I wasn’t happy with the work rest on the original plans, so I finally designed a new one. The new one tilts and also provides some support on the sides of the belt.
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That’s indeed a nice grinder build! 
Last year I broke down and bought the Vevor 2x82 variable speed belt grinder, I really like it, great addition to the shop. Fully tricked it out and modded it to accept the popular 2x72 belts.
Mods include: Roll cart with heavy cast concrete base and locking castors, dustproof containment for VFD, remote speed and direction controls, air blow gun, water mist, LED work lighting, glass platen, allen key storage, catch bucket, magnetic particle catchment, extended grind table, braking resistor and 2x72 modification. Large assortment of grit, polishing and strop belts. And lastly, some tweaks to the VFD configuration programming to include braking.
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