[TheForge] Knife Belt Grinder

[Larry Brown]

Borrowed a belt grinder from a friend and his belt sander. He hadn't used 
them in a few years. Lent me the belts and all. Many of the belts came 
apart or got a lump where the joint was. I ended up buying new belts to do 
the job and he got a hand full when I gave the stuff back. He' s a 
scrounger and had no idea how old the belts were but he had them a few 
years. I heard heating them will re soften the glue but I have never tried it.
L Brown



At 11:50 AM 6/5/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>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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