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Review on πŸ”§ Optimize Your Finishing Process with Palmgren Belt Bench Finishing Machine by Sean Davis

Revainrating 4 out of 5

If you are a knife maker. Buy a glass-ceramic plate for smooth bevels.

The Belt Sharpener is pretty good at making knives, but requires some modifications to improve it. Pros: 1) It's strong enough to apply some pressure without slowing down the band. that you can use the bottom wheel for concave chamfers. 3) is the price. Cons: 1) The platform is not flat, which really affects the flat bevel. I plan to weld a JB ceramic glass plate on top to get smoother bevels. 2) If you use the work table from the belt side, you need to remove it every time to change the belts. You'll also need to re-level your table as there are no detents to tell you where 90 degrees are. 3) If you wish to use belts below 80 grit (60, 36, etc.) you will need to remove the lower portion of the lower wheel guard. I tried using 60 grit tape and it didn't even budge. 4) The screws that hold the disc sander table in place are plastic and have a hard time keeping the table in place when you apply pressure. In general, this is not bad. Meat grinder. I got the white and blue version instead of the all black version shown in the photo, but that's not a problem for me. I would advise this to beginner knife makers, but a glass ceramic top is a must.

Pros
  • Sharpeners
Cons
  • Ugly Packaging