Doug Humbarger
Well-Known Member
What is the best 4x36" belt for grinding knife steel?
Doug, my advise would be to forget a 4X36" sander for grinding blades. They're just not made for the job. There is no slack belt grinding ability and the edge of the platen is wider than the belts and makes it very difficult to grind the plunge lines. I started out with one and, to be honest, I found that draw filing was not that much slower and deffinantly gave more control.
Doug