I’ve been thinking of making a nice chair for the shop after seeing the vyper stool or whatever it’s called. That video looks great, definitely sturdy
FWIW, OSHA recommends 5 legs as they are much less likely to tip…
That stool looks pretty cool! All most too nice to use
There is probably a proverb to cover this, but I can’t remember what it is… 
Definitely Funk-A-Delic!
Thank you Tom! I’m excited to get a bigger table soon.
Where did you get your motor and pullies?
@reid913 On the plant-based sign did you do some heat tinting?
Just a few things whipped up this weekend. The two signs are for a high-school friend, ones for her office the other for her brother. The crab is a birthday present for a chesapeake steamed crab lover. Also a wall decoration for a landmark recently imploded.
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Do you have more pics of the build?
I got the motor on eBay. You need to find a 56c face, tefc enclosure, 3 phase 220v. This was only a 1hp, but it works and cost me $100 shipped. I think I got the wheels on both amazon and eBay. I just shopped around for the best buy.
I assume you mean the grinder. This is the most recent version. I changed the angle of the idler wheel, and thickened the platen to 1/2" to prevent a little flex I was getting. Same table and wheels. I also have a 12" wheel for it. It’s working pretty nicely. I found a 3hp Balder motor online so bought it and am making a VFD housing for that one. I’m going to make a disc grinder with the 1hp. Pic below… 
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The 1HP motor you had wasn’t strong enough???
1 hp worked, but more is always better 
I make knives and do metal sculpture, so sometimes I’m really hogging off material, and against the platen there’s a lot of friction on both sides of the belt. I can slow down a 1hp motor. That said, it’s easy enough to back off and just take a little more time. I also found a Baldor 3hp for under $200 which is a really good deal, so I just grabbed it. I’ll probably put it on another one of mine, and put a 2hp on this one and the 1hp will be perfect for a 9" disc grinder I’m designing.
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I’ll be glad to get back to cutting some metal. Been making cabinets for a friend of mine’s rental properties and its getting old…
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Where’s the show? I’m also in Colorado.