Belt Grinder 2x72" Complete Chassis

Description

Folks do your homework thoroughly, some of the items coming through from Eastern Europe lately are
particularly
bad, if the price is too good to be true it normally is (the parts are flimsy to say the least & the listings are deliberately written in poor English to mislead unsuspecting customers). They use odd size
fasteners
& bearings & none of the local attachments work. On top of that the small print says that you may have to pay import costs. We receive dozens of emails from folk every month who
regret buying from overseas, if you've purchased an inferior part, use your Ebay buyer protection to get all your money, including shipping refunded to you (if you don't do that within the 30 day grace period you will be responsible for shipping the item all the way back overseas for warranty issues).
We've seen many wannabes come & go over the years, there today, gone tomorrow, be careful what you spend your money on. They buy their own product on Ebay to create fake sales impressions, they write their own fake reviews & feedback. Six months down the line they lose interest & you sit with a unique, poorly engineered machine for which there's no support & parts.
This listing:
2x72" Belt grinder
based on some popular knife making models, this one specifically for professional or well skilled knife, sword, axe or straight razor makers.
Arguably the best selling, best quality, best value for money & most popular grinder on the market with an unparalled range of available high quality accessories. Also have a look at some of our other grinder chassis offerings in our Ebay store.
Accepts any 1.5"x1.5" tooling arm, the accepted norm for serious knife grinders. Included is the solid aluminum tooling arm with flat platten. This grinder is designed to accept a very wide variety of motors (the motor is NOT included with this listing, please visit our Ebay store for motor & vfd options). Uses any commercially available 2x72" grinding or sanding belt.  The tracking wheel is 3" solid aluminum & is also crowned. The two wheels on the flat platten are solid aluminum. All the wheels are 2-1/4" wide to comfortably accommodate 2" wide belts. The chassis is steel & welded for durability, no bolts to rattle loose. Belt tensioning is done with a top quality gas-strut (made in the US), no bouncy spring. Durable industrial grade safety yellow powder coat finish.
Search
Origin Blade Maker
on Youtube for some videos.
Shop around, we think you'll find it a great value. Consider these features that are frequently not available on machines even double the price:
- Solid cnc-turned aluminum wheels as opposed to cheap hand turned wheels
- Solid 1/2" thick aluminum D-backing plate on flat platen assembly, mounted flush with the tooling arm, the way it should be. Believe it or not, there's at least one so-called knife grinder on Ebay which has a super flimsy 1/4" thick D-Backing plate, an absolute rip-off, it doesn't even tilt!
- Formed steel, powder coated platen mounting bracket as opposed to pieces of angle iron
- 8" Long by 2" wide hot rolled steel platen
- Solid 1.5"x 1.5" aluminum tooling arm as opposed to steel tube (thinner tooling arms found on some inferior machines cannot hold heavier accessories like large contact wheels & they vibrate; larger tooling arms like 1.6" x 1.6" are very expensive & almost impossible to find)
- Rugged steel jig-welded chassis, no bolts holding it together & NOT made with short pieces of flimsy square tubing or off-the shelf grooved extruded aluminum like some so-called knife grinders (extruded grooved aluminum from cut up server racks is the worst choice for a belt grinder, the grit soon wears it out. Some folk paint the aluminum black to hide it, careful).
- Industrial powder coating on chassis (yes, most competitors' machines are either spray painted, which just comes off, or not painted at all).
- Powder coated steel clamping & tracking knobs with replaceable bolts for durability (some wannabes expect you to use allen wrenches to clamp tooling arms & adjust tracking on poorly designed machines).
- The chassis accepts 2 tooling arms, many grinders only accept one
- Works with a variety of motors including Harbor Freight motors (many of our customers use the Harbor Freight 1.5hp compressor duty motor. An unbeatable value considering you'll be grinding with a professional set up for under 0!)
- If your motor only spins clockwise, no problem, just mount it on the opposite side (see some Youtube videos).
- Our system is fully modular & we have a wide variety of cool accessories that you can add to the basic grinder chassis at any stage. Browse our Ebay store for various tool rests, extra tooling arms, rubber wheels, small wheel holders, a surface grinder, a very sturdy table top mounting plate for the grinder & motor or even a complete bench for mounting the grinder & motor. We also have a special 2-speed drive wheel, specifically made for knife makers: it turns full motor speed for stock removal & one quarter motor speed for post heat treat grinding & turning small wheels.
Bolt this belt grinder to a bench, slap on a motor (not included) & drive wheel (not included) & it's ready.
Please visit our Ebay store & look at our wide variety of aluminum & glassfilled-nylon drive wheels available. We have high quality 4" & 5" diameter drive wheels with 5/8", 3/4" & 7/8" bores at very competitive pricing. Also look at our motor options.
A word about all the aluminum parts, including the wheels: we do not paint, polish or anodize any of these as it basically comes off during usage & finish on these parts is industrial. If you prefer a shiny finish you can use a buff pad & the parts will sparkle.
The machines are in stock in our factory & ship same day or the next, not like most machines which are made to order in someone's garage with long lead times. Hundreds sold, highly reliable, highly durable, complete satisfaction!
PLEASE NOTE: This machine is for hobby use only, never use in an industrial or commercial environment!
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The pictures may not reflect minor design improvements that we make from time to time
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