Question on belts

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Jason Volkert

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I have been trying a lot of different 2x72 belts to figure out what I like. So far I have found a 36grit ceramic 60grit ceramic both VSM and I have found a 220grit Norax belt that I like. I have been in search of a 120grit belt. Has anybody found a 120grit belt that they like?
 
The Combat Abrasives 120 ceramic is my favorite. But VSM is a close enough 2nd that it doesn’t make sense for me to buy one belt separately from the others. The VSM belts are the best value I have found.
 
John Wilson said:
The Combat Abrasives 120 ceramic is my favorite. But VSM is a close enough 2nd that it doesn’t make sense for me to buy one belt separately from the others. The VSM belts are the best value I have found.
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Yeah I think VSM is a great value too. I am very happy with the 36 and 60 ceramic. But not the 120 maybe I got some bad 120s or something
 
Volkert Forge said:
Yeah I think VSM is a great value too. I am very happy with the 36 and 60 ceramic. But not the 120 maybe I got some bad 120s or something
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It is entirely possible. As with any manufactured product, there will be batches or runs that aren’t perfect and make it through QC. To us as knifemakers, 20 belts seems like a lot. That’s probably the whole order in one grit. But that’s probably representative of 2 minutes run time during the manufacturing process where the coating hopper got low and the backers were getting sprayed a touch light. I have no idea if that’s what happened, just an example that makes sense to me.
 
I like the VSM belts, there are 2 different models. The XK885Y is for high speed, heavy pressure grinding, and XK760X is more of standard type ceramic belt. Tru-grit is starting to carry Hermes ceramic belts, I ordered some of the 220 grit to experiment with, and have been real happy.
 
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