Klingspor cs-310 + wd-40 = ?

anvilring

anvilring

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I'm just picking up again after several years off from knife making and have forgotten many tricks; including my own :o

So upon finding my (used for about a total of 10 min.) 400 grit belt begining to fade, I did something odd; I sprayed it with WD-40 - while running... and... it began cutting again. Belt cleaning rubber doesn't seem to help these finer belts and in fact, makes'em worse by leaving residue on them which shows up on your steel. I've tried jeweler's saw wax (I use it everyday at work!) and it doe'nst do a thing. Ditto bee's wax. But WD seems to work; not only did it extend it's life but it actually seems to cut better than before.
I'm going to spray a NEW belt next and just see what happens.

Anyone else done this?

When you spray the belt, it soaks up the WD and doesn't even look like there's any on there.

I'm using the Klingspor cs-310 belt in these fine grits.

regards, m
 
I'll be darned, I'm going to have to try that. I've always said WD-40 was useless as a lubricant. But as a cutting aid, yeah, I guess that makes sense. Thanks for the idea, I look forward to trying it.
 
Sure could be a good thing for me !!! I certainly will give it a try and thanks much for the posting. Frank
 
I know WD40 works great on Scotchbrite belts. Never tried it on fine grinding belts, though. Gonna have to try it. :thumbup:
 
When I was a propsmith years ago we always used WD 40 when grinding Aluminum welds. We roughed the welds using 36 grit and a little WD to help keep them from loading up with aluminum.
Never tried it when grinding anything else.

H2Oknife
 
Something I tried not to long ago was a piece of acrylic...on the finer belts it pulls the dirt out and rolls off under the piece of acrylic and the belt was clean and dry and ready to cut some more!
 
I do it all the time I recall an article or something that says the wd-40 brings the belt to the next grit size. I also use that with scotch brite belts.
 
WD 40 is also wonderful on buffing wheels. It smooths the cut, and stops compound from clumping on the work.
 
anvilring,
I'm in the same fix. I quit making for five years and could beleave it when I started again. I was all most like a new maker.
 
I use it all the time. I originally used it for hand wet sanding (which also works phenomenally) but I tried it out and it does work very well. The downsides I've found are that it kills the belt pretty quickly once it dries, so its sorta a last ditch thing for me, but it does also give a smoother cut and the "dead" belts are pretty much the same as leather belts, which can be useful. The other issue I've found is that at especially for razors and chef's knives on my 4x36 it adds a ton of drag when you first spray it on, which coupled with its lubricating effects can make grinding a bit difficult.

I use it for a lot of things around the shop, but as a cutting aid is what it seems to best aid in. I use it to control micarta/g10 dust when cutting on the bandsaw, I use it as cutting fluid on the drill press, and I use it for grinding and hand sanding. The only thing it doesn't make cut faster IMO is draw filing, but maybe I just need to submerge it in some ;P.
 
I have alot of belts that are loaded up with epoxy I wonder if the wd40 will kick it out . hhhmmmm sound like a plan . Good info kellyw
 
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