good cheap belt grinder?

[kn4wd]

agree on the polar bear forge, I have a kmg for hollow grinds, a viel I use for handles and sharpening and I tried the pb combo sling. its a good well made machine if you use good wheels. I made a removable tool rest for mine and use it more than the kmg. just something about them flat grinds.

 

[matus]

I started with 1x30". It allows to do quite a lot even though it lacks in stability, power and has basically not way to tune things. I am ordering a 2x72" now, but since it is just a hobby - Iwould have had a hard time ordering it 6 months ago when I only decided to give knifemaking a try. So my vote is for 1x30" and get a few good quality belts (Norton Blaze or Sait 7S) and some simple carbon steel and start grinding. Make a few knives and see whether it makes sense to get a proper 2x72" grinder (to my understanding grizzly should be good enough even though there are nicer machines). Should you get that 'proper' grinder the little one will still have its use (e.g. without plate for handle shaping).

 

[I JUST NEED HELP]

I wouldn't use anything less than a Grizzly.

Would the Grizzly H7760 work well for a part time use? I’m a freshman so I don’t have much time and I would only make knives every once and awhile. It also means I have a small budget.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Holy smokes this is an old thread.

This is "necroposting" and is frowned upon on this forum unless it's just really funny. Please start a new thread, I'll lock this one.