08-14-2020, 05:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2020, 03:11 PM by Oceanrider.)
Hi, I'm new here and am looking into getting a belt sander for putting an edge on knives. The more I search I am liking the Kalamazoo 1SM 1x42 belt sander. I would also be new to using a belt sander for putting an edge on knives. I have had a 6x48 Delta belt/disc sander that is nearly 25yrs old that I've used mostly for boat work, so I'm not totally new to belt sanders. I've got a garage full of woodworking tools mostly. I had a Jet 10" Wet Grinder that needs replacement as well as wet stones. But I think I would like to get a belt sander
What I would like , if I purchase the Kalamazoo 1SM 1 x 42 inch belt sander, would be the ability to have an angle guide rest similar to a Surgi-Sharp angle guide http://www.surgisharp.com/surgi-sharp-angle-guide. Mainly because I would want to have as consistent angle as possible.
It could be used like this:
https://youtu.be/CN4jouW1BJg
Has anyone here installed a guide like the Surgi-Sharp on the platen 536-042 the OP posted above?
blgentry, thanks for your videos regarding the Kally Rest. Personally my gut tells me that I would not like that Angle Guide Rest for a few reasons. One being the inability to have a free flow non-stop movement with both hands when moving a blade across the belt. I watched your video and it seems you have to stop and move your hand to the other side of the rest quite often leaving the blade in one position on the moving belt. I also don't like that you loose visibility of the edge with the Kally Rest.
I personally think a rest like the Surgi-Sharp would work better for me, be it edge-leading or edge-trailing.
Again being new here I might have missed posts regarding using angle guides with the Kalamazoo sander. I did a search here and also found this thread: http://bessex.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=415
What I would like , if I purchase the Kalamazoo 1SM 1 x 42 inch belt sander, would be the ability to have an angle guide rest similar to a Surgi-Sharp angle guide http://www.surgisharp.com/surgi-sharp-angle-guide. Mainly because I would want to have as consistent angle as possible.
It could be used like this:
https://youtu.be/CN4jouW1BJg
Has anyone here installed a guide like the Surgi-Sharp on the platen 536-042 the OP posted above?
blgentry, thanks for your videos regarding the Kally Rest. Personally my gut tells me that I would not like that Angle Guide Rest for a few reasons. One being the inability to have a free flow non-stop movement with both hands when moving a blade across the belt. I watched your video and it seems you have to stop and move your hand to the other side of the rest quite often leaving the blade in one position on the moving belt. I also don't like that you loose visibility of the edge with the Kally Rest.
I personally think a rest like the Surgi-Sharp would work better for me, be it edge-leading or edge-trailing.
Again being new here I might have missed posts regarding using angle guides with the Kalamazoo sander. I did a search here and also found this thread: http://bessex.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=415