Reddit reviews EX ELECTRONIX EXPRESS Mini 1 x 30 Belt Sander 3400 RPM
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Belt Sander Size: 1" x 30"Vacuum Diameter: 1-3/4"Power: 120 VAC, 60Hz, 3.0 AMP, 360 WattsMotor: 1/3 HP @ 3400 RPMTable Size: 5" x 5" ; Table Tilt: 0 ~ 45º
Yes, slack belt grinders are great for sword sharpening.
Review the video that /u/Azekh posted below. The grinder in the video is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004D96ZCG
Mike Edelson (the guy in the video) is amongst the foremost experts in the HEMA community on test cutting, and is single-handedly responsible for bringing japanese-style tatami cutting to HEMA. His method is the result of years of honing (pardon the pun) his skills.
I recently sharpened my new Albion Baron using this method, and it turned out fantastic, both in appearance as well as in cutting tatami. I've since sharpened weapons for others within my school. It's really great once you get the hang of it.
Summary of key takeaways (but watch the video, it's very important!):
You can definitely make knives on the kitchen counter!
You'll need a way to heat it up, either to aid with forging and heat treating if you go the blacksmithing route, or as the first step in heat treating, if you're going the stock removal route.
A two-brick forge is very cheap and only requires two soft (not the hard ones) kiln bricks and a propane or MAP gas torch - https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/virtual-bbq-2-brick-forge-wip.920120/
Just make sure you leave a window open for venting out any fumes, as one of the byproducts from propane or MAP gas being burned is carbon monoxide, and in an enclosed environment with no ventilation, that can kill you.
You can do stock removal very cheaply by hand with a jig like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9iNDRwwBQQ
I made one based on that video when I was starting out, and while it is very time consuming and manual labor intensive to use, the results were quite good.
A small benchtop 1"x30" belt sander can speed things up a great deal, like this one for $69 - https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519657469&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=craftsman+benchtop+belt+sander
Once you have it sanded / ground / hammered to shape, you heat it up until it glows bright orange, then you quench it in motor oil or hydraulic oil.
After it's cooled, pull it out and clean it off. Make sure to look for any cracks. If there are none, you can temper it in any standard home oven, as it will be extremely brittle at this point. It depends on the steel and the desired final hardness as to what temperature you'll set the oven to, but 300 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit is common.
After that, put a handle on it, sharpen it up and you're done!
any idea what belt grinder he is using, or are the adjustable ones pretty much standard
[edit] It looks like this one
im only on my third blade, and the first sander i bought was a 4x36 thinking the same thing. It ended up being a bit of a pain. I still use it for flattening all my edges and surface grinding. For actually grinding by bevels i have been using this https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=pd_sbs_196_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004D96ZCG&pd_rd_r=BPYN0PVP11225WJZWP2Z&pd_rd_w=MEfYN&pd_rd_wg=H7m3J&psc=1&refRID=BPYN0PVP11225WJZWP2Z and its fantastic. plus, in this size you can search amazon for belt packs and get a set of various grits from 60 all the way to 600 in one package. Its also not gonna break the bank for your first grinder.
Hello, I want to make a simple knife. A balisong to be specific. I have no tools that I could make one with, and frankly I don't know what tools I would need. So I have lots of questions. Where do I buy my metal at? What type of metal (I don't need some super high-quality metal just something that won't bend if I drop it on the ground once or twice). What would I use for drilling holes, and lastly what would I use to shape the handles/blade(Would something like this work? http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Mini-Belt-Sander-3400/dp/B004D96ZCG/ref=lp_552878_1_19?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1462267395&sr=1-19) Thanks for the help in advance!
Oh yeah, I thought 1095 was stupid expensive until I found it on texas knifemaker supply for $8 per foot... so yeah, I'll be getting some of that. I need a belt sander, but can't get one at the moment. Do you think this is a good sander? Would it be useful for grinding bevels?