belt sanders

[royboy]

anyone know any thing about the belt sander from texasknife,com,is it good, are rubber wheels better than felt? or the belt grinder from norman coote, can"t adford more.

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[Gerome Weinand]

roy if you are talking about the small wheeled lay down grinder from texas knifemakers i would say the coote would would be the best choice and a rubber wheel by all means if you are going to buy one get a 2x72 belt size

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[Lukers]

Or you could just make your own 2x72 grinder like me

It'll save you a bunch....

 

[royboy]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Lukers:
Or you could just make your own 2x72 grinder like me

It'll save you a bunch....</font>

how did you make your own??/like to know royboy



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[glockfixer]

What about TORMEK?

 

[K Robinson]

Blade magazine stated in an artical a month or two ago that the Coote was the best two wheel grinder for the money, I own an 8"model with all of the attachments and it serves me well.

Kevin

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[Ironhorse]

Roy;
www.grizzlyindustrial.com makes a Knife Belt Sander/Buffer, for $299.00 + s/h. I have two I use rough and medium grinding, and by the time you set up the one from Texas Knife and get it going, I think the price would be pretty close. Check out the site! Ironhorse

 

[Brett Bennett]

Roy,

Post the same topic over at Shop Talk to help you get more information. There have been some recent discussions on the Coote grinder. Also, do a search of Shop Talk and Shop Talk Archives for a plethora of information.
Here is the URL for one of the best homemade grinders I have seen: http://www.mstarling.com/The_Craft/Tool_Plans/_Belt_Grinder/_belt_grinder.html
Here is another by Wolf Berger. It's in German, but you should be able to get the general idea. http://www.wolf-borger-messer.de/maschin.htm#scharf
I have a Grizzly grinder. For the money, I have no complaints, but I did not experience many of the problems that other customers did. After doing a little work, mine works like a champ. I plan on getting another one without the motor and building it the way it should have been built.
Email me if you have any questions.

Brett

 

[Paracelsus]

Roy, PLEASE post this sort of question in the Shop Talk forum: HERE

Paracelsus