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Now that I've been using it for a while...

I removed the tool rest for grinding and sanding. I freehand. You see, if you're grinding, it is possible for the belt to catch an edge or corner and...

Where do you get the ceramic belts?
I was pretty impressed by the zirconic belts. The alox belts otoh are pretty tame.

Of course. And it helps that don't like working wood. :)

This machine was made for manly men. It didn't come with instructions of any kind. Because we wouldn't read them anyway. :)
And as far as safety instructions go, there is a small yellow sticker on...

Coudl be. But there is 8 feet of flexible hose connecting he vacuum to the dust collector. Any glowing spark will have extinguished by the time it hits the vacuum. It makes a huge difference in...

The beast arrived!

Upon reflection, I have to say that shipping was dirt cheap, considering the entire pallet weighed 175 kg (~350 lbs).
Luckily it was easy enough to disassemble and carry...

Yesterday I got the confirmation that it was ready for shipping.
I also just sent out an order for several bars of O1 and 52100.

I think they ship internationally, but keep in mind that sending a hundred+ pounds of steel to the US will cost a lot of money.
And yes, these things are all custom made. No big company will sell...

Still waiting. I did email last week to verify that the money arrived ok. No reason it shouldn't have, but transferring that amount of money makes me nervous. Not because I worry about hackers or...

That's the idea. Several people have asked me to make a knife for them, but until now those have always been long term projects, for the simple reason that grinding and polishing currently can take...

Yesterday I paid for one of these, with additional 20cm and 10 cm wheels, a dust collector and a load of belts.
Bandschleifer Modell 2-S

This is probably the most money I've ever spent on...