Surface grinder?

[Ischgl99]

This company has plans to build one from scratch if that is something you are capable of. I don’t know how good the plans are, but for $50, sounds like it would be worth the risk.

https://www.machineryplans.com/product/acto-250-surface-grinder/

 

[Dabbler]

@great white I wish you were closer to Calgary - I Know of 2 SGs that you could get for cheap cheap.

 

[C-Bag]

@great white I wish you were closer to Calgary - I Know of 2 SGs that you could get for cheap cheap.

Road trip?

 

[Dabbler]

Road trip?

3000 MILES (4700Km) *each way* -- the gas would buy a nice surface grinder by itself.

 

[great white]

@great white I wish you were closer to Calgary - I Know of 2 SGs that you could get for cheap cheap.

just a wee bit of a haul.....might as well be on Vancouver island.....

 

[Gnpenning]

@great white I wish you were closer to Calgary - I Know of 2 SGs that you could get for cheap cheap.

How cheap?

 

[Dabbler]

Harig 900 canukistan bucks with some tooling. the other one nearly free, but not one I'd take.

 

[C-Bag]

3000 MILES (4700Km) *each way* -- the gas would buy a nice surface grinder by itself.

Oops, thought you were closer

 

[Toolmaker51]

Doubling up on drive mechanisms, a pure rack and pinion isn't a smooth reciprocating transmission of rotary motion to linear, due backlash in perfecting gear engagement vs table overhang, unless pinion is centered within the table travel. Even so, notchiness can still occur.
A cable wound around a drum, tied to an extension spring is simple zero backlash method; "good enough" for many commercial brands. The drum diameter isn't large, 1" is 3.14" travel per revolution, somewhat larger eases regulating feedrate.

 

[Gnpenning]

Harig 900 canukistan bucks with some tooling. the other one nearly free, but not one I'd take.

Have a buddy in Fort McLeod I'll pass it along to.

Thanks.