belt sander recommendations?

Runs With Scissors

Runs With Scissors

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Hopefully this is the right forum for the question, afterall it is for knife sharpening, and thusly knife related, right?:confused:

Been considering belt sanders lately. Oddly enough the one that most gets my attention is only about an inch wide, but looks like it would be able to get the convex edge into the curves really well. I imagine it'd be a little slower, and go through more belts, but...still looks like a workable compromise.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=210345-32764-SA180&lpage=none

whaddy'all think?
 
If you goto Dan Koster's website and look at his shop that should answer this question rather quickly. He's got that 1" wide belt sander in there and about a kazillion belts on the walls. Definitely check out his site, it's cool a**.

I got a used delta 1"x48" belt sander for 40 dollars used recently at Redmond and Sons (if you're in the south is worth the drive, believe me.) They got a huge warehouse full of used machines of every type. Goto http://www.redmond-machinery.com/. It's still got a 1/2 hp delta motor that works perfectly at 30 yrs old. I also bought a huge 12" disk and 48"x6" belt combo sander by Delta with a 3 horse motor there for 350. And my lathe, and my jointer, and my shaper, and my scroll saw. That place will get the man juices going and the wife pissed off real good.

I think for knives you'd better listen to Dan.

Andy
 
Some informative previous threads are at:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345729&page=1&pp=20

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=312475&highlight=technique

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329020&highlight=technique

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332794&highlight=technique

:)

p.s. as I send this, the cursor indicates at the bottom that the whole address is there, despite what you see in the e-mail itself.
Hope they work for you. :confused:
 
Yep! That's the one I have. Works great - no problems. Well, no problems with the machine.....:D

Perfect for sharpening. :thumbup:
 
Thank y'all!. It's good to know I'm on the right path. I'll have to scrape pennies for a month or so, but I'll let y'all know how things turn out when I get it.
 
My daughters got me a harbor freight $29 one inch belt sander.

Belts came from somewhere else.

Works fine.
 
Hey RwS,

I'm new to the forum but not new to blade smithing/sharpening.

The 1" B&D sander will work fine if you're careful...especially in the curve. I recommend finding a supplier that stocks 400 grit belts for sharpening. It'll take between 3-10 passes on the belt with mild to moderate pressure, but you'll have a razor blade when you're finished and a very clean line to your edge. The man who taught me this art uses a buffing wheel to achieve the same edge. His solution takes longer.

Eskrimadorchris
 
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