PetrifiedWood
Well-Known Member
I finally got my belt grinder situated, and now I'm looking to get a good selection of belts.
What I'd like to know is which type of belt offers the best value. I don't mind paying twice as much for a belt if it's useful life is more than twice as long as a lower priced belt.
And I'm also wanting to know which grits to buy, and which grits you use the most.
Through a lot of reading here and elsewhere I've learned that my Grizzly grinder has a reputation for running very fast. So I think I'll want to start with 80 grit instead of 40 so I don't remove too much metal at first.
I'd like to know which grits get used more than others so that I can buy appropriate amounts.
I'm figuring I want to buy a minimum of 3 belts in each grit, but if I'll be using twice as many 220 grit belts (for example), then I'd like to buy 6 of those instead of three. I think I read somewhere that some of the finer grit belts don't last through as many knives as the coarse grit belts, but I want to be sure before I place an order.
Thanks for all your help so far, this place has been a tremendous resource!
What I'd like to know is which type of belt offers the best value. I don't mind paying twice as much for a belt if it's useful life is more than twice as long as a lower priced belt.
And I'm also wanting to know which grits to buy, and which grits you use the most.
Through a lot of reading here and elsewhere I've learned that my Grizzly grinder has a reputation for running very fast. So I think I'll want to start with 80 grit instead of 40 so I don't remove too much metal at first.
I'd like to know which grits get used more than others so that I can buy appropriate amounts.
I'm figuring I want to buy a minimum of 3 belts in each grit, but if I'll be using twice as many 220 grit belts (for example), then I'd like to buy 6 of those instead of three. I think I read somewhere that some of the finer grit belts don't last through as many knives as the coarse grit belts, but I want to be sure before I place an order.
Thanks for all your help so far, this place has been a tremendous resource!