My Shop And New To Me Machines

Yea, it gets a bit out of hand around here sometimes (I caught myself a time or two on the wrong side of a conversation), but for the most part it's a pretty good place to hang out. I too have crossed paths with some of the "I know more about this than you do" crowd, but I've learned to apply what's useful and ignore the rest. ;)

But having said that...there are a ton of people here with all kinds of experience levels that love to help and oftentimes come up with some really cool ideas. It's all good. :D

I also do gun/pistolsmithing for myself (modifications, building competition guns, etc.) and whatever else comes to mind. One of my projects for this winter is to make a precision (more precise?) grinding platform using an old Craftsman grinder and a custom table for shaping small parts. I'll be interested in seeing how you go about making yours.

Welcome aboard!
 
Thanks for the welcome WR. I did IHMSA (international handgun metallic association) matches until it went downhill. Also did NRA black powder silhouette for a while. The helpful and knowledgeable people are the reason that I joined after lurking for awhile. Almost anybody knows more than I do. Just hate trolls!
Elmo
 
Hi Elmo , and welcome I've only been on here a few months myself , I've also done lots of gunsmithing and shooting myself. Nice to have a place to figure out problems with others who understand things like we do. Like you said at your age the saftey nazis don't know everything. So hi from jersey.
 
The guys that I was in the service with called Jersey what sounded like Joizee. Thanks for the welcome!
Elmo
 
Hi Elmo, just curious were you the one that posted about building a grinder here a while ago? If it was, before I could answer with pictures of my shop built grinder the thread disappeared. The safety Nazis do get out of hand occasionally. If you really want to set them off ask a crane question. ;)
-Brian

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image.jpeg Yes that was me. The thread has been deleted. I would like to see pics of your grinder. I have made a mandrel from a piece of 1" shaft, turned the ends to 3/4" and threaded one end 3/4X 16 tpi right hand and the other the same but left hand.​
 
Here are some pictures of my grinder. It has been in service for about 25 years. I hope I can remember how to get the photos to post. It is swinging a 12 inch wheel and wire wheel.
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-Brian

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Thank you for posting the pictures. What is the horse power and rpm of the motor? Also what is the diameter of the shaft? Are the pulleys the same size on the motor and shaft? I haven't figured the rpm for the grinder wheels yet I will be using eight inch wheels.
Elmo
 
I'm running a 5 horse 1750 rpm motor the pulleys are the same size. The max speed on the wheels is 2070 rpm so it works well at 1750. I'll have to measure the shaft size when I get back to the shop later today. When you get wheels they will list the maximum safe rpm then you can get your motor and pulleys so you end up just a little lower than that speed.
-Brian

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My main shaft is 1 1/2 inches in diameter and the threaded ends are 1 1/4" x 7 tpi. One side is right hand thread and the other end is a left hand thread.
-Brian

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