will graphite backing help?

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Yeah guys,

My father made me a flat platen for my grinder, R.W. Wilson 2X72. I have been trying to remove scale from my full tang knives, but it seems like it is taking way to much effort and belts. Just using alum. oxide 36 grit belts. I am using a small magnet to hold the blanks, but it seems like it takes a couple of belts to get one blank done and then I have problems.
I was wandering if someone can tell me if the graphite backing that I can get thru one of the knife supply companies will help, and if you can recommend a specific belt that you all use for removing scale from 440. I get my steel from R.W. and it is already pickeled and annealed.
Hope to post my first knife on here soon, with a little help.

Thanks,
Dave
 
i never shared this little secret before but on one end of my platen i glue a 3" long piece of leather on the far end to give me a soft flat backing. taper the leading end so the belt wont possibly catch if the seam tape edge becomes loose. it seems to help when cleaning up a blade and removing scratches.
 
You could also try dissolving it off in solvent, is that what pickled means?
 
jasperdog032469 said:
Yeah guys,

My father made me a flat platen for my grinder, R.W. Wilson 2X72. I have been trying to remove scale from my full tang knives, but it seems like it is taking way to much effort and belts. Just using alum. oxide 36 grit belts. I am using a small magnet to hold the blanks, but it seems like it takes a couple of belts to get one blank done and then I have problems.
I was wandering if someone can tell me if the graphite backing that I can get thru one of the knife supply companies will help, and if you can recommend a specific belt that you all use for removing scale from 440. I get my steel from R.W. and it is already pickeled and annealed.
Hope to post my first knife on here soon, with a little help.

Thanks,
Dave
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I put some of that graphite backing on my KMG and didn't notice much of a difference as far as saving belts.... It might be a little less resistance for your motor though...always a good thing. It should keep things a bit cooler as well. Just my 2 cents.

Mike
 
Thanks for the help guys. How about the belt grit and type you use?

"You could also try dissolving it off in solvent, is that what pickled means?"

I think that is what the pickled part means.
 
Scale is some hard stuff. A lot of guys use an angel grinder to knock it off before they go to the belts. Bill Moran used to use a really big grinding wheel. I have found that while 36 grit AO belts are okay for hogging wood, if you want to hog steel, youarebetter off with something like zirconia or ceramic belts.
 
jdm61 said:
Scale is some hard stuff. A lot of guys use an angel grinder to knock it off before they go to the belts. Bill Moran used to use a really big grinding wheel. I have found that while 36 grit AO belts are okay for hogging wood, if you want to hog steel, youarebetter off with something like zirconia or ceramic belts.
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I agree 100%. They cost more but you get what you pay for.:D
Mike
 
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