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DaveT1963
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Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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September 19, 2014, 12:51:00 PM »
Been using a steel master to sharoen my simmons. Ran across some belt sander viseos on Utube - My question is has anyone used a belt sander to sharpen the concave blades on a simmons? Seems to me that the flex in the belt would allow it to sharpen thses heads weel? I also see that they make leather belts for final honing. Hopefully somneone has tried this and can give me their results before I spend too much on another sharpening system. I tried the rada and jewel stick and get only satisfactory results with them.
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Re: Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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September 19, 2014, 01:01:00 PM »
Personally,I never sharpen blades on any motor powered tool.It can wreck the temper faster than you think and in the case of a belt sander,could take a lot of metal off very quickly.One or two times doing that could lighten a point enough to even mess up the tune of your setup.There have been a few good threads on this site,about sharpening those heads.
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DaveT1963
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Re: Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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September 19, 2014, 01:24:00 PM »
Belt sande with a dimmer switch would allow for slower sppeds. 120-600 grit for slow removal and then they also make leather and 6000 grit paper that should be able to hone. I know a lot of knife makers are going to belt sanders and they too worry about temper and overheating but have work arounds.
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Re: Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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I have a jig I made for my standard 6" belt sander and it works fine ( for standard non concave heads). Go light, quench VERY often and I have not seen any issues at all. Just take it easy, its a power tool.
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Ray Hammond
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Re: Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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September 19, 2014, 02:06:00 PM »
if you are having trouble with the curved portion of the head get yourself a half round file..single cut....about 8 inches long...and try that.
Should help you. As a knifemaker I can tell you power sanding to sharpen heads will end up causing you issues with your temper.
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Re: Belt Sander to sharpen Concave Heads
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September 19, 2014, 03:54:00 PM »
I'm with Ray on overheating the BH with a belt sander. I finally got a variable speed control for my 6x72" belt grinder (a dimmer switch will not work!)and can slow the belt down to a walk. I've done a few that way, but really find it just as easy to set the bevel with a file and then use fine stones for the sharp edge.
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