[TheForge] Knife Belt Grinder

[Jerry Smith]

I am think about building a 144 inch x 2 inch belt
grinder. Keeps the heat build up down and the belts
seem to last longer.

Jerry
--- Grant Marcoux <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net> wrote:

> 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-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [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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