Better than small wheel adapter?

I have the Fox Pro. But as mentioned above, there just isn't very much abrasive on a single sleeve, and better abrasives are hard to come by. That said, I use it on most knives.
 
I have the Harbor Freight one and it works fine, except for the A/O grit not lasting with S35VN. I'm going to try the drums from McMaster-Carr that Navman suggested. Their grits and sizes are limited so if anyone else knows of other sources, please chime in. Thanks.
Tim
 
Thanks for all the replies so far guys

I'm thinking about having a run of ceramic drums made from someone like combat abrasives or supergrit will do custom runs

Razoredge- that thing is a beast love the angled table too. All cast iron and steel it looks like.
 
Tin.Man - you said ceramic drums. Did you mean ceramic sleeves? Depending on grit sizes and price and quantity, I might want to go in with you.
Tim
 
I would definitely prefer a small wheel attachment for my belt grinder. But my current method is to hog the curve with the corner of my platen/contact wheel, then switch to sanding sleeves/drums on my air die grinder. Or, I'll hog first with a stone wheel on the die grinder.

Sanding sleeves don't last long but they're fairly cheap. You can also easily super glue cut up grinding belts onto dead drums. I do this especially with trizact belts (regular, not gator) when I want to get a higher polish. I find that cutting a parallelogram shape, so the splice is at an angle, is the best way to do this.
 
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Tim37a yes sir sorry meant the sleeves. However it got me thinking about having a cbn drum made. As long as it's used on hardened steel they last a long time ....plot thickens
 
Let us know what you come up with. I'm thinking 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4" diameter x 1" and 2" lengths. CBN should work great. Sleeves could be used with a foredom or dremel.
 
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