Work Sharp KO Edition, Belts ?

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Hello all , I just ordered an Work Sharp KO Edition and wanted to order extra belts for it , I was wondering if anyone has had any feedback on the 3/4"x12" MX belts that Micro-Surface Finishing Products sell , i.e. how they compare to the belts that come with the Work Sharp machine, how well they hold up , and what grits to order . Any help would be appreciated.
 
You can get linen belts for this , I would then use CBN :) Its the way of the future :)
 
Tagging for more info. My original belts could probably be replaced. The factory replacements are pretty rape dive in my opinion.
 
Well you take a linen stropping belt. And load it with abrasive , preferably CBN or Poly Diamond. Then use it as a stropping belt , but as a regular progression. All the way from low grit/shaping/repairs all the way back up to polishing and finishing. With 4 or 5 different compounds you can accomplish a lot.

Now in regards to the compounds , I recommend going with CBN , its fast , consistent , and will cut any steel on the market.

Heres where things get interesting. You buy a linen belt and the bottle of CBN and the initial cost is pretty decent per a single grit. But the cost per knife is very low , much lower than any other belt on the market. The only person I know of who has used a decent amount of a bottle of CBN uses a 1x42 , and he used 1/5 of a 2oz bottle to do over 500 knives! You need to keep these clean , and separate from each other in order to prevent cross contamination , but its an excellent system and the most cost efficient way of doing things.

Heres a video showing how to load the linen belt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJMSHR907s&feature=youtu.be

And in use :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQkPdldP6s&feature=c4-overview&list=UUs9f3v8paL3vc9kV3qrXTuQ

A good starting point would be 80u , 30u , 9u , 4u and 2u CBN. Will handle repairs and exceed the factory belts by a wide margin. But you can get products as low as 300u and as fine as 0.025u :)

I'd also recommend the 1x18 attachment for the WSKO , its the beens knees and will play very nicely with the setup mentioned above :)
 
I am interested in where to obtain these type belts as well. I have ordered some aftermarket belts for my KO worksharp, from http://www.econaway.com/ they seemed reasonably priced and shipped quickly.
Also, what is a good source for the CBN compound?
 
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