[TheForge] belt sanders?

[Ries Niemi]

On Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at 10:24 AM, Justin Fellenz 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
>

Bader.
www.stephenbader.com/
Nice guy, he will build em any way you want, with all kinds of nifty 
platens and wheels available.
Much more expensive than Grizzly, but you get what you pay for.

ries