?s abt Belt Sander

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Uplander

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I've been modding OH skinners into nessies & am ready to take it to another level & play around with handle shape & fancy wood. My old junker 1x42 belt sander has about had it so I'm looking for a replacement. Locally I've found another 1" & a 4". I'm leaning toward the 4'' cause I think it might be more versatile for sharpening mower blades & garden tools but can it make the subtle contours of a knife handle? Anybody care to make a recomendation?
Thanks
Uplander
 
We use a pedestal grinder with a 3" x 97" belt on a 15" contact wheel driven by a 7 horsepower, 3 phase motor. It is a little OTT, but does the job well! There is no problem shaping handles. Finger grooves are finished with a power file.

The other side of the pedestal has a buffing wheel.
 
I use a Coote 2x72" grinder for blades and handles.
http://www.cootebeltgrinder.com/index.html
Sometimes when I'm doing fine work on inside curves, I'll take the 2" belt and split it, sometimes as narrow as 1/2" wide. Might work for you too. If you can get to the belt where it goes around the roller, that will do inside curves too.
Steve
 
I use a 2 x 72 with a variable speed motor.The great thing about variable speed is besides controlling
how fast you hog off metal, you can also use it for all your buffing.Buy 300 g. cork belts,knock
the grit with an old planer blade,and load it with whatever buffing compound you like.. It's a lot safer than a buffing machine and you can buff flat,convex,concave surfaces and even buff out finger grooves with a small wheel attachment.
 
Thanks Guys,
Belt speed hadn't occured to me. I think now I should make a round of some of the local machine shops to see if there's an older slower model collecting dust in the back. I'm wanting to get by cheap cause I don't see this going past the hobby stage.
Uplander
 
A 4" wide belt limits how much you can do inside a tight radius. KMG, or coote is the way to go. (2x72)

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