[TheForge] belt sanders?

[Ron Childers]

JRF

You can pay an extra $60 and get a 10" wheel for your Grizzly. Several
friends have the Griz & they like it. Apparently it's a good machine for the
money. If you can't make a knife with this belt grinder, you can't make a
knife, period.

Ron C

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Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:25 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] belt sanders?

All,

Can anyone recommend a belt sander that would be suitable for general
purpose and knife making? Grizzly has one for about $300 that a friend
of mine likes, but he uses it on wood and has no need to
gollow-grindblades. I saw one on an instructional video that had a
drive wheel at the back, a pivot wheel at the top, and an idler out in
front that you could get different wheels for for different sized
hollow grinds. I think it also could be set up as an everyday flat belt
sander, with a piece of plate behind the belt.

I've also seen some pretty neat wet-sanding rigs that you put the blade
into and move it on a slider across the abrasive (wheel or belt) to get
a precise grind every time. 

So such things come in one machine? I cant find what I'm describing on
google. Anyone know?

Thanks

JRF
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