Thread: Parken Belt Linisher

Bloody hell Christmas already .

All these gloaters ,you're killing me with jealousy


Kev.
(From the place with no second hand machinery bargains )

Nice haul Ray
Those linishers are great for making knives

You got some nice gear there Ray, but now you mention the surface grinder we want to see pictures.

Dave

Originally Posted by Dave J

You got some nice gear there Ray, but now you mention the surface grinder we want to see pictures.

Dave

Hi Dave,

The surface grinder is 1850Kg not sure if that's including the hydraulics, anyway it's too heavy for the Ute, so, I'm in the process of trying to arrange transport, it's one of those things that I've always wanted. I'll post pictures when I get things organized.

They had a couple of big surface grinders, by big, I mean 40 ft long monsters, they will probably go to a specialist machine tool reseller, I guess, way out of my league i'm afraid.

Some of the other machines that were out of my range, a Herbert turret drill press, there was a nice Herless mill as well.

Regards
Ray

I think we need to bring in some anti-poaching laws

Nice load Ray. Just what is a saw doctors avil? Also I like the look of the sander, how is the belt aligned?

Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

I think we need to bring in some anti-poaching laws

Nice load Ray. Just what is a saw doctors avil? Also I like the look of the sander, how is the belt aligned?

Stuart

Hi Stuart,

Here are a couple of close-ups of the belt tracking adjustments. You slacken off that nut, and rotate the whole idler roller assembly.


You can do the same on the tensioning pulley end


I can't see any adjustment on the drive pulley end, but you can move the motor to angle it a bit, but still aligned with the other pulleys.

The belts are 50mm x 2440mm or 2" x 96" I got a box with some 60 grit belts, but am looking around for a selection of others to buy. What belts did you get to use with yours? Any recommendations.

The Saw Doctors anvil is used to flatten and tension saw blades, it's a skill I'd like to learn.

Regards
Ray

Hi Ray,
I will wait until you post it up to ask questions about the surface grinder, but are you organizing a cheap freight company, so we can all send our grinding jobs to you?

Dave

Forgot to add, the quality of that gear would look right at home in the factory you visited overseas with your son.

Dave

I love the shape of the pedestal base on the sander. They gave some thought to form in the olden days .How old do you reckon it is Ray, 50's maybe?

Bob.

Hi Dave,

That workshop in Austria is somewhere I plan on going back to, since my son is now working over there there should be an opportunity to visit in the next year or so. Might bring back that Eichler Mill

Hi Bob,

It's hard to pick the age, but it looks like 50's or thereabouts. I see Parken Engineering is still in business, although their website is a bit patchy Parken Engineering

Their current belt linisher looks like this..



I know which one I like best, no prizes for guessing.

Regards
Ray

I love that anvil, and the rest of the stuff too!

Ray,
My machine is the same size, although not as pretty. The belts I have are 120 by Deer. The guy that sold it to me recommended not to touch Deer as he wasn't impressed with them. He used mostly 3M stuff and recommended some belts but the name has slipped my mind ATM. The belts he showed me had tiny pyramids instead of the normal grit.
Stuart

Hi Stuart,

Maybe he was referring to these?

3M

Interested in going halves in a box?

Regards
Ray

Ray,
That certainly looks and sounds like them.
I'm interested in going halves but think they might be a little pricey. If you get a price let me know. 25 should last me a few years.
I do have a roll of 40 grit 100mm carborundum(brand) I glue together with aquadhere that I use on my 635mm sander. Not sure aquadhere would hold up to 3hp though. Haven't had much luck finding joining tape.

Stuart