Leatherbaron Report post Posted May 16, 2012 Here is my newly created leather edger with twin sided edging rollers Cost$365 Metal from scrap yard 5$ 3/4 " shaft for rollers was $10 plus $60 for an Engineering guy with lathe to clean up the shaft and thread both ends and supply 2 nylon locknuts Bearing and casings were $80 I bought the motor new for $160 but only because I could not find one for free, a washing machine motor would have done the job but my local dump shop had none after a cleanup. V-Belt $14 , The motor I used was 3000 rpm and the bearing company where I got the bearings from with the casings for the shaft Calculated the size of the 2 pulleys needed to obtain 2000 rpm which is just the right speed. The Pulleys were $36 Got a friend with a wood leathe to turn up the rollers with various grooves with 3/4 hole through centre. Motor rotates clockwise hence the rollers rotate clockwise Could have been very cheap if I had access to more parts for free , but I bought all new parts Otherwise it is a very simple piece of equipment and It work great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blazin Report post Posted May 16, 2012 Sweet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
