A little help setting up my grinder

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Hi guys,
My first post so I will say hello and thanks in advance for the help. From lurking for a while I have noticed some of the things you guys do are amazing.
I am finishing up a grinder in a box (GIB) project and am curious how you guys are setting up the platen. I have both the multi and the standard platen. My question is on the standard platen and the piece of angle that actually backs the belt. Do you set it up so the belt touches the glass liner all the time but only slightly or out enough that it actually pushes the belt out a small amount or no contact at all?
I did try to find this in the search but my Google-fu was not strong.

This is the piece.... no wheels yet, waiting for the brown truck
 
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Get some ceramic glass on that platen. Will wear MUCH better than the angle iron. I tighten the belt down snug, then loosen the platen and slide it forward till its touching the belt completely across the platen then lock her down.
 
Okay....I think I was overthinking all of this. so it sounds like the setup is not all that critical.

I was planning on using some .200 thick tempered glass on the angle. When you say "ceramic" is that different?? I have tried to do this thing right, so I don't want to screw up on one of the most important things
 
I set the platen just a tiny bit proud of the rollers. That way you don't get the little "kiss" marks when the blade bumps the rollers when grinding a long blade vertically to flatten things.
 
bladsmth said:
I set the platen just a tiny bit proud of the rollers. That way you don't get the little "kiss" marks when the blade bumps the rollers when grinding a long blade vertically to flatten things.
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That make good sense. I think that is how I will set it up. All of the knives I have made in the past have been using hand files. I cant waite to get this thing up and going !!!
 
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