Thread: low budget grinder

Originally Posted by barneycg

Forgive my ignorance but just how do you use the belt sander to polish a blade ?

Where on the belt and in what kind of orientations do you hold the blade ?

Cheers

Barney

Here are action shots of the polishing.

I also put in a pic of my soft contact wheel, it is self adhesive weather strip taped to the wheel. The soft surface makes for a larger contact area it helps when the hollow of the razor and the wheel are not the same diameter. I also have a pic of a wooden contact wheel and my cooling set up (spray bottle). I have nearly been exclusively using the belt wet set when sanding.

Charlie

I would like to thank you, Mr. Spazola, for the inspiration.
I have ordered the Wayne Goddard book and salvaged a 1/3 HP, 1400 rpm motor from an old industrial extractor fan which I had kicking about, so we'll see how I go on.