2 x 48" Belt Starter Pack

Belt Starter Pack 2 x 48"

Pack of 7 belts to get started with your 2 x 48" belt grinder;

One set of the belts we use on the knife making workshops at Nordic Edge, except we finish on Scotch Brite after the below to get a satin grinder finish in the workshops.

• 2 x 60 grit Ceramic or cubitron belt for steel
• 1 x 120 grit Ceramic or cubitron belt for steel
• 1 x 120 grit Zirconia belt for handle materials
• 1 x 180 grit Alu Oxide, all-around finishing  belts for steel and handle material
• 1 x 400 grit Alu Oxide, all-around finishing belts for steel and handle material
• 1 x 600 grit Alu Oxide,  all-around finishing belts for steel and handle material

Ceramic belts: Long-lasting, hard-wearing belts with German ceramic abrasive particles for grinding steel. Benefits frolm being run at high speed, slowing down with these will dull the abrasive particles rather than tear new surfaces to keep grinding. A diamond belt dressing tool or grinding hard on a piece of steel often helps bring these back to life for a bit more grinding when they start to wear out. The VSM belts are made in China, these use imported German ceramic abrasive particles.

VSM Zirconia belts: Less abrasive on the belt makes these clogg less than the ceramic belts when used on handle materials. Will last longer than the Ceramic belts, if used only for handle materials. These can be slowed down, this gives more control when shaping handles. A rubber sanding belt cleaner helps clear the belt of handle material -before it clogs too much - for long life. If not having a sanding belt cleaner, the corner of an old rubber shoe sole works well.

Aluminium Oxide belts: These are the brown belts that used to be the standard grinding belts, now surpassed by the Ceramic ones for steel. The Alu Oxide belts are cheaper, goes to a higher grit and can be slowed down - but wear out much faster so don't use them to remove lots of material. These are used to refine the profile and bevels after the grinds are done. Also works well on handle material for the same purpose - removing scratches, not removing large amounts of material.