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09-28-2007

Posted by Wayne on September 28, 2007, 12:39 pm

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half inch down. the only belt sander that i have access is a 4" x 36"
belt four inches wide.Yes, its for knives but they do not have it in 1
or two inches belts. Would a 4" belt work?

Posted by Ecnerwal on September 28, 2007, 2:52 pm

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> half inch down. the only belt sander that i have access is a 4" x 36"

> belt four inches wide.Yes, its for knives but they do not have it in 1

> or two inches belts. Would a 4" belt work?

Yes. If the sander has been used for wood in the past, clean wood dust
from all the nooks and crannies of the sander, and also all the
environment around the sander - sparks and wood dust make a great
combination for starting a fire, sometimes hours after you've left the
shop.

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Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on September 28, 2007, 10:19 pm

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Perhaps with Planer belts - the blue colored ones.
Light movement across - don't press as it will just knock off the grit.

Common Si or even garnet won't be the best.
Martin

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Wayne wrote:

> i do not have access to an angle grinder now. i am hoping to to remove

> about half inches by 3 inches. this material is seriously hard. High

> Speed Steel

> thanks for your reply

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Posted by Ecnerwal on September 28, 2007, 8:52 am

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> can a belt sander remove hardened metal with speed and ease?

Yes. Lots of lathe folks use one as a grinder for esoteric HSS. Most
knife makers use a belt grinder.

You'll be happier if you get an AlZn belt. Typically blue, but naturally
the cheap folks started making blue belts that were not AlZn as soon as
that became a selling point - so check what the abrasive actually is
before buying.

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Posted by AndrewV on September 28, 2007, 11:21 am

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> can a belt sander remove hardened metal with speed and ease?

With the correct belt sander it might take about 2 min if you just hog it
out and maybe 10 if you go slow ,don't heat the work, achive some sort of
percision. I have a Bader 2" x 72" that would make short work of it. If
you'er going to adapt a woodworking belt sander to the job it will take
longer but can still be done. The type of abrasive belt is key (ft per min
is the other factor).

Andrew

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