charred Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 brilliant idea, do the belts hold up wet ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Ysselstein Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 the last pic is of murray carter grinding on his kaiten toshi....the rest are the belt grinder i am constructing. John, After reading about Sam's close call I am reluctant to take this baby over 300 rpm though it is rated at 1250 rpm max.. I need to get a new diamond point as it is about a hair off center, then weigh down the frame and turn on the hose and off we go. When I get around mechanical systems or natural systems having a lot of KE I get very uncomfortable. I am hoping this thing will save me a little on grinding belts and help me rough out and flatten. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john marcus Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 John, After reading about Sam's close call I am reluctant to take this baby over 300 rpm though it is rated at 1250 rpm max.. I need to get a new diamond point as it is about a hair off center, then weigh down the frame and turn on the hose and off we go. When I get around mechanical systems or natural systems having a lot of KE I get very uncomfortable. I am hoping this thing will save me a little on grinding belts and help me rough out and flatten. Jan it looks great !!!! one of the big issues with the japanese setup is the maintenance of the stone.... infinite edge cutlery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Furrer Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 John, Any update on this tool? Ric Richard Furrer Door County Forgeworks Sturgeon Bay, WI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'm waiting to hear more, too. It looks great for sure. MONDO contact wheel! Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerrell Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Can you tell me a little about the two part polyurethane resin you used and how hard was it when cured? thanks Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Ysselstein Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) John, I hope you are still reading these posts...a good idea is hard to let go of..and thank you again. When I was about to dump an old punch press ..I suddenly saw the flywheel as a large 17" contact wheel..pushed a 3" tow motor wheel onto a 1" motor shaft ( 3ph 850 rpm motor via VFD ). Ordered some cork belts, and all I need is a way of keeping the tension on the belt as it heats up and expands.It is going to be a fantastic addition to an old Burr King. I will have a look in the boneyard for other flywheel things. I will post a picture soon. Jan Edited January 11, 2014 by Jan Ysselstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.H.Graham Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Very cool. I had a big grinding wheel for awhile but never got the chance to get it up and running before I had to move. This is awesome. Thought about it, never tried...so awesome to see somebody else make it happen! I have to revisit this idea. Thanks for posting! Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Ysselstein Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Here are some pics of the set up.There is a hub which bolts on to the outside of the flywheel and protruding out enough for me to have a v belt groove cut into it should I need to operate that way. I am hoping this is the correct radius for a hollow grind as seen on some of the Japanese style knives. Unfortunately the VFD will have to be shared with a large stone which I will post later here. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin leonard Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 as a wet wheel does it contain a water resivor of some sort or a sprayer to keep the belt lubericated to avoid heating the blade http://bearclawknives.com/ my mentor and his friends once told me there os no problem that cant be solved with a fine cigar and a pot of coffee you know some people just need a sympathetic pat.....on the head........with sledge hammerSeven Points Forge by the Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Mauldin Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Anyone ever remake this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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