Recommendation? flat grinder

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curious what you all think here

put aside the price of the machine and availability of belts...

but wouldn't a 6" x 60" grinder be the best flat grinding tool for a knife maker?
Hardcore makes one
if not, why wouldn't it be?

thanks

 

[Frank Niro]

No, it doesn't do the job you might think it does. The 2"X 72" machines are usually the ones favored although 1" X 72 is a choice of some. You cannot just lay a blade across the 6" belt and expect to see a quality bevel ground.
Frank.

 

[Ken H>]

I've got a 6"X48" belt grinder - it just doesn't work as good as my 2X72 belt grinder does. The idea the 6" wide will flatten a bevel..... seems like it would, but I find a disk grinder works MUCH better. Maybe it's because I can control the speed on my disk. Also have not found the 6X48" belts in grits and styles that work really good. I use my 6X48 from time to time, but it's usually just for misc type grinding. I've not found a single thing it does better than the 2X72, and most things not near so good.