I can’t believe I didn’t remember about these things!
I have been racking my brain for over a freaking MONTH, trying to figure out how to mount the 220 Volt motor that an EXTREMELY GENEROUS reader gave me, ALONG WITH a freaking VFD, underneath the bench to upgrade my Smithy 3 in 1 machine with.
Over a month actually.
The poor guy probably thinks I forgot all about it.
Not by any stretch of the imagination actually.
As we all know, I have been busier that a one armed paper hanger in a hurricane but this little issue has been there in the back of my mind, tickling my subconscience this whole time.
As I was searching for something completely unrelated, I stumbled across this mounting bracket that you can just freaking buy, to solve this very problem!
$45 plus whatever that prick Bezos wants for shipping, it’s already ordered as I type this.
When it gets here, it will be a matter of taking some measurements and welding two pieces of flat bar across the back of the bench to the uprights , drilling a couple holes and mounting the bracket!
Since the adjuster is already built in there will be no muss and no fuss.
After that it will be figure out which pulleys I need for this thing,
cut a hole for the belt, drill some holes to mount the block, figure out where I want to mount the vfd and done!
It will be at least a week before the bracket assembly gets here, don’t worry, I have more than plenty to keep me busy in the mean time but I am stoked that there was such a simple cure for my problem.
Forest for the trees kinda thing I guess.
I get inspirations like this either shitting or taking a shower. I get really big ideas when I have done both at the same time…
well, I tend to get those types of break thru ideas while driving along the road
nice open roads ,winding thru the state game lands here. you only really have to watch out for deer in the early am and when it starts to get dark. as that when they move around. other than that, you might have to stop to left a flock of turkeys cross the damn road. traffic is when you see more than 3 cars/trucks inside of 5 minutes here. I kind of wonder about that item as I have a few in the basement that are mounted to a few power tools.
the thing is, might be faster to make one than wait for it to come in the mail.
you got a welder and a mill, so ? after all it’s not rocket science here.
My time is at a premium as it is.
it is kind of nice being retired. just wish I was in better shape to enjoy it more.
back when I was still working, time was one thing I didn’t have enough of. the old more money than time, where now it is the other way around.
I’m starting to think you’re my twin brother, Dave.
HEY! I thought I was your better looking, smarter and older twin brother?
Mom always liked you worst.
Actually I have a twin sister and mom did like me best, even my sainted mother said my twin was a royal bitch.
Did you get the better caster wheels mounted to the rolling bench?
My shelves finally came in, 5 weeks after the expected date. Now we can move forward racking the good stuff, tossing the junk, without moving it 3 times.
No I haven’t yet. As a matter of fact, I just took the wheels back off the cross beams to give to a guy at work. He had 3 super heavy duty 4 inch swivel/locking casters and gave them to me. I have to get one more now.
They are what I was really wanting in the first place but they are freaking expensive. I can handle just having to buy one.
I wonder if you could use these…..: https://www.amazon.com/FRICTIONWORKS-Premium-Vise-Jaws-Made/dp/B0962X2LYM?crid=2AOBKTEVBPBMN&keywords=fractal+vise+jaw&qid=1649998742&s=hi&sprefix=fractal+vise,tools,147&sr=1-21&linkCode=sl1&tag=d01b3-20&linkId=3ef4d6f564788f2b181c02797992db50&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Where did you get the pulleys on the shaft with the bearing mount?
I got the pulleys from the Old guy across the street and I made the shaft.