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Old 06-15-2016, 12:06 AM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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Red face There is an attachment you can Put on your sander.

It bolts onto a 4x36 sander. It is a 2x48 with contact wheels to grind on, but is only offered slack belt as there isn't a platen to grind against. It looks like a platen could be made to fit onto it though. It's call a Jiffy belt sander conversion and is $169.
http://usaknifemaker.com/knife-makin...6-sanders.html There's a link.

That is one option. For about $170 you can buy a Sears 2x42 belt sander with 6" disc and it will take 1x42 " belts. You can get 2x42 belts on Amazon or Jantz Knife supply up to 600 grit AO. No fancy ceramics or zirconia, but you can find those in 1x42.

Or you can spend about another $150 and order an American made 2x48 Kalamazoo from Jantz supply and the $450 includes the shipping. If you want to get into the 2x72 belt range then you'll have to look for one for sale on craigslist or build it yourself and there are many weldless 2x72 grinder plans. USA Knifemakers offers concise plans and instruction for one. Here is another link for them and they cost 25.77 and are fifty pages long.http://usaknifemaker.com/knife-makin...-50-pages.html

There is a Grizzly Grinder 2x72 for just around double your budget and Kalamazoo has a 2x72 for $730 again from Jantz supply, who for some reason have the best prices on Kalamazoo belt grinders and they are cheaper if you have a 1/2 motor lying around.

I have a 1x42 with 8" disc Delta with a 1/2 HP motor and I am thinking about removing the disc and installing a 2x48 sander attachment from Trick Tools and here is a link for it. http://www.trick-tools.com/Multitool...ment_MT482_307
It is just under $300 if you have a 1/2 HP or better motor-buffer-grinder around. I spoke to the salesman there and it can go onto a 1/2" or 5/8" shaft. He did say that 1/2 HP is on the low end of power as the Jiffy attachment onto your existing 4x36 would be a power issue as well, but for that price I would get it just to have a slack belt sander available all the time with J-flex belts.

I hope that helps you out and doesn't confuse you. Happy Grinding

Oh there is a youtube video on that jiffy, just go to the link I have up there.
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