My belt sander is awesome for knife sharpening. I use it mostly for setting a bevel and then finish on a hone. I'm glad your temper wasn't lost. Seeing as how it took a bit to get a new bevel I'm thinking there is hope. Razors sharpen on much finer hones than most knives can go to. Sorry you felt a bit of a victim. The expression that I see here a lot is pics or it didn't really happen.