Fire Ball Tools -belt sander build

[R-D-R]

Pretty hefty belt sander build going on here

 

[Munkul]

it's the most ridiculously overbuilt overthought belt grinder ever made.

I love it.

 

[Tangledfeet]

I've been following that and have really enjoyed it, one of the better channels out there.

 

[R-D-R]

just watched part 5 it gets better and better

My only comment would be the VFD I would be mounting that in a box out the way and using separate industrial controls. I would even got as far as making a big lever with a green cue ball for the start/stop to match the black ball he is using that would be cool. I would also make an emergency foot e stop.

 

[Ed.]

What's that saying " Bigger is better" right! built with steel about 10 times thicker than needed to be, but hey, what ever floats his boat. At least it ain't going to fall apart any time soon. Although I must admit I would enjoy doing that myself instead of using much thinner metal. He has the gear so it will match his other big machines.

 

[pressbrake1]

What's that saying " Bigger is better" right! built with steel about 10 times thicker than needed to be, but hey, what ever floats his boat. At least it ain't going to fall apart any time soon. Although I must admit I would enjoy doing that myself instead of using much thinner metal. He has the gear so it will match his other big machines.

Side plate is right thickness, a bit of 12mm would flex and maybe resonate.

This has given me a few ideas for some kit tools to make

 

[Ed.]

Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, I would say that the side plate is about 16 to 20mm thick, very much overkill in my opinion, but nice never the less.

 

[Morrisman]

Impressive, but looks like an exercise in over engineering. I’m sure it could easily be 50% less robust and still be more than strong enough.

 

[pressbrake1]

Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, I would say that the side plate is about 16 to 20mm thick, very much overkill in my opinion, but nice never the less.

16mm is nice as there’s no structure, agree the 20mm he has used is a bit nuts

 

[armalites]

I think many of you are totally missing the point here, this is nothng to do with building something to a spec that would be suitable to sell at a sensible price. This is about a guy who has a CNC water jet cutter and a workshop full of machine tools having some fun and entertaining people building something he can use everyday that actually looks super cool.

He can even use it in the rain if he swaps those slicks for some wets

 

[pressbrake1]

Impressive, but looks like an exercise in over engineering. I’m sure it could easily be 50% less robust and still be more than strong enough.

I’ve got a commercial one made of 12mm and it’s starting to bend so I’ve had to bodge it to get the tracking right

 

[Morrisman]

I’ve got a commercial one made of 12mm and it’s starting to bend so I’ve had to bodge it to get the tracking right

Strength comes with depth. A little triangulation could increase the stiffness massively, rather using a single mahoosive thick plate.

 

[pressbrake1]

Strength comes with depth. A little triangulation could increase the stiffness massively, rather using a single mahoosive thick plate.

Strength ie resistance to yield albeit bending or torsional comes from design. Depth is a open term

He achieved strength by material not design which can be more elegant or a simpler to make and by avoiding welding accuracy can be maintained far easier as one is not having to deal with weld distortion.
Mass is to advantage in any stationary machine.
He is not building to cost, obviously his design would not be a viable product

 

[maz0]

I think many of you are totally missing the point here, this is nothng to do with building something to a spec that would be suitable to sell at a sensible price. This is about a guy who has a CNC water jet cutter and a workshop full of machine tools having some fun and entertaining people building something he can use everyday that actually looks super cool.

He can even use it in the rain if he swaps those slicks for some wets

I think they missed the part where the guy said “from bits laying about my shop”

 

[Screwdriver]

I distinctly recall him saying something like "the design is influenced by the tools I have at my disposal".

Looking at how much kit he has got, is there conceivably anything he couldn't make?

 

[pressbrake1]

Back when I was busy I nearly financed a flow jet.
I didn’t in the end as a remortgage for something made in China with only a years warranty scared me sane

 

[Ed.]

At the end of the day, it's a nice bit of machinery!

 

[jerrytug]

I'll stick to @doubleboost, thanks

 

[slim_boy_fat]

But....but....it's a man-sized machine.

 

[R-D-R]

Making a belt grinder is on my todo list. Up until this my aspiration was Jeremy Schmidt's which at the time I though was pretty hefty, watch the build its very well thought out