
You won't do this with the attachment mounted to a bench grinder :]
[video=youtube;I_6BKDW7CNM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6BKDW7CNM&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
I need to get mine wired up and running properly, David is already using his in anger.
If anybody wants an adapter kit drop me a PM and i will add your name to the list over on BB, the kit is only going to be available once because we have to make a minimum order up for the laser cutting.
The little lug on the back was included in the design of the adapter plate so that we could work up an extension plate later - we had a wee play around with that idea tonight.
So changing from 3' belt to the 5' belt that David uses takes a matter of seconds
[video=youtube;g0nUQahImbk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nUQahImbk&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
and a 4' belt that i use on my radiusmaster
[video=youtube;0OWm-xC8aRY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OWm-xC8aRY&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
It works, we just need to work up the design a bit more.
You won't do this with the attachment mounted to a bench grinder :]
[video=youtube;I_6BKDW7CNM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6BKDW7CNM&feature=player_profilepage[/video]
I need to get mine wired up and running properly, David is already using his in anger.
If anybody wants an adapter kit drop me a PM and i will add your name to the list over on BB, the kit is only going to be available once because we have to make a minimum order up for the laser cutting.
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