How To: Generation 5 Revolution 2x72 Build
Lets build the Generation 5 Revolution 2x72 Belt Grinder.
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I've never done any metal fabrication and may never build one of these fine machines, but man, this guy is a good teacher. Well done sir.
- Thank you! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Something everyone should know here. I just bought the Gen 4 plans and have been assured that once the Gen 5 plans are done, they'll be available for download. That's customer service!
Yes, when you buy in to the project it's for life. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Im happy to buy a second set of plans to get the Gen 5 mods, just need to when they are available separately
I've just assembled the gen 5 kit. Awesome stuff, minimal effort
@@speechozskunkworx just go to your old download link and the plans for the Gen 5 are there
@@Chromevulcan Cheers, have had a sqiz at them. Awesome that we automatically get upgraded
Мен, привет. Давно не заходил к тебе на канал. Ты свои гриндеры довёл до совершенства!👍
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Damn I really want one of these bad ass man toys. This would come in handy for my new knife hobby.
I so admire the simplicity of your designs, Brian. The new tracking mechanism is so simple, and yet I know it takes tons of iterations to boil it down to that simplicity. I believe the joint you are using for the tracking mechanism is called a heim joint.
Awesome timing on the release of your video. My Gen 5 just arrived in the mail today. The new upgrades look great. Can't wait to get started. This is going to be fun.
Thank you Nathan. We appreciate your support man. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I bought the plans about a month ago. I started building about two weeks ago in my spare time. I just finished the gen 5 build and could not be happier. Brian, Thank you for making this possible, I have been watching your progress since the beginning. You are awesome Sir! Keep up the great work and I look forward to your future videos!
Thank you Steve! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Love your channel, Brian. I am a beginner/amateur and you have very much inspired me. Thank you.
Thank you. I appreciate that so much. 🙏🏼
I love the marriage of straight and curved lines on the new pivot hinges. It's a small thing but it makes a big difference in the overall aesthetic.
- Thank you! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Bought mine, assembled it using this video and it works GREAT!!
Talking about thick metal warping under heat, my great grandad was a shipbuilder in the old London Docks over 100 years ago. He worked until he was 85, lived until 96 and loved to tell stories of how they did things back - then fascinating stuff. They used to bend the enormous steel beams in the big ocean going vessels using relatively small coal fires they built on the steel beams. The old timers would work out where to build the fires exactly to bend the steel exactly in the right place and the right amount. So no surprise that welding warps a 12 inch square 3/8" steel plate
I have watched the evolution of the Revolution since the first generation and have wanted one since I first heard of it. My wife just got me the gen 5 for Christmas. Just did my vinegar bath and cleanup today. Start my build tomorrow. I can't tell you how excited I am to add this to my shop. Thank you for making such an awesome machine achievable for average joe. For me building it is way cooler then just buying a finished machine. Thanks again!!!
Thank you Dan! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great design and super video. Very informative. Building your own tools is the way to go.
- Thank you! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Clap, clap, clap ¡¡¡¡ Es lo mejor que he visto, es muy agradable ver la precisión y los detalles que están presentes en este trabajo. Hay mucha pasión y amor por lo que se hace, felicitaciones ¡¡¡
I’ve only been running this in my shop for a week but it’s my favorite tool bar none! I can’t believe I waited this long to build one… 10/10!
Great to hear!
This has got to be one of the best spot on video I've ever seen. If I went over all the things I liked about It. I would be here all night. I liked and subscribed, figured that would mean more to you. Thank you
It means a lot. Thank you so much. 🙏🏼
Gen 5 looks good Brian. I like the upgrades 👍
Thank you Robert! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Man I really want one of these. Really nice build my friend.
Super good video. Great Brian. 👍👍👍
Thanks Sven! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Welp I just began this rodeo this evening! So far so good - got the base frame welded up within 0.5* of 90 and the bold spins and the plate sits flat. Then welded the receiver tubes together. So far so good! Biggest challenge was my welder which I've had for 11 years now is actually underpowered for 3/8" thick material so in order to get any penetration, I had to preheat with a propane torch but that worked well enough...like he said...ain't building a skyscraper...just a grinder.
Hey Brother!!! So at 34minutes & 42seconds, what you called a "ball end joint thingy" in the aviation sector (when i was in the military) we called them lollipops. They were used on all of our flight control cable ends as well as within the Hydraulic system on it's cables and boost packages! Just a bit of useless information for ya, hope all is going well for you and yours!! So awesome you're already up to a generation 5 on this grinder, that's absolutely amazing!!!! I'm still trying to save the cash to buy one, you know how having kid's is! As soon as you save money for something, it's needed for something else. Someday though. Someday!! God bless Brother!!!
Hey Shawn thank you! I think others have called this a heim joint as well. Cheers!!
Yes sir, that's the technical name!
After all these years finally got to see one of your grinders in person... It was fun hanging with Cj & my 1st time forging, still not my thing, but it was a blast. Hope all is well my friend, take it easy.
I just saw the reel of you guys together forging!! That is so cool Dave!!
Great build Brian can’t wait for mine.
Thank you very much. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Ok, I’ve watched it and now I’m ready to build! 👍. Thanks, B
Proof! 😂
@@HouseMadeUS yes, feel free to razz me about it too. 😜
Congratulations Brian ❤️, still progressive, innovative and making ease for your viewers. I love the whole stuff, amazing
Thank you Noman. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@6.18 you can cut two pieces of wood cut to the distance needed to jam between the two posts and clamp the posts and the bolt so the posts weld precisely to the base accurately . You should use right angle frames or magnetic to ensure those posts setup exact right. Get off to a good start
Outstanding video and very informative directions..👌👍
Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I like this guy. 11:56 he's a drummer, in case nobody noticed. If he's not, they were perfect singles. Back to the project
Verry informed video man these are incredible help
Great video. Very informative and walks you through the build process perfectly. But the commercials . Wow !! Some many commercials. Very annoying.
Ordered my 2x72 today, Can't wait!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
@@HouseMadeUS Just want to confirm because it looks like the case, but the work rest tooling arm comes pre-modified to fit the true tilt attachment, correct?
Very nice and very well explained. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.
Thank you Jared! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@HouseMadeUS your very welcome
I’m not buying one but still watched the entire video 1. You’re top tier at instructional video 2. That tracking mech is slick af
Thank you
Really interesting video!
Thank you
Very good professional presentation
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Just wanted to leave a comment to say thank you. After watching this 20 times I got mine up and running and it is a fantastic machine. Still have to dial in my tracking but couldn't wait and just put bevels on a knife with the true tilt. What a clever tool. Never had such clean bevels. This tools is going to be a game changer for me and I am so grateful for all of the hard work that went into this design, the plans and videos. Brian, if I could, I would hug you!
I love hugs. Thanks Shane! 🙏🏼
Foarte frumos lucrat. Foarte bune îmbunătățirile. Eu am achiziționat generația 4 și am început lucrul la el. Stima pentru ceea ce faci. Profesionist. Bravo.
Thank you so much. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you ser.
Alwase love the energy of this dude. Go get your wife and kids, look what you built! That's just an awesome mentality to have
Thanks my man. 🙏🏼
@@HouseMadeUS No problem Brian. I really mean it. Alwase love that you are trying to make this easy and fun for everyone while being respectful and fun.
I would really like to see a build using the plans. Including some pitfalls to watch out for. I have s couple I could contribute lol. I said this before that I wish I would have bought the kit. Maybe the next will be. Thanks for a well thought grinder.
parabens cara.....belo trabalho........
Can't wait to get my hands on this one
Come see one in person. 🤠
Waited for this !!!!
Here it is! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great video
Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@31:41 you might consider a washer between bolt and wheel bracket which helps the rotation integrity
Muchas gracias esta exelente
I got the Gen 4 love it 😀
Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Building a Revolution (gen 4) was one of the most rewarding experiences ever. The drilling and taping was the least enjoyable part ( beacause I have a bad drill press ) With gen 5 all drill and taped Piece of cake❤❤
Thank you Marc!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you so much
pretty nice setup. I would use (if affordable) a PTFE plate for the platen face
Very cool build and design. A few years ago I started cutting out all the parts for one of these. I didn’t need it but it looked like a fun build. I already have a sweet little dc motor and controller so why not. One thing I really hate is cutting out steel. I have access to all the free scrap I want up to an inch thick. Stainless even if I wanted. This already being cut out makes me want it. I would only have to cut out a different motor mount. Maybe I’ll get out what I started, nah. I really hate cutting steel. 😮. Maybe I’ll order yours.
Hi Gene, yes definitely a tough job to cut it out manually. Maybe find someone with a plasma or yes you can buy into my kits which make it very easy. No more machining
The design just keeps getting better and better!!! Glad I waited :-) Also, you can get Penetrol in CA if you know where to look (hint, it wasn't banned for marine use) But you know what's even easier to find, and cheaper??? Just go get some boiled linseed oil and wipe it on! Penetrol is just oil plus Cocamide DEA. Want it to sink in deeper and last longer and look even better? Heat up the metal you're applying it to, brush on, wipe off, let cool, and buff out. Raw metal look, strong finish, no rust.
Hey, also, I just went to Amazon and it didn't say "we can't ship that to you there" like they do with restricted stuff. So I'm guessing it's still easy to get in CA.
Can’t wait for my gen 5 to arrive
We are packing away here. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
very high quality work. Someday I'll be able to do it too ) Hello from Ukraine
Muito bom gostei das inovações
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
hey kokudi man... you are a chilwa winner...
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Damn would of been worth spending the extra money to have all the work done already either way loved building the gen 4 great project and use it everyday in my shop
Thank you Brian for the channel ! Very interesting and recognizing. Great thanks to Brian for supporting Ukraine!
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
While I applaud the constant evolution of the Revolution grinder, each generation pushes the price further away from that of a viable alternative as an entry level kit for the casual DIYer. Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to buy one but this extends my already excruciating 3-4 month timeline by 4--6 weeks. Again, I applaud the constant innovation. It shows that you truly want to put your name on the best product you can possibly make, keep up the good work.
The way I look at it is I reducing the amount of tooling needed and that offsets the cost difference. Also you can buy the kit in parts (very soon) and then you can just get the plate steel (for instance) and machine the rest of you like. Still a lot of options out there to save money. The cheapest way to do it is to buy the plans and hit the scrap bin and make the parts from scratch. Still very possible. I will say time is money and we have traded some of that valuable resource to make the kit better. I appreciate your support as always. I hope you build one soon in any capacity. Cheers! 🙏🏼
When will you have this Gen5 tracking system parts on your website? I have the Gen4 kit and would like to change to the Gen5 parts you are showing for the tracking. Great fun so far putting this together!
great tool and cool stuff! Would be nice to win one of these!
You should try a Walter flap wheel, you can cut the backing disc down and use up the complete wheel.
@42:55 you might consider redesigning the front plate that holds the belt so that it sits directly centred on the rotation axis of the entire machine. This means the platform that will sit in front of the machine that holds the jobs to be ground will always remain centred to the belt .this can be handy if you are using a jog that holds the job being ground . It currently appears that the front plate holding the belt rotates around the central axis of the machine and hence the belt moves off centre as the main unit is rotated
Platform that sits in the front being the workrest
Love your videos and products! Where can I find a 220 plug junction box that you showed @ min 3:51?
Perfect
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
At 7 min Bryan talks about clamping down, listen to him. I tuned mine after this was my first time fabricating… I was chasing down out of alignment in tracking later. In Brian we trust.
Clamp that work!! 😇
What's the benfit of the 4" rubber wheel on the platen vs the aluminum?
Awesome video, you have the link of clamps your using at 13:16
Why do you use a spring instead of a gas strut on your tensioner arm? Thanks Terry
This thing is absolutely the bomb, man. I've got my old grinder and forge up for sale, just bought the apollo, and hope to pull the trigger on the Gen 5 next month. One question on motors. I see the links on the resources page to 3 choices, but I'm motor-dumb. theres not a huge difference in prices and they all appear the same with regard to hp and rpm and I can do either 110 or 220 in my shop, so I guess I'm not sure which one to buy
There isn't a big difference in those motors. We just link to them because sometimes one will go out of stock and what not. I have a video on running a 110 VFD and a 220 VFD. Both work great on any of those motors. 110 can bog down if you really push hard on the belt since you lose 1/2 HP going to 110. But it is negligible. Regardless the motor stays the same.
I have a cheapo harborfreight welder, gonna do my first ever weld project on something else, if that goes ok, this may be in my future lol.
Nice!
I found a lock washer for the tracking arm bolt works well to keep it from rattling loose and still allows for enough movement for adjustment if you get it in the right spot. I really like the new tracking adjustment set up, i will probably upgrade in the future. Nice work, just wanted to throw this other option out there that i found works for me.
What we found was the split washer dig into the aluminum and created a burr over time so we don't use that, just the Loctite now.
@@HouseMadeUS aluminum? Are you talking about the wheel? If so i put the lock washer on the other side where the lock nut is.
Do you sell plans for previous generations of belt grinders? I am looking not for the one with all of the whistle and upgrades. thanks
I just purchased a DIY bundle. For the time and money that it saved me it's well worth the 700 bucks. However I am one to give an HONEST opinion/comment. The 1st 2 vertical support beams are so far my ONLY complaint. One was cut perfect however the other one was cut and ground very crooked up top where the radius is. I would have gladly waited one more week just to have that little bit of quality control. Because either way $700 is still $700! Other than that I'm halfway through the build and it is looking pretty damn awesome. I'm not sure if maybe there was somebody new at the shop but regardless that crooked cut is there and it bothers me however it does not affect the main bolt that runs through them everything lines up just fine.
We did have a production issue. We sent all of those risers back to the machine shop to have them reworked. Unfortunately a few sets made it out the door before we noticed. We sincerely apologize for that.
No worries. It's only noticeable because I know it's there. Overall very cool design you have going on here and my son and I appreciate the informative videos you also supplied to your customers
Hi Brian I wish I had brought your gen 5 mate but I have the original
You can upgrade pretty easily. All cross compatible
I love your videos House! Gonna start on my 2x72 this weekend, cant wait. Gathering everything up this week and parts should be in from amazon by thursday! All of the parts i got from you got here fast and look good. I saw that the hinges are sold out when bought a la carte so im making those myself. i was looking at the new instructions for the Gen 5 build and it seems like maybe some dimensions are off on the Hinges page (23) i have checked and rechecked and even waited to get home to my digital caliper but some of them are right others are not. Which makes me think i printed to scale correctly, so i dont think its that. Im sure it doesnt matter to the build for the bigger picture right? Just need to make sure that the center hole is drilled uniformly so no big deal but i guess im somewhat asking if im right or wrong, and if so just a heads up!
Yeah the only critical dimension is where the hole center is. The rest is just aesthetic. 👊🏻
How easy is it
Man I think the new tracking mechanism is awesome. What is the reason you decided to use a 4 inch wheel on the platten?
I have the same question
Why are you spot welding the seams vs welding the full length of the seam (even if overlapping stitch welds are needed to complete the seams).
Hi I just finish the grinder how much tension on the belt? How do I send you of my build.
Thank you - great video. Anyone ever stick welded this? Any reservations against stick welding this?
Yes a lot of folks stick weld this. Works great
Do you like the carbon steel spacers better than the brass ones that you previously provided from McMaster Car
They perform the same at 1/5 of the cost. The brass does look cooler though.
That 220v multi-outlet box looks interesting, did you make that? buy it?
I made that, use it every day. Great piece of kit
Would a Hobart 100 get enough penetration to do a solid job? It says it can only weld up to 3/16" material and the base plate is 3/8", I'm new to welding and don't know how strict these requirements are. There's a big price jump to go bigger and ya boys on a budget. Thanks!
The work around for welding thicker steel is to preheat it with a torch. Mapp gas works great for this. It's not the most efficient way of welding but the Hobart 100 should do it with pre-heat.
Hi there, I'm bran new to this. I clicked on the link to the vfd and it took me to a cash counting machine.
Could you have this all Powder Coated or would that mess with the tolerances of the build?
Sure just don't do the arms that slide into tubes.
go you look after Australians, where can we get your kits??, thanks mate
I’m curious… the flat platen is welded to the 90* brackets but I was under the impression the platen will need to be replaced from time to time? I’ve seen some grinders, like the Bader for example, which I believe have a replaceable platen and the platen is a harder steel like 4130 or something versus just regular cold rolled?
There are two holes in the platen backer to attach different styles of platens. Works great for glass, leather, or high carbon. We are also working on a carbide platen.
I have a gen 3/4 (cant remember which) do you sell an upgrade kit with the nice adjustable knobs and adjuster for tracking wheel?
Working on that. Parts are on ordee
In the generation 5 plans include the tracking arm scales STL
I dont see it on the website
Primeweld 180 mig is the Housemade revolution of welders.
I have a primeweld and it's great
If i would like to make one of these and im living in Finland.. i should buy motor and vfd but we use 230/400v here. I have 3 phase 400v socket in my working space so should i buy 400v motor and vfd for variable speed control? And how to know if it fits to the driving wheel?
Please contact Matt at www.DIYEurope.eu
Just a point information, and you probably already know. If you mount aluminum to steel, it will cause something called electrolysis. You might want to look at making the tracking hinge plates in steel.
If I’m trying to mount a 3hp is there enough clearance or will the body of the larger motor interfere with the rear hinge, if it were an issue could I move the motor mount rearward making more clearance for the larger motor or would that also pose other issues??
Maybe I’ll measure first... but probably hang it back just enough to fill half of the rear plug welds and go slightly weld heavy around the perimeter to make up for it...
Yes it should have enough clearance. But always measure first. Thank you!
Hi Brian, couple questions :). I'm sure it's fine but just checking, is sandblasting all the parts fine too? I know there is some material removal, so just making sure. Also, on the motor plate weld, you didn't call out any extra warping concerns (that I noticed) in the video. With four plug welds like that, is it a good idea to really lock that one down too? probably is, but I heard you in the beginning "do what I do" so that's my plan :).
Hi Jeff, yes, you can sandblast all the parts that is no problem. Also, if you do not clamp down the motor plate like I did in the video, you can get warping. So make sure you clamp everything down and let it cool before you remove the clamps. Also, I like to just check to see if there's any curvature to the plate before I weld it and then use that as my guide to correct while welding.
Hey Brian, are the dxf plans still gen 4, or gen 5 now? Asking as this guide is about 7mths old, and when I get it laser cut, would prefer to get the newest design cut if I’m investing now. Thanks!
Yes the DXF files are now all gen 5 on our website. Thank you.
@@HouseMadeUS Thank you, Brian!
How can I get the plan to build for my own belt grinder
Can You give me a quotation for this machine and if You sell blue proints also.
Yes we do www.HouseMade.us
Why did you change to a 4" wheel on the platten?
Hey Brian, I saw in one of your vids you protected the bare metal with something but I cant find it now. My grinder I built doesn’t look as nice as when I built it and I like the bare metal look and don’t really want to paint it.
The stuff is called Penetrol - it's in the paint section at Lowe's. 🤙🏻
Thanks
Metal working noob here, I have a question - you talk about cleaning the steel with mill scale, and "hitting them with a DA". I'm not familiar with that term. And also thanks for the rec on Penetrol
A DA sander is a 'dual action' sander. Essentially an oscillating sander really.