[TheForge] belt sanders?

[Mike Linn]

A lot of the knife makers use a Bader.  If'n I had the money...  this is 
the way I would go..

http://www.stephenbader.com/



At 12:47 PM 10/19/2004, you wrote:
>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


            Mike Linn
      Artist Blacksmith
          McCalla, AL
        AFC Webmaster
http://afc.abana-chapter.com


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