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03-05-2013, 01:41 PM
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Buying belts.
I'm about to buy a Craftsman 2" x 42" Belt Sander and I will be buying some extra belts from Jantz. What I want to know is what grits do I need and how many should I buy? I am using 1084 High Carbon Steel and I'm flat grinding them. I only have enough steel for maybe 5 to 8 blades for now.
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03-05-2013, 01:43 PM
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www.supergrit.com
Get ceramic and zirconium
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03-05-2013, 02:17 PM
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Check out Tru-Grit or Supergrit before you buy belts. They have everything and their prices are usually about as good as you'll find.
Get ceramic and zirconium belts as Eli suggested. Start with 60, 120, 220, and 400 grit belts and 5 of each. How many you use of each grit will depend on many factors - this is just to get you started. I usually use several times as many 60 grit belts as any of the other grits.....
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03-05-2013, 02:41 PM
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So which should I get? Ceramic or zirconium belts?
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03-05-2013, 02:54 PM
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Ceramic is best for steel. Zirconium is also good on steel but I think ceramic lasts longer, but zirconium is also excellent on wood. Aluminum oxide is good on nothing
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03-05-2013, 03:47 PM
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You'll probably have to get both because the coarse belts are ceramic and most of the finer grits aren't....
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03-05-2013, 07:06 PM
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Super grit seems to have a better variety of the oddball sizes. I use a few silicon carbide belts for sharpening. The main reason being you can get them in extremely fine grits. They are pretty much useless for anything else.
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03-05-2013, 08:15 PM
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If you order from trugrit, pick up some 3M gator bets for finer finishing (A45 & A30)
AO belts at a minimum are good for handles
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03-05-2013, 10:43 PM
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I have ordered from both Tru-Grit and Pops Knife Supplies. Since you are from East Coast I would definitely try Pop's. He is a great guy and ships ultra fast and his prices are amongst the best.
http://www.popsknifesupplies.com/
Tony Z
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