Belts

[seved]

Is there anyone that have used Surface Conditioning Low Stretch belts and leather belts and can tell me if they are any good. or if i am i just ordered that from tru grit.

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[george tichbour]

There are two types of surface conditioning belts.

The first is a scotchbrite belt to put a satin finish on the metal.

The second is known in the trade as a "type T" belt which has no grit to it at all and has to be used with polishing compound to approach a mirror finish. Smooth shiny but with a line finish to it, must be buffed afterwards to reach full mirror.

I seldom use them except on some commercial metal polishing products.

George

[balibalistic]

I use scotchbright belts to deburr all kinds of stuff,and do horizontal satins..,they are great! i never use them for finishing blade bevels.leather belts suck (imo)..,only think i ever did with those id dull a perfectly shap edge.they work much better on a smaller machine.

[seved]

george tichbour: Yes i have used scotchbrite belts they dull sharp edeges a bit but i like the finnish of them together with gator bands. Oh i thougt it was grit on those condition belts. But the leather bands do they work well to polish the last of the edge with buffing coumpond.

balibalistic: Have you tryed to polish the edge with leatherbelts and coumpond.

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[george tichbour]

I use a cardboard wheel to strop the burr off the sharpened edge for a full razor edge.

Can't imagine using either variety of scotchbrite belts on knives though.

George

[seved]

Cardboardwheel, whats that i have never heard of it. Yes i use bufferwheel and G300 compounds when i polish the edge. I thought i should test something new.

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[balibalistic]

I baught the leather belt with intent to use it as a strop.it was to large to fit on my first grinder.on my kmg it wobbles so badly that i cant use the darn thing.i just use my good 'ol leather belt strop!

[seved]

Okey thank you. I try them and see if it works.

Seved