Bench Grinder to Belt Conversion

[walhondingMF]

I am looking for a conversation kit to make one side of my bench grinder into a belt sander. I saw one on amazon that was pushing $300. At the price, I would jsut buy a specific belt sander.
Or, any other less expesive options please.

 

[Roadworthy]

One side of my bench grinder is for grinding, I put a wire wheel on the other side. I later purchased a belt sander with a disc sander on it. They range in size in price depending on what you're after. Amazon carries a lot of stuff but shop around, they're not always the best deal. Home Depot ships a lot of stuff free now, too.

 

[Topzide]

You're better off just buying another machine. I know that takes up real estate in the shop, but no "cheap" way to do what you want to do.

 

[etpm]

I am looking for a conversation kit to make one side of my bench grinder into a belt sander. I saw one on amazon that was pushing $300. At the price, I would jsut buy a specific belt sander.
Or, any other less expesive options please.

Just buy belt sander/grinder, way cheaper. Years ago, about 20, I bought a 2 inch belt sander grinder sander combo. Left side sander. I'm sure this machine is still available, for less than 300 bucks. I looked online and most have the sander on the right, but Rockler sells one with the sander on the left. Anyway, less than 200 bucks for a whole new machine. Just Google Fer Chrissakes.
Eric

 

[walhondingMF]

Well now I am split. I do need a new bench grinder and think I will just pick one up at rural king. But I think I want to buy the parts and make a sander now. A lot of good directions and templates for them.

 

[4570Man]

You can find belt sanders on marketplace for pretty cheap. I wouldn’t spend the energy trying to convert one. Even a harbor freight one is probably better than a rigged up one.

 

[JeepHead]

I built my own 2x72 grinder. Made it with removable tooling arm so I could swap between a flat platen or a grinding wheel. The rollers were the most expensive part as I already had the 1HP motor. Have under $150 in it.

 

[walhondingMF]

I built my own 2x72 grinder. Made it with removable tooling arm so I could swap between a flat platen or a grinding wheel. The rollers were the most expensive part as I already had the 1HP motor. Have under $150 in it.

Thats pretty slick. Any chance you could post a few more pictures of that? Thats in my capabilities to make.

 

[JeepHead]

Thats pretty slick. Any chance you could post a few more pictures of that? Thats in my capabilities to make.

I will have to look in online storage and see if I have any pics of the build I built that probably 8 years ago and lost many of my tools, including the grinder, in my divorce in 2019.

 

[Smokeydog]

Bought a multitool belt grinder decades ago. 2x36” on 1hp Jet grinder. One of the most used tools in the shop. See conversion for similar grinders on eBay or amazon.