[TheForge] Knife Belt Grinder

[Grant Marcoux]

I have a Bader III, which is a good machine.  I would recommend getting the
longest belt you can.....more abrasive particles cutting.  If you are only
doing occasional knives, the 48" might be okay.   I think the 72" is the
minimum for production grinding.  My Bader III is the 2hp DC model, with
variable speed.  The more knives you make, the more versatile and powerful
your machine should be.  The variable speed feature is a plus with complex
grinds.  The belts are really the limiting factor, not the machine's power,
per se.
								Grant Marcoux
								www.grantsforge.com

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Roger R Degner
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:51 AM
To: 'Daniel Kretchmar'; 'Sponsored by ABANA'
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Knife Belt Grinder


I think another consideration on which size belt you are buying is where is
your source of belts.  Will you get a better deal on 48 or 72

At Batson's Bader Co gave a talk and he said below 48 or inches the splice
costs more than the belt when they are made.  He also recommended to buy
only the amount of belts you will use up in a year as the splices get old
and don't hold up.  He also sold belts and didn't recommend buying old eBay
stock.  Go figure.

Roger R Degner


Greetings,
     I have $1000 to buy a knife (belt) grinder.   I have the Multitool (36
inch belt) that I bought from Jeff Steadman at Toll Welding but I have
reached the point that I need a bigger one.  I think 72 inch, but I have
recently read about 48 inch ones that seem good. Can anyone make a
recommendation?

D

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