I am considering building a belt grinder.

Hey, who am I kidding...of course I am going to build one. One can
never have too many tools. ;)

I have taken the time to look at a number of commerical and home built
versions.

Of course after doing this, I have more questions than answers. ;)

If you were going to build a belt grinder, what form would it take?

I note that 2"x72" seem to be the most common belt size.

Would you recommend a different size?

Would you use a vertical, horizontal, adjustable platen or none at all?

What size of motor? Speed?

Any dust collection?

If you are aware of any good designs to copy, please feel free to offer
a pointer to them.

I am not trying to build just one grinder but it would be nice to keep
the number to a minimum of variations.

Thanks

TMT