Paypal compatible online stores?

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I'm ordering my 2x42 belts & my 154cm steel today - does anyone have some good recommendations of a quality online store that accepts Paypal?
Supergrit.com, Trugrit.com, & alphaknifesupply.com all do not accept paypal.

It would be nice to get everything from the same place but I'm not expecting it. I have heard some places sell off "bad" steel so I'm trying to avoid just anywhere. As for the belts I suppose I'm going with the 3M gators.
 
Can't help you on the 2x42 belts... but you can get 154cm from usaknifemaker.com and they do accept paypal!
 
I had went there, I'm on their site now. They seem rather expensive....maybe it's just me.
I'm only looking to spend $40-60 or so right now if possible. Some cheap practice steel & the belts I need to start.

I read ideally you use 2 belts of each grit per knife, this is an expensive hobby!
 
Haha it sure adds up doesn't it. If you don't mind me suggesting... why not just go with some cheaper carbon steel to start with? I totally understand how expensive stainless seems... and there is that fear of screwing it up if you have never made a knife before!

I started with O-1 which comes precision ground... so its about 30% more expensive than your standard carbon steel but you get a piece that is perfectly flat and square.

Another place that stocks 154cm is jantz supply at knifemaking.com they too accept paypal!
 
I chose 154cm because of all the suggestions saying it was good & cheap to learn on. If there is cheaper that would still make a good knife I'm open to that.
I guess it seems expensive because it's in big quantities instead of small pieces for $12.00
 
I haven't found a place that takes paypal that also sells 2x42 belts. Trugrit and supergrit have good selection, but neither takes PP. Aldo takes paypal, if I remember right, and he usually has some 154 cm.
 
Thanks. I contacted Aldo a few days ago - he should be getting back with me.
I'm just going to use my CC & order through trugrit.com for the belts.

Going to get 2 or 3 of each 80 & 120 grit gator belts for grinding the knife grind and I will get hand sandpaper to finish the rest. That way I don't have to spend a small fortune on belts of all grits and can save a bit by using hand sandpaper in 240, 400, & 600 grit.
 
Aldo sells 154cm and takes PayPal. You won't find belts there. I would also recommend going with a Carbon Steel such as 1080 or 1084 which you can also get from Aldo (Google: New Jersey Steel Baron). You can HT these two steels yourself fairly easily, which will also save you money.
 
blandies said:
Going to get 2 or 3 of each 80 & 120 grit gator belts for grinding the knife grind and I will get hand sandpaper to finish the rest. That way I don't have to spend a small fortune on belts of all grits and can save a bit by using hand sandpaper in 240, 400, & 600 grit.
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Food for thought- you may want to get some gators in A65 and A45- just one or two of each should last you a while. They'll save you much more in sandpaper than they cost. And time, as well as money.

I know it won't help for this order, but I recommend applying for the PayPal debit card. (Not the credit card.) It's free and easy, pretty quick, and they'll even give one to a degenerate broke-a$$ like me. That way, it matters not whether business A doesn't take PP- just use your PP debit card, it all comes out the same for you. Plus, you can buy beer with it in a pinch...
 
Your other option is to go out and buy a prepaid credit card... many banks even have reloadable prepaid credit cards, perfect for shopping online!
 
Salem Straub said:
Food for thought- you may want to get some gators in A65 and A45- just one or two of each should last you a while. They'll save you much more in sandpaper than they cost. And time, as well as money.

I know it won't help for this order, but I recommend applying for the PayPal debit card. (Not the credit card.) It's free and easy, pretty quick, and they'll even give one to a degenerate broke-a$$ like me. That way, it matters not whether business A doesn't take PP- just use your PP debit card, it all comes out the same for you. Plus, you can buy beer with it in a pinch...
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A65 & A45 are just other terms for 240 & 400 grit belts right? Your saying it's cheaper to get 80, 120, 240, & 400 grit belts & leave 600 grit to hand sanding? I figured it would be cheaper only getting the 80 & 120 belts & buying the rest in hand sandpaper because I heard the belts don't last long.
...I'm still reading a lot up on abrasives.

And I'm just going to use my mastercard, seems easier.
 
The gators last a long time. I've made about 150 knives and still haven't completely worn out 3 of the 4 400 grit gators I've purchased. I usually go 36 grit ceramic from tru grit, then 160 gator, then 400 gator, then hand sand. Works for me. Sometimes do scotchbrite instead of hand sand. What doesn't last long are the cheap AO belts for doing handle work.
 
You use ceramic belts for initially starting the knife grind or for cleaning up the rough edges after cutting out the blade profile from the stock?
Hand sandpaper comes in zirconia too...wish my local store carried some.
 
wolffbite said:
Your other option is to go out and buy a prepaid credit card... many banks even have reloadable prepaid credit cards, perfect for shopping online!
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I am a horrible impulse buyer, but for my knife making I went out and got a reloadable CC. I only load it with what I need to make a purchase, and there is no worry of getting a large CC bill at the end of the month.
 
I use the 36 ceramic for profiling and beveling. You might ought to go with a 50/60/80 range ceramic belt for beveling until you get practiced at it. I clean up the 36 scratches with the 160 and 400 gators, then HT. I havent tried the low grit gators.
 
Yes the Gators do last. Way longer than anything else I've tried. I usually go from 36 or 50 roughing belts to 240 gator (A65) then 400 Gator (A45) then hand sand starting with 240 or 400 paper if I ground the 400 step clean. For $8 ea, those belts will save a lot of money in paper. They do glaze sometimes, I blow mine out with a compressor and hit them with a wire brush while running occasionally, it works OK to sharpen them back up. I've heard of guys de-glazing them with diamond stone dressers with great results.
 
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