Heads Up Aldi Belt/Bench Grinder

**Harvestman** · 08-07-2012, 20:40

"I got one too, and managed to walk past the wife with it in plain sight, and she didn't notice.

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Originally Posted by Mesquite

Now that is a real result

I couldn't get to the shed fast enough, and I'm still grinning now.

**mountainm** · 08-07-2012, 20:41

Mine has already madee short work of a job that would've taken my an hour by hand. very pleased.

**Bucephalas** · 08-07-2012, 20:46

Originally Posted by kendalphil

hi all

bougth mine this morning thanks for the advise.
please has any one design a knife grind jig for the belt grinder

many thanks .

kendalphil.

I'm working on one now. Might take a while though!

**Silverback 1** · 08-07-2012, 20:54

Originally Posted by Harvestman

I got one too, and managed to walk past the wife with it in plain sight, and she didn't notice.

Pontypool Ninja

**Harvestman** · 08-07-2012, 21:10

Originally Posted by Silverback 1

Pontypool Ninja

I'm going to use that.

**greensurfingbear** · 08-07-2012, 23:25

want one but in process of moving house....wonder if I can sneak one in the shed and pretend its been there for ages!

**Silverback 1** · 09-07-2012, 06:41

Originally Posted by greensurfingbear

want one but in process of moving house....wonder if I can sneak one in the shed and pretend its been there for ages!

Buy one, unbox it, get a mate to bring it round to your house and say you are borrowing it......sorted

**Biker** · 09-07-2012, 07:30

Originally Posted by Silverback 1

Buy one, unbox it, get a mate to bring it round to your house and say you are borrowing it......sorted

Better yet, do the above but have your mate say "I'm returning this."

**Silverback 1** · 09-07-2012, 09:26

Originally Posted by Biker

Better yet, do the above but have your mate say "I'm returning this."

Even better..........fait accompli!

**Bucephalas** · 10-07-2012, 16:38

Just a point of interest if you've bought one;

I disassembled mine today and found the nut holding the belt spindle and the grinding wheel were both very lose. The spindle nut had come undone by several turns which was a bit worrying.

I'm altering mine to take a longer belt. If anyone needs to take theirs apart, be warned that the heads on all the screws are rubbish. The steel is very soft and heads will round very easily. Some have a nut on the backs so it's easier to remove the nut first from behind.

**Mesquite** · 10-07-2012, 16:40

I was in my local Aldi in Dunstable. bought the dremmel clone and tools kit

As for the grinders... they had 18 of them sat there so if you're after one and you're not far then head over to Dunstable

**johnt1102** · 11-07-2012, 08:21

The belts from Aldi are crap.You can get decent ones on BB plus a wider grit range.

**rowen** · 12-07-2012, 22:34

Just got one of these, thanks everyone for the heads up and info about them, any chance of a link to the belts on BB and any advice on which belts to buy and what not to, there are a lot on ebay/internet, if anyone could point me in the right direction to save me the expense of trial and error it would be greatly appreciated.

**Wook** · 12-07-2012, 22:36

Bought one for finishing my remaining unassembled firebox stoves.

Deburring grills takes forever by hand, because each grill has like 60 tangs. I did 13 of them yesterday afternoon alone using my Aldi grinder.

I shaped the tangs using the grinding wheel, and then polished off any remaining sharp bits with the sanding belt. Major improvement on the hand file.

**johnt1102** · 13-07-2012, 16:10

Originally Posted by rowen

Just got one of these, thanks everyone for the heads up and info about them, any chance of a link to the belts on BB and any advice on which belts to buy and what not to, there are a lot on ebay/internet, if anyone could point me in the right direction to save me the expense of trial and error it would be greatly appreciated.

Go to British Blades.In the space "Search the forums" type Aldi Bench grinder/sander & you will find posts on this subject.

**Fat ferret** · 13-07-2012, 16:41

If anyone's needing chisels the aldi set are very good for the money.

Can also recomend the dog seatbelt. May sound daft but my hound likes to sit on the seat but if I brake sharply she head butts the dash! Seatbelt for a fiver has solved the problem plus worth having if I were in an acident. It's just a harness with a loop you put the car seat belt through.

The drill bits set wasn't much cop but I still use the box and just replace bits as they wear out.

**ged** · 13-07-2012, 16:46

Originally Posted by rowen

Just got one of these, thanks everyone for the heads up and info about them, any chance of a link to the belts on BB and any advice on which belts to buy and what not to, there are a lot on ebay/internet, if anyone could point me in the right direction to save me the expense of trial and error it would be greatly appreciated.

Here's a link to the BB post:

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...=1#post1971176

Looks like this chap:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Abrasive-b...-/400091095485

There are also these which are claimed to be Draper:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-50-x-...item43a49ad6f6

Draper used to be a good supplier but I'm less sure about that nowadays and would welcome observations. Also from anyone with experience of these suppliers.

**Wook** · 13-07-2012, 18:17

By the way, what size are the belts this thing takes?

Does anyone know of a good source of belts with grits > 1000? I have a hankering to make some things silly sharp.

**johnt1102** · 13-07-2012, 19:27

Originally Posted by Wook

By the way, what size are the belts this thing takes?

Does anyone know of a good source of belts with grits > 1000? I have a hankering to make some things silly sharp.

The belt size is 50mm x 686mm & grit range 60-600g.You cannot get conventional belts finer than that.Try johnt1102 on British Blades or ebay.

**Wook** · 13-07-2012, 20:43

Thank you,...

**mountainm** · 13-07-2012, 20:44

Originally Posted by johnt1102

The belt size is 50mm x 686mm & grit range 60-600g.You cannot get conventional belts finer than that.Try johnt1102 on British Blades or ebay.

Arent you Johnt1102?

**Mesquite** · 13-07-2012, 20:45

Originally Posted by Wook

By the way, what size are the belts this thing takes?

Does anyone know of a good source of belts with grits > 1000? I have a hankering to make some things silly sharp.

Turn the belt inside out and it as a polishing strop...

**Wook** · 13-07-2012, 20:53

Wouldn't that destroy the little "shelf" the belt rests upon?

One of the belts I was using today was getting nicely worn out to the point that I thought it could be used for sharpening.

Alas I was a little careless with the piece of sheet metal I was deburring and punctured the belt, causing it to explode spectacularly and nearly causing me to disembowel myself with the sheet metal as it shot toward me.

I was so close to having a nice sharpening belt that I was rather upset. Also about the disembowelling.....

**Opal** · 13-07-2012, 20:53

Originally Posted by mountainm

Arent you Johnt1102?

Nahhh! his username used to be The Memory Man, I forget how long ago now.

**Mesquite** · 13-07-2012, 21:03

Originally Posted by Wook

Wouldn't that destroy the little "shelf" the belt rests upon?

Sorry, should have said you use worn out belts

**johnt1102** · 13-07-2012, 22:10

Originally Posted by mountainm

Arent you Johnt1102?

Perhaps,but I can recommend him.

**Redwall** · 13-07-2012, 23:34

After much deliberation in Aldi today I picked one of these up. Got a few little projects in mind, let's see how it goes.

**The Green Man6977** · 27-10-2012, 13:39

Hi New Member here.

Can I ask a couple of questions about the Aldi model?

I have a number of cut throat razors to polish up, I have polising disks, paste and a mandrell that I'm running on a basic drill held in a vice, and want to upgrade to something better and safer. So ...

Will the belt attachment come off to allow a second disk to run on the right hand side?

And..

Does the grinder run reasonably quietly, I don't really want to annoy my neighbours?

Thanks.

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