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well, I finally placed my order for the last of the things I need to get my grinder-in-a-box up and running. $400 worth of wheels and belts from US Knifemakers Supply. I know I'll be glad to see it get here but for the moment anyway my butt hurts.

I should have asked this before ordering, but has everyone had good experience with them? I think their wheels were priced a little on the high side but not too bad, and they have everything all in one place so it was convenient.
 
They do have a lot going for them. They have a decent online store, have a good variety of supplies, and they ship pretty quick.
 
If you want to do it right this is not a cheap passion If you don't mind making crap you can make knives without spending much more than $50.00 and the cost of a book


-Page
 
ouch is right, you must have ordered a bunch of belts. When I did the estimate on the wheel for my grinder it comes up to 268.65 and 31.38 for shipping to Canada. I don't have any belts on that because I will be getting them from this side of the border
 
ya. Here's the list:
1 ea. Norax 45x #U264 2"x72" Belt Engineered Abrasive $6.57
1 ea. Norax 16x #U264 2"x72" Belt Engineered Abrasive $6.57
1 ea. Blaze Ceramic 80Y grit 2"x72" R980 Norton Ultimate Quality Belt $7.10
1 ea. Blaze Ceramic 60Y grit 2"x72" R980 Norton Ultimate Quality Belt $7.69
1 ea. Blaze Ceramic 40Y grit 2"x72" R980 Norton Ultimate Quality belt $7.74
1 ea. Norax 100x #U264 2"x72" Belt Engineered Abrasive $6.57
1 ea. Blaze Ceramic 120Y grit 2"x72" R980 Norton Ultimate Quality Belt $6.89
1 ea. Norax 65x #U264 2"x72" Belt Engineered Abrasive $6.20
1 ea. Norax 5x #U264 2"x72" Belt Engineered Abrasive $6.57
1 ea. Tracking / tension Wheel 3 1/2" by 2 1/2" with 1/2" bore and bea $61.48
1 ea. Power drive wheel 4" with 5/8" bore and keyed $56.18
1 ea. 3" Contact Wheel 1/2" bore $79.50
1 ea. 8"x2" Poly Contact Wheel 70duro $104.35
1 ea. -Abrasive Belt and Disc Cleaner Small 1"x1"x6" $3.87

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$367.28 Sub-Total:

$23.52 shipping

$390.80 Total
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Page you're absolutely right, I'm usually still using my good gear long after I forget how much I paid for it. I started out with a copy of the $50 knife shop, then researched and read and dreamt...Thanks for reminding me why I started down this path int he first place.

thanks also everyone else for the feedback about USKS.
 
I buy almost all of my belts from Tracey, he seems to be the best deal on most quality belts.

-Page
 
I can buy norton belts locally but to beat the online pricing I would have to buy them in lots of 50. Lower quantities locally are a couple bucks more then online pricing after shipping.
 
The package got here today, everything seems to be there. Does it matter that my $60 idler wheel is scratched and dinged up? seriously on one hand seems like $60 ought to get a shiny new part, free of scratches and dings...but on the other hand does it really matter as far as performance? I'll get a pic up later.
 
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it looks as though the last post, before yours was 2010. Snickers...

Damn the search engine... if necroposting is so frowned upon, why aren't threads auto locked after what; a month, 3 months, 6 months, a year... Who judges when a thread is too old to post into anyway?
 
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