07-11-2020, 01:33 AM
Thanks Brian (and Grepper and MikeB too!)
I've been bugging Cliff Curry for years! He is a very nice guy and incredibly responsive via FB Messenger. Cliff has been slowly working on his own 1x30 design that would be custom built for sharpeners with all the goodies we want like Variable Speed & Reverse. I keep hoping there will be a version to purchase, but not yet.
In the interim, Cliff recommends the Rikon VS 1x30 as the easiest 1x30 to use out of the box. Cliff just started selling abrasive belts and accessories. I have an angle guide and selection of belts including Scotchbrite and leather belts arriving tomorrow.
I'm planning on building a housing box based on Cliff's design as well. That will let me easily tilt the grinder for horizontal stropping.
Its been tough having a grinder with no belts! I'm eager to try it out. Tonight while I was waiting for all the new belts to show up, I pulled out an old bench grinder and a set of paper wheels I never really fell in love with. It took a while, but I figured out how to reverse the grinder so the wheels are running away from me and I am going to try using them Steve Bottorff style.
I'm eager to compare the BESS score from deburring with scotchbrite, leather and paper wheels.
I've been bugging Cliff Curry for years! He is a very nice guy and incredibly responsive via FB Messenger. Cliff has been slowly working on his own 1x30 design that would be custom built for sharpeners with all the goodies we want like Variable Speed & Reverse. I keep hoping there will be a version to purchase, but not yet.
In the interim, Cliff recommends the Rikon VS 1x30 as the easiest 1x30 to use out of the box. Cliff just started selling abrasive belts and accessories. I have an angle guide and selection of belts including Scotchbrite and leather belts arriving tomorrow.
I'm planning on building a housing box based on Cliff's design as well. That will let me easily tilt the grinder for horizontal stropping.
Its been tough having a grinder with no belts! I'm eager to try it out. Tonight while I was waiting for all the new belts to show up, I pulled out an old bench grinder and a set of paper wheels I never really fell in love with. It took a while, but I figured out how to reverse the grinder so the wheels are running away from me and I am going to try using them Steve Bottorff style.
I'm eager to compare the BESS score from deburring with scotchbrite, leather and paper wheels.