Like many I've been sharpening with a two-speed 8" grinder, I've heard great things about sharpening on a jigged-up belt sander but in digging through old threads I couldn't find discussion of belt types and grits. What is best grit for on-going belt sharpening of tools that are in good shape to start? Touching up the edge then back to the lathe.
One fellow recommends blue zirconia belts over aluminum oxide, what other choices?
How do you use different grits, if you do use more than one?
And can anybody compare honing with buffing? by honing I mean a fine and small secondary bevel achieved by hand with 600 and 1200 diamond stones, I use flat Norton-brand waterstones, any burr inside a gouge wipes off with a slender round diamond waterstones. I come at this from furniture and general woodworking, that honing is second nature and takes seconds. I hone several times between grindings, including scrapers. Can anybody compare this kind of edge with a buffed edge? Which is sharper, which lasts longer?
Thanks in advance!
One fellow recommends blue zirconia belts over aluminum oxide, what other choices?
How do you use different grits, if you do use more than one?
And can anybody compare honing with buffing? by honing I mean a fine and small secondary bevel achieved by hand with 600 and 1200 diamond stones, I use flat Norton-brand waterstones, any burr inside a gouge wipes off with a slender round diamond waterstones. I come at this from furniture and general woodworking, that honing is second nature and takes seconds. I hone several times between grindings, including scrapers. Can anybody compare this kind of edge with a buffed edge? Which is sharper, which lasts longer?
Thanks in advance!