Glad to see you again Jeremy!!

YES!!! AND two videos in one day. We've missed you, brother!

This guys a genius. I showed this video to my brother, he’s a professor of mechanical engineering, he said he couldn’t have designed it any better. I’m a hobbyist metal mangler and feel even I could be successful at this build. I’m ordering plans.

I'm amazed at how many improvements you've made, Jeremy! And the plans are fantastic! Bravo! I like how you include the full size templates in their own section of the plans. Generation 1 had them mixed with assembly drawings.

Don’t tell my wife, but seeing you post again is the happiest day of my life.

Everytime people asking for my BG plans i say "try Jer's version, its much better" Still one of the best of the best design. Welcome back buddy!

Awesome work man!! I was already blown away with your design & build on version I, amazingly impressed with the further refinements you’ve designed & built into version II. 👍👍

First time I've seen this. Man, what a beautiful design and tool. I would use the hell out of it! Nothing like building a bunch of something and getting a lot of feedback in addition to your own experiences actually using it to make a bunch of worthwhile improvements!

Solid upgrade, Jer! And it's great to see you again :)

No way! I was really starting to worry about you. Nice that you are back

Excellent stuff - I've taught myself some carpentry in the last few years and you've convinced me it's now time for me to teach myself to weld! Inspiring stuff - great design, great video. Thank you!

I just found your channel and I have to say you have left no stone unturned on that build.It’s an awesome belt sander and your content is so helpful to those that will be building it. You are such an amazing and talented person and have created a great channel thanks for sharing

I don't own any metal working tools and don't plan to ever make this grinder, but I just sat through a 49 minute video and loved it! Glad to see you back creating again Jeremy.

Couldn’t have been happier to see a Jeremy video in my notifications!

This thing looks fantastic. Very well thought out. I'm impressed. Probably one of the best looking tool builds I've seen.

Good to see you again! I'm an old, retired Industrial Design Engineer and am truly impressed and inspired by your designs! There is an artistic flare that I appreciate and always tried to impart into my own work "back in the day". You truly have a gift! I hope to see more of your art!

Yep, no question, its a good day when Jer is back in the house!!!! And now Gen 2 - BAM!! Dude you left a void in meaningful and interesting content, glad you are back................ I hope all is well with you and your world.

Hope you're well nice to see you in a video again. The video about mental health was really powerful, made me check my own situation as well. Big respect from Amsterdam

I understand that you're a good engineer and that you put heart, understanding and knowledge beyond what most other engineers do in this build. I must say this is ... overall brilliant. Well done !!!

Absolutely Beautiful, really love all the consideration you put into it from all of our comments. Really love the greater simplicity for building it.

Look who's back! And you improved the mother of all grinders. Didn't even notice when 50 minutes passed, and i have a bonus vid. Thank you!

Nice to have you back! “If you can’t make it perfect, at least make it adjustable!”

Well done, Jer. I was impressed by your presentation style, ordered the plans, and just finished my own. I'm now even more impressed!

Great design Jeremy, and a very useful tool that each metalworker should have! I will buy your plans!

Where in the pluperfect hallelujah have you been you genius laden young man? Huh? LOL We have missed you kind Sir. You are always one of the greatest. Oh indeed yes. Your grinder is the best no doubt. Good to see you again dear man.

Same attention to detail on the project, project plans, and video editing. Always glad to see you again!

This is my third time watching through the build and I'm enjoying it very much! Very clever and something I would be proud to own (and probably better than something I could buy). Well done and thank you for making the plans available! :)

Love to see this iterative process, and all the small upgrades, & The plans are brilliant!

good to see you back friend, thanks for your contribution. Videos of him helped and motivated many people around the world. thanks for your contribution.

The attention to detail and the fact that you explain why you design the parts in a certain way, makes this the number one belt grinder video on youtube. Your grinder is a masterpiece!!

So glad this came up in my feed again! I'm enjoying watching your care and attention to detail and process. You are a very talented individual, and I hope you are engaged in something that you find meaningful and enjoyable.

Great to see you again, I hope you've been well! I've missed you and your content. I love watching these long format builds, complete with the machining noises. It's pure joy to watch :D

nice design, and good to see you back

Amazing work as always Jeremy! Currently in the process of modifying/upgrading my gen 1 grinder to a gen 2 and after having to use my old 4x36 ryobi to make the last couple of parts, I already miss using my 2x72 belt grinder (and in hindsight, I probably should have fabricated all the parts before taking the 2x72 apart).

A VERY good grinder design and build. A really good job of explaining the build process step by step. I picked up a couple good ideas from watching.

This thing is so awesome, and you've really upped your game in welding and ways to set up alignment and spacing of the parts to weld, that I just watched this a second time! What an improvement to the Gen 1 machine!! Congratulations man!!

Oh sweet, a Jeremy Schmidt video! And it's a long one!

I also like how quiet the final assembly runs. amazing.

Yes, I do. Thank you for sharing your knowledges with us and good luck with the future projects! Have a nice day!

I’ve been looking forward to your return!

I already bought a prefab grinder because your old one, while awesome, did seem complicated. However, my current table has too many limitations. So I’m buying the plans and can hopefully build this version soon. Amazing work!

Fantastic build! This will make a great winter project. I'll be ordering a set of plans soon!

It's been an epic experience watching the build jer well worth it. Hope you've been well and I'm looking forward to future videos mate 👍🏼👍🏼😉

Hi Jeremy, it's so great to see you again, I'm so happy to see you doing the things you are absolutely brilliant at! This sander is absolutely mind blowing!! You are such a hugely talented and intelligent person. The things you build blow me away and fill me with inspiration. I know you have come through a very tough time and having experienced it myself I know exactly how hard it can be. Above all, I truly wish you the very best health going forward no matter what you decide to do. Take care.🙂

Thanks Jeremy, I couldn't get my first grinder to track right. I've converted all to metric myself. Is now laying in pieces for over a year. This inspires me to start right from scratch. It looks much simpler and it will be fun to build. Great improvement, very cool to see you again! Thank you so much.

Well just bought the plan today, HUGE thanks for the effort you put into making a metric version! I was hoping for just that during the very long months without a single new video from you, and you totally delivered 💪😁

I can watch this video over and over and over I love how Jer explains how we very single piece in depth it’s my wish and hope that I’ll be able to build one myself one day

I was really happy to see another upload from you! I usually have zero interest in belt grinders and stuff like that, but you're just so good at explaining and making things interesting. It probably doesnt hurt that you seem like a great guy too! Your updated design seems superb and was an eye-opener for me regarding tools/machining. Greetings from Norway!

After a year or so of absence, you knock your audience completely by uploading this. Omg, it is such a professional editing, interesting content and entertaining and lovely touch. Hope you come frequent here again. I would love also short clips from your day to day workshop experiences, just to learn more from you 🤩

Perfect video. Thank you for no irrelevant music as well 👍🇦🇺

***You are a really a hell of a design engineer*** You knocked this way out of the ballpark! I can't imagine what you will come up with in another 10 or 20 years!

After being away so long, having you back on the channel is like Luke Skywalker's first scene in return of the Jedi. Same guy, next level skills. Good to see you back on here.

Great upgrade Jeremy. Enjoyed building Gen 1 and use it almost every weekend. I probably will not upgrade but looks like a good product. Would love to see you come up with other fabrication tool plans like a slip role or pan brake.

I purchased your gen 1 plans. I have purchase your gen 2 plans too.Just purchased a milwaukee deep cut band saw. I'm now ready to build your gen 2 belt grinder. Extremely well done plans and well thought out design!

Most entertaining! I really enjoyed your clear, economical and relaxed presentation style - it makes your product all the more accessible to those who might otherwise be reluctant to take on this build. Of course, this video is also a very clever marketing tool - it certainly makes me want to buy your plans. I also appreciate how elegant and precise the design is and the 'stick-on' plans - so much to like. Thank you.

What a pleasant surprise to see a video from you again, I bought your plans as a show of support. I've found every video you make to be both educational and hugely entertaining, you are definitely an incredibly talented young man.

This is fantastic! Such care in design and functionality is phenomenal! Great design!

Genius. I have no desire to make this nor to use one especially but I still enjoyed seeing the amazingly clever way you have learned from previous experience and beautifully engineered a quality solution. If I ever change my mind, I'll get one of your machines!

Awesome work Jer. Great design, CAD work and manufacturing and assembly.

Hey, hope you're feeling better and more motivated with whatever you want to accomplish!

Very happy to see you doing your thing again Jeremy! A little older, wiser, calm and cool...very well done. I look forward to more videos if that is the direction you are taking. Maybe a personal update if you would like to share as you have before. You have an innovative mind that is creative, practical and just the right touch of humility which is hard to find these days. Great to have you back again!!

I watched your original build a few years ago but never tried to do it but now thanks for the metric plans I bought them and have almost finished the grinder. Great design, easy to read and understand instructions and awesome video to see how you did it. Thanks heaps you rock 🤘🏼

Dude, you're my hero! I have looked forever and a day for plans as good as these. To tell you the truth half as good would have been great. VERY much appreciated.

Hey! Good to see you. Glad you’re back. Just bought the plans. Nice work!

All I can say is WOW! I sat mesmerised through the entire video. Although I know I will never build such a beast in my lifetime mainly because I haven't the skills in welding and metal fabrication you show, I still very much appreciate the knowledge and expertise you've demonstrated. What an achievement. And what a contribution to the collective by offering these plans and assembly instructions. Kudos!

I fabricated this grinder using your plans, even messing up some steps and redoing some parts it came out awesome and came up better than expected

Thanks for coming out with the Gen-2 version belt grinder ! I liked the Gen-1 until I saw your Gen-2 version and will be ordering the Gen-2 Inch Plans so I can build one for myself ! Thanks Jeremy, great job on both but especially on the Gen-2 ! ! ! Keep up your superior work and designee ! ! ! ! !

Hi Jer, I just finished building the Gen 2 belt grinder and want to commend you on the great video and plans that I purchased from you. Your attention to detail in the diagrams and descriptions made it possible for a complete welding amateur like me succeed in building a kick ass belt grinder. Thank you!

Was just checking on you the other day, good to see you again.

Wow. Looks great and you do a good job talking about how to build it. Im looking forward to downloading your plans. And starting the build when i get my shop set up.

You’re truly are a genius! Your constant tweaking makes your designs absolutely perfect!

I appreciate every single part of that! I'm in manufacturing and have developed some pretty good stuff I think, its been out of necessity. I've forgotten what its like to do fun stuff. You just made that project fun, you took all the pain in the ass out of it for people like me who are not engineers. Your very innovative, you have a lot more to bring to the table I think, with years in front of you

Hell yeah he's back! Glad to see you're in a good place.

I love this design once I am ready definitely looking into this thanks for thinking of all things to help make a great machine

Your belt sander is a fantastic and simple design! Your welding skills are pretty amazing as well. Very much enjoyed this entire video. Keep up the great work!

Regarding those overlapping holes @13:18, you can drill them safely without problems if you drill every other hole first, then in-between them. This way the drill sees a symmetrical cut and doesn't wander :)

So glad to hear from you, man! All the best from the Netherlands

One word to this project: BRILLIANT! Looking forward to more videos in the future, really great to watch.

Very well done! Speaking and craftsmanship are exemplary.

Man I don’t care what you’re working on.....I’m always glad to see you putting out some videos, or even knowing you’re working on projects off camera. Don’t let the stress and dread of making content effect your creativity and work. If you want to do a project and not make a video about it… Then by God your happiness is more important than putting out content! I can’t imagine having to drag out camera equipment every time I wanted to work on a project. That would seriously keep me out of my workshop, and I don’t want to see that happen to any creator. I enjoy your thought process and how you problem solve, While bringing in new ideas to all of your projects and going above and beyond in your engineering and design. You’re constantly pushing the envelope and doing something new and different with timeless old designs. The belt sander is a wonderful example, the handmade machined pen is another great example, ....but my favorite is the wooden pocket sheath for your ruler. That was an incredible project to see so many design iterations and a ridiculous amount of thought in each and every detail. From the clean out of dust in the ruler pocket, to the bending of the metal clip, and the curve put into the body to friction hold the ruler. Just incredible! I’ve watched that video over a dozen times. That’s a great example of how to bring new thought to an old idea, which is what I’m constantly trying to do in my shop and in my business. I left a comment for you several weeks ago regarding stress and Depression and a few other things you had mentioned previously… And it seems like things are headed in a better direction for you mentally and I hope you continue The hard task of learning how to enjoy the process of problem-solving. Whether or not you decide to share that with us isn’t a big deal… What’s important is that you figure out a way to enjoy what you’re doing…and hopefully that makes life on this shit-hole earth a bit less miserable and you can find a few random hours of peace and quiet in your mind. Rock on brother!

I don't expect you to read this Jeremy, but the time and effort you put into this video is impressive. I appreciate your decision to include small pointers which may be obvious to someone with a lot of experience, but could send someone astray without that experience. I know from personal experience writing documentation just how much additional time that requires. To me your video is an intersection of the following channels Rainfall Projects, Mechanical Lumber, Made in Poland, Make it Extreme and Practical Engineering. I look forward to whatever you decide to post next, thank you.

Fantastic build and very well done!

The best video as always, very educational. I'm not a metal worker but would jump at the experience. I think some of your techniques could do me well in my woodworking. Again it was a pleasure watching .

JER on my subscription feed!!!! My day just turned around!!!!

(Followup) I completed the grinder, found the plans to be excellent throughout the build, and I am very happy with the resulting grinder. Thanks again Jer - I know we've been in contact about this, but I forgot to add it to this thread, to hopefully encourage anyone that's on-the-fence about proceeding with the build. For anyone that wants to see my build, I've made a video of the process. Cheers 👍

Beautifully done and design by the wizard.

*This is exactly what I needed for trimming the edge of oak boards **MyBest.Tools** I also used the disk to round edges while building an oak - walnut cabinet.*

I was so tempted to by this a while back. I’m kinda glad that life got in the way. Gen 2 is a nice refinement over the Gen 1 without sacrificing anything. Once I have some projects out of the way this will be my next project.

Wow I thought about you, how you're doing and your great content yesterday! How random! Great to see you back!

Its one of those rare instances for me to sit and watch something all the way to the end. This is amazing, thank you for sharing.

Fantastic design and excellent guidance throughout the process were perfect.

Just purchased the plans. Thanks so much for the upgraded belt grinder. :-)

I don't know if you know this, but you're a really good teacher. (I've been teaching for 20 years +). Thank you for this video!

I always look at your post and then say "My goodness this kid is brilliant !!!" Thanks for a great upgrade.

Wow!!!! Exactly what I wanna build ! You’re very very talented! Thanks for shooting this and giving us a reference.🙏

He's BACK! Happy to see you Jeremy (:

The minor changes really add a lot. I really like the mcmaster handles being on a 45 degree angle. Locking the bar into the opposite corner.

Clear and concise information and when I decide I need this I plan on buying your plans, so keep them available. I've already made 4 other tools and adding this to the collection will not be an issue. I can't do this within the same time of 49:46, as you've shown here, but I don't think anyone can without a lot of camera work to help them appear to do it in such a short time. Thanks for doing this.

Nice work, well done. Looking forward to your next machine.

Glad to see you back. On a totally unrelated note, I fight depression every day. Your videos and attitude are inspiring. Thank you.