craftsman.com has the 2x42

That is a great grinder combo. I have had one for about a year now. The platten on the belt grinder is sheet metal and not flat and is too wide for the belts. It also goes twice as fast as you would want one for grinding blades. But for other metal grinding it works perfect. I converted the disk over to a hook and loop so I can change the pads faster.

It would be a good starter but after using it on blades you quickly see the need for a square wheel.
 
I bought a 2 x 9 x 1/4" piece of pycream SP? And epoxied it on mine...brought the belts out so it could get decent plunge cuts. I use it to sharpen mine now.
 
I saw that one. It is on clearance but for $98. I haven't seen anything about $60 anywhere. It doesn't appear to be the most stury machine I've seen. Some of the Harbor Frieght sanders seem more substantial to me anyway. But of course none of those are a 2x42 either.

Most of the 2" sander/grinders are 2x48, or 2x72 I think. The 2x42 size seems like the odd ball out to me. That could lead to problems getting the belts you want for it. I guess you could pay more to have them special made if you wanted. In my catalog from A&H they don't even have a 2 x42 size listed.

STR
 
True Grit has a selection of 2x42" belts.

That is not the 2x42 Craftsman that started so many, that is a two wheel design that replaced the original 3 wheel 2x42. The original 3 wheel model had a solid cast iron frame, a 1 HP motor and an 8" disc. It was a much better machine than the more recent 2 wheel version, although the platen still needed reworking right out of the box. One maker even found a DC motor that was a bolt in replacement and made it a variable speed machine.

The Craftsman machine was a good starter grinder, but since getting my KMGs, I don't miss it a bit.
 
I don't miss mine either with the KMG, but still use it as a huge slack belt for roughing out handles so I don't need to change anything on the KMG.
 
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