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12:54 PM
January 4, 2009
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Hi David,
I'm glad you liked the article but I didn't write it. Mikey did and he's got me sold on using a belt sander also. Although I still use a grinder to rough shape a new tool bits before switching to the sander. My Harbor Freight 1x30 belt sander doesn't have enough horsepower or surface area to quickly remove a lot of HSS.
6:32 PM
November 19, 2011
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Hi Rob.
I read your piece on grinding lathe tools with a belt sander. I could not agree with your more. I have done it both with a sander and a grinder. You said build a god tool rest. That part should have been in bold and underlined. Without a good tool rest the best grinder or sander will not help very much. The gray wheels that come on the small cheep grinder we all have are only good for paper weights. Buy a good White wheel, a pink one and maybe a green one for carbide. With the right grinding wheel, a diamond point dresser and a good tool rest you will be surprised how good your results will be.
Now for a bit of a joke. Do not leave your good grinding wheels on your grinder unless you can be sure your bother-in-law will not screw them up with his lawn equipment blades. Also beware of your wife, her hedge clipper blade will destroy your green wheel.
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