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reversing switch - Ken S - 05-27-2017 I am reading posts expressing different opinions about preferring grinding into or away from the edge. I leave that to the readers to form their own opinions. The other comment I have read is preferring one direction due to the placement of the tool.For example, a knife might need to be placed downward with the wheel moving in the usual direction. This might seem inconvenient. Having a reversing switch eliminates the placement problem. I first became aware of this watching Steve Bottorff's Sharpen School DVD. Steve reversed the direction of his buffer with Paper Wheels to allow the knife to be held level. I like having the choice of directions. Ken RE: reversing switch - Mark Reich - 05-28-2017 Mr. Ken, have you tried turning the machine 180* ?  The belt will be running from the bottom wheel to the top, which is like reversing the direction. I just stay close to either wheel so the belt isn't too slack. It works even better if you have a slack eliminator attachment like this- RE: reversing switch - Ken S - 05-28-2017 Mark, I must confess that a major factor in going ahead with the reversing switch was that my motor was already at the motor shop to machine the shaft to fit the Viel pulley. Is the reversing switch a good idea? At this point, I don't honestly know; it could go either way. (no pun intended) Working on telephone poles for thirty five years, one of the mental games I played was training myself to provide an alternate tool should any of the tools fall to the ground or worse (memories of big sticker bushes come to mind    I will follow through whwn I use or do not use the reversing switch and ask myself how I would complete the operation if my reversing switch fell into the big sticker bush. I will be an honest reporter and post honestly. I do find the versatility of sharpeners fascinating. Ken