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ok so decided to go with the 1 inch bar for two reasons first I had it and second by my initial measurements that would get me very close to centering the belts on the wheel. So far all steel out of the scrap pile so no cost yet, always good right. Mocked all of the pieces up several times...

Scott thanks for the input. The1inch bar I have is solid, I assumed that most makers we reusing solid stock not tubing. Biggest issue with using 1.25or 1.5 for the arm would be spacing to get the belt on center of the tracking wheel. I think 1.25 would be closest but I think I am going to try...

Ok so I have a old Olympic 3hp 3ph variable drive 4x72 square wheel grinder, what this means is I have clearance on the belt side of the frame to add a tool arm holder and arm similar to the KMG and run 2x72 belts. My questions are is a 1inch square arm adequate for supporting various...

great now my wife will be wondering why I am looking for scrap tank parts!! well maybe she won't think twice but how cool was this whole project thanks for sharing bruce. Chris Roberts

Awesome! first thing I thought of was the old pics of the Sheffield grinders. chris

592 please Chris

Ha grey it is ! into the vineger for the night thanks for all the positive comments guys this is only my second ballpeen axe and my forging skills are so so, thats why the blade ended up thin. Hand scraped the hickory handle tonight too has mild curl most of the length looks pretty...

Hi guys don't post much but this one is turning out good so I thought I would share a couple of in process shots. So this started out as a old lousy fiberglass handled ball peen. These shots are still black from oil qunching and tempering 18 "+ hickory handle roughed out to go...

635 for me please . thnaks for doing these. Chris

a traveling gypsy knife sharpener told me that once I win one of these I will become rich, from knifemaking! chris

Jim , glad you liked the stuff , it is hard to find things for some guys. All the wood I had seemed too plain compared to what I have seen you post that you have stabilized, so I looked for other items and tossed in a couple not so common (I hope ) wood blocks. chris

got mine a few days ago big piece of 1095 thanks all !!! I love this mith Chris

sent mine today! jees I always said my wife is hard to shop for, "shopping" the shop for another knifemaker is tough too Chris

how about 634 thanks Chris

I'm in , did this last year and was fun. Chris

Salem Straub uses one search his posts I believe he had shown how his is set up a couple times. Chris

will do guys the paint is stripped down to the original green it is a tough industrial enamel , the wire wheel hardly touches it unless I really try! found a serial number on the back but nothing else so far. next is getting to a buddies place that has a phase converter to check the motor and...

Rusty, pretty sure it is much older than when jet took over the square wheel design from wilton. I am really leaning toward it being one of the early Olympic grinders the Wilton was based on. I'll keep and eye out for any identifiers as I prep it for paint but it is still a bit of a mystery...

Well I bought it last saturday and then promptly send to mexico for work sunday getting back today. So now the search is on for a VFD that can run the 3 HP motor that won't break my budget. and a paint scheme as it is ugly :) Thanks for all the opinions guys looks like this will be...

Guys been doing a ton of searching on wiltons , and had a new idea. How about if I got it and ran it with a add on pyro-ceram platen liner in 2 inch width similar to how Ed Caffery did in his page here ( http://www.caffreyknives.net/wilton.htm ) but leaving the rest of the machine...