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"Use Belts Like They Are Free" - OK, now I **GET** it....

I'll comment on the high pressure bit regarding ceramics. According to the VSM website and data sheet, their XK885Y ceramic belts , which I have been using lately: "achieves maximum stock removal – and therefore cost savings – when grinding high-alloy steels with medium to high contact pressure"
Let's also not forget that one person's high pressure might be another's medium pressure.
I just don't want everyone to think (like I did when I started) that high pressure necessarily means that you need to anchor your machine to the ground and lean your whole body weight into it.
What I'd suggest everyone who is trying ceramics for the first time do is taking a belt and experimenting a little with your technique to find out what works best.
And don't forget that high pressure also can mean a huge screw up if something goes wrong.
With almost every other cutting tool we use, aren't we taught to let the tool do the work?
 
If you're too scared to try a 36 grit ceramic, 3m makes a 40 grit ceramic! Haha.

But seriously the 40 grit belt is designed for less pressure and I get alot of feel with these belts. They do well on hardened steel imo.
 
Lee Hester said:
This video of Ray Ennis grinding super fast always blows my mind.
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In the last 5 years- I have watched this video 100 times! What made me want to make knives. I have tried to use this method ( to an extent) in all of my initial bevel profiling. I have got the initial rough bevel cutting down to under 5 minutes per side.
 
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