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How did you get the width eye to eye nailed perfect? That's the beauty of the telescoping crossmember right?
Question for the fabricators amongst us
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I know the welds are going to pull the tabs in tighter to the frame no matter what I do. I slightly slot each bolt hole with a round file to compensate.
Did you end up finding one that you like? I still haven't pulled the trigger on one yet despite wanting one.
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Small as in a 2" x 24" belt just for deburring the edges. It is not robust or good enough for shaping and no, I have not found a belt grinder yet. I gave up after that last mess. I don't want anything with less than a 6 x 60" belt.
I keep looking at the burr kings but I wish I could try one to know it'll work for me before dropping that kind of money on one.
take a peek at HGR industrial surplus, they are local here but sell off ebay too.
lotta junk but you can find some nice items as well and cheap.
lotta junk but you can find some nice items as well and cheap.
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I need to look again but all the BK I saw had the belt section for doing the side of a tab at the round part of the drum which will not grind anything but a beveled edge.
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It isn't so much as finding them, they are all over the place. The problem is finding one with decent horsepower that is set up for single phase. I had a new one here in the driveway, it got picked up and returned because it was listed as single phase, it was 3 phase.
returning new, i understand. but used and much less expensive might leave room to swap that motor.
Look at what MCQBushcraft did to his XJ in a dirt floor shed. A few basic tools and lots of patience is all we need.
It is only 6x48 belt but jet has one in single phase. https://www.jettools.com/us/en/p/j-...and-12-disc-finishing-machine-230v-1ph/414552
I bought this one and found it more useful than I originally thought.
https://www.eastwood.com/2-x-48-bel...gf5-B44LIQGDuCvI2MdEtF7lGs4avjMhoCvx8QAvD_BwE
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I've seen that. The problem is it is made by Jet. They are a fair bit of money and they get almost there with their products. I have a large Jet drill press and a horizontal band saw. The band saw sits in the shed. The drill press is barely tolerable and if I paid 10 cents more for it, I'd be pissed.
Guess I have had better luck with my jet bandsaw. It is 20 years old now so maybe we got lucky.
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It is an okay saw. It is not great just like the drill press isn't. They are right at the price point where they are expensive for what they are but more expensive than the home owner crap by a lot. They are much less than stuff a machine shop would use. No self respecting machinist would have a Jet drill press.
They are the JeepSpeed XJ of the machine tool world. Yeah, they work, they aren't terribly good, but they will get you by until you get a real race car.
I know of a billion dollar company that runs jet equipment. I was surprised because it was with much more expensive models.
Jets are the stepping stone between HF or Northern tool and full on industrial equipment.
One of those you don’t know what you are missing until you try the next step up. Next step up is usually 3 phase though.
I’d be better off if I had a jet to use but I don’t, I’m not even up to that level.
I have just realized I need a sander though.
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My 900 dollar Jet drill press replaced a Craftsman made in China display model that I picked up for 179 dollars and drilled a bazillion holes with. It is barely better, better for sure but not enough to justify the difference in price. The machine shop version is 3 x the money though.
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