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Good on you and your husband Monica! 
Unfortunately, it has become quite common nowadays for a man and a woman to take one another for granted. It's always nice to hear of folks who remember to put the work in to show their appreciation for each other. :thumbup:
That said, I have to say I don't agree with the recommended belt selection at all. Typically a person that's new to a professional grade grinder is going to ruin a PILE of blades right at the rough grinding stage... so having a bunch of fancy, fine grit belts aren't going be of much value to that person. A KMG will remove a lot of metal in a hurry when you're not used to it, and there is a steep learning curve to achieve smooth, symmetrical, quality grinds. Until a person can do that, there is no sense in going way up to fine grits.
Think of it like this--- if a person is painting an old car, they have to get all the dents and nasty scratches out of the body first, otherwise they're just painting over top of a bunch of flaws.
My personal recommendation for a person new to a KMG would be 15 coarse belts (50X or 60X), 10 (120X), 5 (220X), and a handful of Jflex belts for handle work. I'm sure this is coming late, but I wanted to put it in here for something to think about.
Unfortunately, it has become quite common nowadays for a man and a woman to take one another for granted. It's always nice to hear of folks who remember to put the work in to show their appreciation for each other. :thumbup:
That said, I have to say I don't agree with the recommended belt selection at all. Typically a person that's new to a professional grade grinder is going to ruin a PILE of blades right at the rough grinding stage... so having a bunch of fancy, fine grit belts aren't going be of much value to that person. A KMG will remove a lot of metal in a hurry when you're not used to it, and there is a steep learning curve to achieve smooth, symmetrical, quality grinds. Until a person can do that, there is no sense in going way up to fine grits.
Think of it like this--- if a person is painting an old car, they have to get all the dents and nasty scratches out of the body first, otherwise they're just painting over top of a bunch of flaws.
My personal recommendation for a person new to a KMG would be 15 coarse belts (50X or 60X), 10 (120X), 5 (220X), and a handful of Jflex belts for handle work. I'm sure this is coming late, but I wanted to put it in here for something to think about.
Everyone else is off the hook.
:thumbup:
