I have a few questions…

[brian.sampson84]

Would a standard bench grinder be suitable for grinder bevels as a beginner?

Can I sharpen with it or would that ruin the temper?

can I take preventative measure l like freezing it over night?

Can you recommend some good sharpening stones that don’t break the bank as the Amazon ones seem to be bad quality ?

Can I grind my secondary bevels with a sharpening stone?

Sorry if this is a lot. I just assumed it would be easier to get all of my questions out of the way.

Brian.

 

[brian.sampson84]

Why does this need approval?

 

[David Mary]

Would a standard bench grinder be suitable for grinder bevels as a beginner?

No.

Can I sharpen with it

Yes.

or would that ruin the temper?

Yes.

can I take preventative measure l like freezing it over night?

That won’t prevent burning the steel.

Can you recommend some good sharpening stones that don’t break the bank as the Amazon ones seem to be bad quality ?

Any diamond plate should work.

Can I grind my secondary bevels with a sharpening stone?

my knives are already cutting off the grinder. Sharpening stone is to hone.

Sorry if this is a lot. I just assumed it would be easier to get all of my questions out of the way.

Brian.

The answer is belt grinder.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Welcome Brian - Fill out your profile so we know where you live and a bit about you.

David summed it up well - What you need is a belt grinder if you want to use a power tool to make knives.
Note - Keeping the edge from getting too hot is very important once the blade has been hardened. This does not change with a belt grinder, but it is easier to control.

Files, stones, and sandpaper can also make a good knife ... just much slower. Many people make their first knives this way.

Read through this thread I made for making a knife by hand with files and sandpaper - https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/how-to-instructions-for-making-a-knife.694673/

The blade profile can be shaped on the bench grinder, and all other work can be done by hand. A DMT combo plate of extra-coarse and medium would also be nice to have. I like the larger 10X3" plates.

 

[JV Knives]

Would a standard bench grinder be suitable for grinder bevels as a beginner?

Can I sharpen with it or would that ruin the temper?

can I take preventative measure l like freezing it over night?

Can you recommend some good sharpening stones that don’t break the bank as the Amazon ones seem to be bad quality ?

Can I grind my secondary bevels with a sharpening stone?

Sorry if this is a lot. I just assumed it would be easier to get all of my questions out of the way.

Brian.

McGyver rule #1: You can do anything, with anything!

Cost is a very important part of getting started. To learn what you can do with metal, I would honestly start with a good hard file and some clamps. Watch a few videos and roll like that for a knife or 2,3...10? Get the feel for what you are doing. Power tools allow you to hurry up and mess up at this point. There are many reasons to use a belt grinder for the processes you describe, which is why it's the common solution David mentioned. All of us thought a long time about other ways before laying out the proverbial fat cash

 

[Drew Riley]

Of all the tools one could use to make their first knife, a stone wheel bench grinder would probably be at at the very bottom of my list, if it made the list at all. Have people ground bevels and sharpened knives on a stone bench grinder? I suppose, but you're almost certainly not going to like the results.

As already stated above, files and sandpaper would be a better option. Look up Aaron Gough on YouTube. He has some beginner knife making videos that show how to make some basic jigs, relatively inexpensively.

Another relatively inexpensive option is a 1x30 belt grinder. It's not the best tool for the job, but it's faster than hand tools and significantly better than a stone wheel.

 

[Seedy Lot]

Check out the Ultra Sharp diamond plates for sharpening stones, they work very well and are reasonably priced.

 

[Pinoy Knife]

the very simple answer is no ..... the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) are way to high .... most bench grinders run at 3500 RPM and use a stone wheel to cut...
a Belt Grinder cuts much faster with a 72 inch belt (that is 6 feet long per revolution)
speed equals friction/heat which is no good for making a knife, or sharpening things