The first part of my belt grinder / sander build. Designed to take 1" or 2" wide belts, any length from 42" to 72". But primarily 2x72" woodgears.ca/be...
I have been binge watching Matthias videos. I watched this thinking it was old and then started getting mad that I couldn't find part 2 until I realized it is an hour old. Haha
It's a real pleasure watching an engineer make empirical tests on a proposed mechanism. At UT System where I taught physical chemistry, students defaulted to spreadsheets and the idea of "Build it, see what happens" was foreign to therm. I attempted to explain that figuring out "Why?" was ever so much easier if you had an actual model to experiment with. "This is what "prototypes are For!" I guess at 71y.o. I'm just too "Old School" for Moderns. I just love watching you work, real world errors and all. "Perfect" is the enemy of "Good." 👍 In my experience "Perfect" is also an impediment to getting to "Better."
Matthias, Greetings from Ottawa. Every time I watch one of your videos, I learn a new trick or two. That table saw trick for rounding the wheel was awesome. You keep making these videos, I'll promise to keep watching each one.
Matthias my name is Amar from russia i'm very big fan for your work In particular your work of making equipment from Cheap and available materials I started the carpentry work lately (still beginner in the wood woking) and i want to say thank You helped me save a lot of money and get a lot of experience by making my own equipment and tools
The only bad thing about these videos, the want to build all his masterwork machines then realizing the need for his custom workshop to replicate them. A sad day in amateur land. Needless to say, amazing craftsmanship and ingenuity, Matthias.
Matthias - Three things: - Screws to help align and reduce slipping on glue up. - Marker on Forstner bit for depth of cut. - Floating smaller bearings within bearings to help identify needed balance on wheels All three were especially insightful for me and my future project builds! Thank you!
Also, I never saw anyone with the Messingkugeln to actually adjust the diameter of a Forstner bit before! "Dealing with Kids Make you Brave!" (an allusion to "48 Hours.") 🙂
I know this will work great :) I will add this to the bandsaw and belt sander that I built from your brilliant plans. Looking forward to seeing the next part :) The range of belt length will sounds superb to me due to the lack of suppliers. Thanks Matthias ॐ
I just started the video, and like all your other videos: I'm amazed, and it's not even past 25 seconds. Quote: "Except I need that bearing to be in there tight. So I need to resize the drill."
Another great video. I really appreciate you showing the mistakes in the inception of the design, very helpful in understanding why some of these things work as well as they do. Thank you for saving us having to watch every single screw get driven in. Even sped up, some peoples videos way overdo the obvious.
Nice job Matthias. Good to see again these adjustement techniques for wooden wheels. Hehe, sparkling eyes saying "tracking control" denotes it was a satisfying achievement!.
your videos definitely help with ideas and projects I come up with. I cobbled together a 2" x 60" belt sander this weekend. I've had the idea for a while just haven't had the time. I used an old 9 inch band saw as the platform and built off of it.
Matthias you are a bloody genius:-) I was going to recommend once you had the right size hole for a good bearing fit that you put the bearing in the freezer so you use less force to insert it - but then I remembered you are in Canada - just put the bearing outside for 5 minutes ;-)
At 3: 07, a fixture to hold it to a belt sander work too. If the wheel is set at a distance to contact the belt at the wheel's highest point, and set at about a 20° angle, the belt will turn the wheel and sand it. If the wheel is on a threaded shaft, the wheel can be moved smoothly into the belt.
I hope I'm not speaking to quickly... I like that your channel still showcases ingenuity, using what you have or repurposed materials and being DIY. You haven't succumbed to using a free CNC, a free line of tools and building things that we don't need. How many bookshelves, end tables, tables and workbenches does one need after all?
3rror200 Yes. Part one. In which we saw bearing assemblies, the main wheels and a large part of the completed frame assembly. As opposed to other creators whose part one would have consisted of, “Hey guys! (Stop for ad.) I need a belt grinder (stop for ad.) and I bet you do too! (Stop for ad.) Tune in next week to see me start to think about what it might look like!
There sure is a lot of inequality in this world. I guess we all know who got all the intelligence. You blow my mind on every video. Love the way you do things. Amazing.
If the bearing does not fit hard, you can also rough a little the bearing surface and glue with epoxy or cyanoacrylate if the gap is minimum, however the method of Mathias allowed you to very precise have everything always centered, since no gaps.
Hey I saw your mouse maze video and I’m Vegan I’d much rather you make 5 mazes and force rodents and shrews and animals like that in them, for entertainment, than killing them with poison that trickles up the food chain wether it be foxes eagles snakes etc, and ruins near by ecosystems, or just killing them in general. This is science we can learn about Rodent and Shrew behavior, and it’s entertaining and it’s better than killing. I fully support this this is how we should deal with problems, make them useful not burdens. You got a new follower dude! 👍🏻
I don't want to presume to tell you what to do but if you use a cotton buffing wheel behind the sand paper it will let you send a lot more things it will give a little bit ,it works really great I was a metal polisher , trust me you try it
Matt, this is just my opinion. I think you need to start making things with 1/4" Aluminium. I think you can handle it with all the tools you have. It would stiffen things up as well as reduce bulk/thickness.
If instead of the band saw you used the router for each layer before gluing them, they would all have the same diameter and perfectly orthogonal surfaces .... or not? For the motorization of the pulley, perhaps a further layer of smaller diameter used as a pulley for a belt, so you can put the motor under the main drum, reducing the side encumbrance
they would be prefectly round, but I'd still have to trim them to get them all prefectly concentric (to within a few thou). Basically, wasted effort making them round before glue up. For motirization, see my next video in a week.
I think the exactly vertical belt isn't really needed. Your horizontal sander inspired me to build one similar in size, only wall mounted, vertical, and made of metal of course. I often find myself thinking it would be more comfortable to use if it tilted back a bit. Maybe one day I will make a bigger drive pulley, so it goes a bit faster, and then it will be tilted anyway.
I have been binge watching Matthias videos. I watched this thinking it was old and then started getting mad that I couldn't find part 2 until I realized it is an hour old. Haha
MerwinMusic That’s the best part of his videos... they’re timeless!
Cosmo I had been wondering the same thing. I sent a request for part two!!
MerwinMusic hi friends! I have some wood working in my channel /arrabay obachkar/
It's a real pleasure watching an engineer make empirical tests on a proposed mechanism. At UT System where I taught physical chemistry, students defaulted to spreadsheets and the idea of "Build it, see what happens" was foreign to therm. I attempted to explain that figuring out "Why?" was ever so much easier if you had an actual model to experiment with. "This is what "prototypes are For!" I guess at 71y.o. I'm just too "Old School" for Moderns. I just love watching you work, real world errors and all. "Perfect" is the enemy of "Good." 👍 In my experience "Perfect" is also an impediment to getting to "Better."
Always leave feeling a lot wiser after watching the Genius of Matthias. Top Job. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Matthias, Greetings from Ottawa.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I learn a new trick or two. That table saw trick for rounding the wheel was awesome.
You keep making these videos, I'll promise to keep watching each one.
Matthias
my name is Amar from russia
i'm very big fan for your work In particular your work of making equipment from Cheap and available materials I started the carpentry work lately (still beginner in the wood woking) and i want to say thank You helped me save a lot of money and get a lot of experience by making my own equipment and tools
I love all the little details like the washer fulcrum at 7:50. These videos are like a library of clever techniques.
The only bad thing about these videos, the want to build all his masterwork machines then realizing the need for his custom workshop to replicate them.
A sad day in amateur land.
Needless to say, amazing craftsmanship and ingenuity, Matthias.
Matthias - Three things:
- Screws to help align and reduce slipping on glue up.
- Marker on Forstner bit for depth of cut.
- Floating smaller bearings within bearings to help identify needed balance on wheels
All three were especially insightful for me and my future project builds! Thank you!
Also, I never saw anyone with the Messingkugeln to actually adjust the diameter of a Forstner bit before! "Dealing with Kids Make you Brave!" (an allusion to "48 Hours.") 🙂
you had me at "resize the drill" xD
It's so nice to see again the real Joy of Woodworking in your eyes! :)
I know this will work great :) I will add this to the bandsaw and belt sander that I built from your brilliant plans. Looking forward to seeing the next part :) The range of belt length will sounds superb to me due to the lack of suppliers. Thanks Matthias ॐ
Back to machine building - excellent!
y0utubeu5ername right ? It's what he's all about!
Yeah.. just what i thought! A new Building series! :) Yeah!
I just started the video, and like all your other videos: I'm amazed, and it's not even past 25 seconds.
Quote: "Except I need that bearing to be in there tight. So I need to resize the drill."
It’s great to have these old style Matthias videos back with you making machines in your basement workshop.
Just as I thought I would never see my favorite type of videos again , Matthias came in clutch !! Awesome video👍
Another great video. I really appreciate you showing the mistakes in the inception of the design, very helpful in understanding why some of these things work as well as they do. Thank you for saving us having to watch every single screw get driven in. Even sped up, some peoples videos way overdo the obvious.
"Green paint on standby! Green paint on standby!" Good to see Matthias making another piece of shop equipment.
Matthias at his best, making machines! Love it :D love these videos
Nice job Matthias. Good to see again these adjustement techniques for wooden wheels. Hehe, sparkling eyes saying "tracking control" denotes it was a satisfying achievement!.
Matthias, I've watched a lot of your videos now and they are fantastic. You really know what you are doing!
He's gunna make it gear drive, I can just feel it. The soothing clacking of gears will keep your mind at ease as you sand away your troubles.
Nice to see you building machines again. Been a while. This is the stuff that subscriber's what to watch you doing. Good job
You are a true master, I like this. Your work is gorgeous.
Ahhh. A new Matthias video. It runs so smooth...
Without doubt, you, Sir, are the master of makers.
your videos definitely help with ideas and projects I come up with. I cobbled together a 2" x 60" belt sander this weekend. I've had the idea for a while just haven't had the time. I used an old 9 inch band saw as the platform and built off of it.
You work very neatly and your projects are very beautiful and your warehouse is very nice sir!
Amazed by Matthias once again! Can't wait to see what else you come up with to finish that............
So happy to see a build video from you Matthias! Looking forward to part two.
your videos are so much fun to watch
Is it me or do the videos fly by so quickly? I swear
I was sucked in and then all of a sudden video was over.
'part 1' in the title might be a clue!?
Matthias is still stuck back in 2010/2011 when videos were 10 mins (if you did it right you could get 10.5 mins).
“Always leave them wanting more!”
LOL
Time does fly by when you're enjoying something
I love the trial & error aspect of the video. I could relate as I am an amateur, moreover it was good enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
Always great to see your thought process in action.
Matthias you are a bloody genius:-) I was going to recommend once you had the right size hole for a good bearing fit that you put the bearing in the freezer so you use less force to insert it - but then I remembered you are in Canada - just put the bearing outside for 5 minutes ;-)
Can't wait for part two! How exciting! Love watching you figure stuff out
When gluing up flat boards you can use a pinch of sea salt instead of screws to prevent slippage. Love your work. Very creative.
It will be a wonderful design with wood and awesome build!
At 3: 07, a fixture to hold it to a belt sander work too. If the wheel is set at a distance to contact the belt at the wheel's highest point, and set at about a 20° angle, the belt will turn the wheel and sand it. If the wheel is on a threaded shaft, the wheel can be moved smoothly into the belt.
Matthias, it's so nice to see you are back at making machines again. From personal experience I'd use the most powerful motor that has good torque.
You had me at "resize the drill".
It's something you don't come across all that often on other channels
I love the idea, and method, for resizing the drill bit.
You are always a great wooden artist. I am writing from South America Uruguay
- in 5 years -
Interstellar rocket build guide, part 2
butts, I just hope it's a colab with Cody'sLab
In green painted wood, perhaps a collaboration with that Musk bloke
I've been waiting for you to come out with a 2x72 belt grinder build, I don't think I'm the only one either, nice job on this :)
Thank you for explaining the problem then the solution. Makes it actually comprehensible from a viewers POV
I hope I'm not speaking to quickly... I like that your channel still showcases ingenuity, using what you have or repurposed materials and being DIY. You haven't succumbed to using a free CNC, a free line of tools and building things that we don't need. How many bookshelves, end tables, tables and workbenches does one need after all?
I appreciate that you don't unnecessarily divide your videos into multiple segments. We always get tons of good information in your build videos.
3rror200 Yes. Part one. In which we saw bearing assemblies, the main wheels and a large part of the completed frame assembly. As opposed to other creators whose part one would have consisted of, “Hey guys! (Stop for ad.) I need a belt grinder (stop for ad.) and I bet you do too! (Stop for ad.) Tune in next week to see me start to think about what it might look like!
Exellent job Mathias, Very good!
I think its will be great machine I really love the way matthias explain everything
Thanks Matthias. I hope you'll make some plans available when you're finished. looking forward to pt 2
Great video! I enjoy watching your videos, and I appreciate your ingenuity.
There sure is a lot of inequality in this world. I guess we all know who got all the intelligence. You blow my mind on every video. Love the way you do things. Amazing.
Man, we haven’t heard a solid ‘Oh Sh*t’ in awhile. Made me laugh out loud!
Looking forward to part two. Thank you.
Can't wait to see the next build on this.
This guy always brings good videos!
If the bearing does not fit hard, you can also rough a little the bearing surface and glue with epoxy or cyanoacrylate if the gap is minimum, however the method of Mathias allowed you to very precise have everything always centered, since no gaps.
Matthias, you are a genius!!!
I like these types of videos better than the timelapse with voice-over. But I imagine this is much harder to film and edit.
Hey I saw your mouse maze video and I’m Vegan I’d much rather you make 5 mazes and force rodents and shrews and animals like that in them, for entertainment, than killing them with poison that trickles up the food chain wether it be foxes eagles snakes etc, and ruins near by ecosystems, or just killing them in general. This is science we can learn about Rodent and Shrew behavior, and it’s entertaining and it’s better than killing. I fully support this this is how we should deal with problems, make them useful not burdens. You got a new follower dude! 👍🏻
Great to see another tool build. Thanks, Matthias!
It really was high time for another wood machine!
Super travail et toujours de très bonnes idées.
Matthias, you are a gd genius. Love your vids, brother.
3:27 use a belt grinder to build a belt grinder
I don't want to presume to tell you what to do but if you use a cotton buffing wheel behind the sand paper it will let you send a lot more things it will give a little bit ,it works really great I was a metal polisher , trust me you try it
I get so freaking excited when I see a “Part 1” in a Matthias video lol
Love the screw alignment method. Gonna have to try that out someday.
- Cay
I know you're not a big fan of lathes, but truing wheels on them makes life so much easier.
I love these series. Great work
"I now have this slot butchered out" 9:17 now that terminology we all understand. Can't wait for part 2.
You are My Hero! I Love your Videos! You inspire me so Much! I hope you have a Great Day Matthias!
I think I'll be with you on that build, I'll try to copy it and adapt it to my needs
Thanks for the inspiration !
Matt, this is just my opinion. I think you need to start making things with 1/4" Aluminium. I think you can handle it with all the tools you have. It would stiffen things up as well as reduce bulk/thickness.
YES!! another tool build..love these videos...keep up to good work sir
Looking so hard for part two, when realizing this was posted today. :D
Oh yes, new machine! Looking forward to the next parts :)
Really great videos. Re-sizing the drill bit - who would have thought it!
Mr Matthias you are great i enjoy your videos
Just what we needed❤
You sir are a crazy man
Resize a Forstner bit, wow, I never have seen such thing. Thats Matthias!
KK O cara está em outro nível, e ainda ajuda muita gente que quer construir suas próprias ferramentas!
Superbly genius as always! Love your stuff.
Likes the video before watching, never disappointed !
I felt that "ooh!" when you drove the chisel into that bearing race.
is that brand new plywood I see??? great video and great engineering as always, thanks for sharing!
Now we know why he’s been testing the mice.... next upload he’ll show us the mouse power assembly
Another great invention, I like
If instead of the band saw you used the router for each layer before gluing them, they would all have the same diameter and perfectly orthogonal surfaces .... or not?
For the motorization of the pulley, perhaps a further layer of smaller diameter used as a pulley for a belt, so you can put the motor under the main drum, reducing the side encumbrance
they would be prefectly round, but I'd still have to trim them to get them all prefectly concentric (to within a few thou). Basically, wasted effort making them round before glue up. For motirization, see my next video in a week.
Matthias is so clever!
You seemed quite happy once you got the tracking issue figured out. :)
Matthis, you are genuis!
love your vids man. Keep up the good work.
YES YES YES!! A Matthias build series
I think the exactly vertical belt isn't really needed.
Your horizontal sander inspired me to build one similar in size, only wall mounted, vertical, and made of metal of course.
I often find myself thinking it would be more comfortable to use if it tilted back a bit.
Maybe one day I will make a bigger drive pulley, so it goes a bit faster, and then it will be tilted anyway.
This is like Graduate School for woodworking. Too early in the day to absorb. Must watch again later.
Definitely a good start. Thanks for the video.
Great, got bandsaw and lathe plans .... I'm sure soon I will need more.
Great simple design.
Love Logical Engineering. Good job.