Thinning without permanet cooling

[JV Knives]

Many belts that I see (and use) say made in Germany and are 2x72 in size. That size is most common in the US and I would recommend it heavily for shear versatility.

Regarding losing temper, it was mentioned earlier that the steel color is a very good indicator. You don't want any darkened tips/edges, but your fingers will tell you before this is an issue

 

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Yeah I see that now and you are right. I also need to spend money on a adequate workbench with a wood plate, some better way of dust removal than my cheap workshop vacuum I have now and some other tools which I collected over the years and are pretty shitty. I think I'll save for the second grinder I quoted, which is 500€ and can turn sideways. And directly buy the VFD + emergency stop combo from Pawl.


I might get flak for this but I absolutely hate using whetstones. I have one with 240 grit and one combo of 1000/6000 but I never really got the hang of it and it's not mediating for me at all. Just annoying. For flattening with stones I would need to read into and buy like a flattening stone or something. But generally you are right, using them is the safest bet and shows where you put in low spots.

Thats understandable. You could even do something similar to what i said, just using low grit sandpaper on a flat surface like glass.