Grit sizes?

[logyard]

I've been making my knives mostly with handtools. I just ordered a 2x72 grinder and I'm not sure what grits or type( brown,blue,ceramic?) of belts I should order to start with? Will 1 belt do an average 4"long .125" blade. I'm excited to get started and thanks for your opinion.

 

[A T Barr]

Have you read "How to Make Knives, by Barney and Loveless"? You need to. Here are a few URL's that will help.

Good Luck,
A.T.
http://www.engnath.com/index.html much information
More good information http://www.agrussell.com/

Suppliers http://www.micro-tools.com/ http://www.micromark.com./ http://www.halperntitanium.com/ http://www.trugrit.com/
MSC http://www.mscdirect.com/ http://www.microfasteners.com/ http://www.smallparts.com/ http://www.kmg.org/rbjohnson/index.html http://www.mcs.net/~admiral/ http://www4.thomasregister.com http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/edu/arts/metal/ArtMetal.html http://www.swestinc.com/ http://www.riogrande.com/ http://www.golfsmith.com/ http://www.brownells.com/



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A.T.
http://www.customknives.com
AKTI #476

 

[Jon Christensen]

Be sure and get a norton hogger belt in a 50 or 80 grit(for profiling and roughing in the grind). They get the job done quick and will last a long time. Aluminum oxide in 120, 220, 400 and 600 would be a good order. Just play around with the different types. Trugrit is where I get mine and they don't mind you ordering a few of each to try them out. Good luck
Jon