What grit for Delta SA150 Sander

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Just bought a Delta SA150 (1"x30") belt sander. Came with a 100 grit belt and I bought some 320 grit belts as well. Used the 100 grit belt to reduce the handle size of an 18" Ang Khola villager. That worked well but I tried some aharpening with the same belt and believe it was way to coarse. Could some experienced grinders recommend grit sizes for: 1) sharpening; 2) shaping wood handles; 3) removing excess steel from poorly fitted full tang handles; 4) reprofiling an edge. Thanks in advance.:confused:
 
bwray said:
Could some experienced grinders recommend grit sizes for: 1) sharpening; 2) shaping wood handles; 3) removing excess steel from poorly fitted full tang handles; 4) reprofiling an edge. Thanks in advance.:confused:
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BW you can pretty much make do with what you already have.:)
When I was putting the convexed edge on the Ultimate Fighter a while back I had to drop to a 220 grit so I could remove material faster and then went back and finished it with the 320 belt and then the buffing wheels, final sharpening was done on my Jeweler's Rouge strop.

The 100 grit, 220, and 320 will go a long ways in reworking handles.
A few 400 grit belts might come in handy too.
I'm a cheap bastard and buy cheap belts from our local Wholesale Tool Inc store front.
If I was really serious about making knives and such I'd then buy the better belts like Steve and Dan and some others recommend but I'm just a small time hobbiest.;)
From what these guys all say there are some fantastic long lasting belts out there that will really remove the material, don't know how many of them come in a 1" X 30" format though.
 
Blue Zirconium belts are tough, last a long time, and are good for grunt work.

I wouldn't recommend anything under 120 grit. The belt can take off a lot of material and fast if you're not careful.

Aluminum Oxide "X" weight belts are great for general working.

A good source for 1" belts is Discount Abrasives

and I think www.leevalley.com has them too.
 
Thanks guys. Sounds like I can just add a few 220 belts and that should hold me, for awhile anyway.:)
 
I got some 220 grit belts (Porter-Cable) and the grit seems finer than the 320 general purpose sanding belts from Lee Valley.
The 220 does a good job of grinding.
 
Lee Valley has a sharpening set in 1x30 that works very well. I believe the coarse belt is 120, adn the fine is 1000grit. It leaves a very nice polish.

Pat
 
I also have a 1X30. The belts available are very, very limited for these "toy" belt sanders. For sharpening you need very fine grit and they are not made for 1X30's. Wish I could get them, too. KMG 2X72 is my next tool.

Thanks, Steve
 
Hi Outdoors:

I have looked every place I could think of for fine 1X30 belts. Could you post a link to the the place that has fine grits?

Thanks, Steve
 
Lee Valley carries micron rated belts up to about 1200 grit (9 microns). They carry a wide range of belts for the 1X30"
 
Here is the Lee Valley site from Daniel Koster: www.leevalley.com . It may be worth mentioning that I overlooked the finer grit belts when I went to this site initially. I looked in the subcategory "Sanding" but did not notice the second subcategory "Sharpening". The finer grits are included under "Sharpening".:)
 
bwray said:
Here is the Lee Valley site from Daniel Koster: www.leevalley.com . It may be worth mentioning that I overlooked the finer grit belts when I went to this site initially. I looked in the subcategory "Sanding" but did not notice the second subcategory "Sharpening". The finer grits are included under "Sharpening".:)
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You will also notice that they have Leather Honing Belts for that size too...
I think you can also get Leather Honing belts from www.handamerican.com too.
 
Yes, I got a leather belt and several 1200 grit belts for sharpening. Still pretty experimental for me at this stage so I want to try all the reasonable options.
 
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