Homemade 10 wheel arbor for less than $150

[zarguy]

George,

I just might. PM me with your phone # & we can talk.

Lynn

[Junkyardjunky]

This looks like a very nice machine.  Do you mind if I attempt to make one that is similar?

[zarguy]

Doug,
Go for it! And please post your pictures of your progress. Everyone will approach it differently & we'll end up with a combination of the best ideas.
Lynn

[Junkyardjunky]

Silly question...  What keeps the tension on those wheels in the center so they don't freewheel? Do those bearings offer a little play in the tolerance?

[Polecatstee]

Hi There, I"m  interested in making the grinding/polishing machine, But when searching for the diamond wheels/Nova wheels all i can find are ones costing $75 each and up??..was wondering where You purchased Yours.
Thank You in advance for your reply..

Regards.
Steve.

[3rdRockFromTheFun]

That is about the most bad-ass cabber I have ever seen! I'd love to make one myself but there's enough wheels on that thing to break my bank! 

Sweet job - I'm in awe!

[ScarlettoSara]

Go big or go home right Lynn?
Love it:)

[lonelygems]

Great job Lynn, great idea to set 10 different grid in just one axis and one 1/2 hp mechine, so efficient to work by those unit.


 

[christopherl1234]

Hi Lynn,

I am curious, you have had this machine together for over a year now. How do you like it? Is there anything you would change in your construction?

I had Mike make me one last winter. He also made me a metal frame with mounts for my bearing and motor. I have yet to collect all the wheels I need (10). I think there will be 2" in between my wheels. I still need to make a hood for it.

[socalagatehound]

Can't find the words....

 

[tkcaz]

Awesomely ingenious!  I'm also curious how it is working our for you.  Also, what is the purpose of tapping the ends of the axle?  For a bolt to hold the end spacers on?

Tim

[zarguy]

It's a wonderful machine. I've made a couple hundred cabs on it. I've now made an 8"  version of it, so the 6" arbor is for sale. http://gemstone.smfforfree4.com/index.php/topic,10157.0.html

I have a potential buyer, but he's living from hand-to-mouth & may take months to come up with the $.

To answer 2 questions above - the shaft ends are tapped so I can tighten everything up with a bolt on each end. That keeps the wheels from free-wheeling.  It works so much better than collars with setscrews. It's really hard to get enough pressure on collars to keep the wheels from free-wheeling.

Lynn

[kmeyers]

You have inspired me!!!!! Where did you get the wheels from? the hard diamond Chinese ones? That thing is great!!

[minkos61]

This is one of the post that made me join this forum ! Thankyou for posting this as this is the unit I am going to be building.
I have a couple of questions.
#1 What size did the shaft get drilled and tapped in the pics it looks to be 1/2" or maybe 5/8" (going by the bolt head size)
#2  Is the pulley keyed and set screwed to the shaft, or just set screwed with no key.

Thank you for any help on this.

Ernie   

[PhilNM]

So the shaft is metal, but the spacers are PVC? And the ends are drilled and tapped so you can tighten down everything?  Cool!
In the past year, did you experience any negative effects like vibration,  slippage, etc?
I like that material you made the box from.... will have to see if any local signage shops have any waste!
Thanks!
Phil