Belt grinder

[RockyAussie]

Thanks mate I will get back to you once I round up a few of these things and have them in hand. I do have some sort of a fancy VFD out in my project shed I bought a while ago but one look at it blew my head apart right at the get go. I will dig it out and see what I can make of it firstly. I think I may be needing a 2hp motor as it may be needed to run a polishing wheel as well and they do drag a fair bit of power when polishing with a large finishing brush on them. This is one of the reasons I am thinking of using a VFD as sometimes the brushes dont polish well if going too fast and the same can be said about the sanding as well.

Having one on the lathe sounds like a good idea not having to change them cogs about so much.

[RockyAussie]

Thanks mate I will get back to you once I round up a few of these things and have them in hand. I do have some sort of a fancy VFD out in my project shed I bought a while ago but one look at it blew my head apart right at the get go. I will dig it out and see what I can make of it firstly. I think I may be needing a 2hp motor as it may be needed to run a polishing wheel as well and they do drag a fair bit of power when polishing with a large finishing brush on them. This is one of the reasons I am thinking of using a VFD as sometimes the brushes dont polish well if going too fast and the same can be said about the sanding as well.

Having one on the lathe sounds like a good idea not having to change them cogs about so much. Or are we talking about a wood lathe?

[Spyros]

@RockyAussie

 

@dikman

Hey guys let me introduce you to Bob Loss, the closest thing I know to a dust expert.  He's an academic from Curtin Uni who has done a lot of research on creating clean workplaces and he's also a woodworker and a member on the the Australian wooworkforums.com.  In that forum he has helped countless people, including me, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue about dust meters or ventilators or even how dangerous dust is.  I can't remember how many times he has personally inspected people's photos, diagrams of their shed, and budgets, and helped them design a much better system even in those cases where it seemed pretty much impossible (like my case).     This is where to find him:

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f200/dust-extraction-presentation-235255#post2192616

Go ask him, honestly, if anything just watch the video.  You're not gonna find another guy like that, most other people in the dust extraction world will want to sell you something.

[RockyAussie]

Thanks for the thought @Spyros I will get into having a look at his Video sometime today and a bit more on that subject he has done and report back. Funny thing is I am originally a wood machinist by trade.