Windex While Grinding

Stark Knives

Stark Knives

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Do you think that using Windex while grinding would help prolong the life of the belt and keep the blade cool? I know some people use a watered down concoction of Simple Green to good success.
 
I don't do it. Windex has various chemicals, ammonia? I think it breaks down the belts, not prolong the belt. Just my take though. I just do plain old water, and I wipe the blade down once it's cooled down. I don't like wetting my belts with anything. I notice a chance in belt performance once the belt has got wet. (unless it's a cork belt)
 
A spray bottle of plain water, with maybe a teaspoon of dish soap is all I would recommend. You don't want chemicals in you face or all over the shop.
 
I do use windex for hand sanding, and blasting the paper clean. I always introduce a few drops of dawn dish soap in my water tray/dust collector, it makes all that grind dust fall to the bottom.
 
chavez556 said:
I know gavko uses simple green
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That's where I came up with the idea. I just don't have SG.

I think I'll just do the spray bottle with water and a bit of dish soap like Bladesmth said. The dish soap would affect the belt's glue or anything, would it?
 
GTH11 said:
I do use windex for hand sanding, and blasting the paper clean. I always introduce a few drops of dawn dish soap in my water tray/dust collector, it makes all that grind dust fall to the bottom.
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I do the same. It works well for this. The Dawn in the water bucket too. The bucket is about 8 to 12 inches under the lower wheel of my grinder. (I use a flat platen.)

These are just old hints. Some of which were learned right here on Bladeforums over the past 14 years.

Craig
 
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