Had the stuff, just needed to put it all together
Jun 21, 2014 17:08:36 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 17:08:36 GMT -5
I am sure ya'll have been checking your computer everyday to see if ol wampidy had posted anything. Sorry I have been disappointing everyone lately but my brain has been slacking and not coming up with any new ideas until a couple of days ago. The only things I had to purchase for this machine was an angel food cake pan and a 5/8" x 3/4" bushing for one of my pulleys.
This is about the easiest build I have ever done and it didn't take much time either. Bolted a grinder pedestal to my drill press deck and turned it 90 degrees.
Added some aluminum angle that I had left over from a previous project.
Checked the height of pulley and backer pad to make sure there was clearance.
Cut the cone off the pan about 1/2" high and bolted it down to the angles.
Cut a length of 1/2 inch tubing and attached the pulley to the drill chuck.
Screwed on the backer pad and it is good to go.
Drip system in place and electrical split conduit around the top to try to keep spray from going over the top. Doesn't work very good so I will have to keep experimenting there. Any ideas? The over spray is not bad but I think it could be better.
The really great thing about this set up is that I have four speeds. I put a 3.5" pulley on the drill press and a 5" on the machine to bring the speeds down to 107, 651, 1226 and 2102. The second great thing is that there is zero electricity below or to the side of the pan. The motor is way up out of the way. The only down side is the possibility of premature wear because of the side force on the drill stem from the belt. We shall see.
Prior to this I was using the drill press but driving it from above which limited me because of the shaft up through the middle of the pads. I was just flattening small slabs of jade so I could glue them together but it was still a pain in the neck, back and butt.
To start with I did some 50 grit grinding and the only problem was the backer pad backing off because I had not tightened it enough. I had planned to screw in a fitting and attach a hose to drain the water but a 1/4" hole at the outside bottom drains everything into a large pitcher sitting on the floor.
This works so good I am thinking about getting another drill press for making my rings and just leave this one set up as it is. Then I could get rid of my combo three wheeler/trim saw and just get a stand alone trim saw. Must be the minimalist in me.
Jim
This is about the easiest build I have ever done and it didn't take much time either. Bolted a grinder pedestal to my drill press deck and turned it 90 degrees.
Added some aluminum angle that I had left over from a previous project.
Checked the height of pulley and backer pad to make sure there was clearance.
Cut the cone off the pan about 1/2" high and bolted it down to the angles.
Cut a length of 1/2 inch tubing and attached the pulley to the drill chuck.
Screwed on the backer pad and it is good to go.
Drip system in place and electrical split conduit around the top to try to keep spray from going over the top. Doesn't work very good so I will have to keep experimenting there. Any ideas? The over spray is not bad but I think it could be better.
The really great thing about this set up is that I have four speeds. I put a 3.5" pulley on the drill press and a 5" on the machine to bring the speeds down to 107, 651, 1226 and 2102. The second great thing is that there is zero electricity below or to the side of the pan. The motor is way up out of the way. The only down side is the possibility of premature wear because of the side force on the drill stem from the belt. We shall see.
Prior to this I was using the drill press but driving it from above which limited me because of the shaft up through the middle of the pads. I was just flattening small slabs of jade so I could glue them together but it was still a pain in the neck, back and butt.
To start with I did some 50 grit grinding and the only problem was the backer pad backing off because I had not tightened it enough. I had planned to screw in a fitting and attach a hose to drain the water but a 1/4" hole at the outside bottom drains everything into a large pitcher sitting on the floor.
This works so good I am thinking about getting another drill press for making my rings and just leave this one set up as it is. Then I could get rid of my combo three wheeler/trim saw and just get a stand alone trim saw. Must be the minimalist in me.
Jim