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Grinding bevels at 8,000 SFPM speed is for the true experts, Check with Stacy, and a few of the other experienced knifemakers and see how many grind at 8,000 SFPM.
This is the main point that seems to be somewhat overlooked. I'm all for getting the most out of my more expensive ceramic belts, but if my knife blades evaporate in front of me every time I try to grind one.....
It's fine if your profiling and hogging material, but then all of the finish work will be done at slower speeds anyway. Also, there are plenty of other types of belts that work just fine with lower speeds. Ceramic belts aren't exactly the end all/be all. Just something to think about I suppose...