New Belt

Ray / Guy's
i got some of these and actually had a chance to use a couple . they eat full hard M-2 like butter , S-30 they go pretty good at , Titanium they rock .
so far im pretty impressed by these new belt's . but this is just my Opinion . take it with a grain of salt , try a couple out for yourself then decide !!
 
Mr. IG said: "PS: Just to clear things up I don't wear any. HEHEHEHE!!"


Robert is thinking: Oh good grief. Now I have blurred visions of IG sitting in a chair, no table, underwearless, making his touted (tainted?) Hot Sauce. I can picture him dropping something or other into his......(gulp) lap, and retrieving the tidbit then tossing it into the rest of the ingrediants. Will it ever end???:confused:
 
rhrocker said:
IG sitting in a chair, no table, underwearless, making his touted (tainted?) Hot Sauce. I can picture him dropping something or other into his......(gulp) lap, and retrieving the tidbit then tossing it into the rest of the ingrediants.
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I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
 
TikTock said:
Just thought i'd jump back in this thread.....i've been grinding on a 50 grit "blaze" for the past few days, and I like it! It may just he psychosematic, but it sure does "feel" alot sharper than it should! Long term use will tell the real test, though.....


I guess by now you've used them enough to find out how they hold up? Time to spill the beans..... :thumbup: or :thumbdn:
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Ive been grinding on a single 50 grit belt for some time now. It has under its belt 3 10+ inch blades and 4-5 smaller blades. I would say these hold up like crazy! Now, do they hold up long enough to justify the much higher prices, that I do not know. Someone who puts out a lot more knives might be able to give a better sense of money vs time. My experience is a part time maker's, so its less consistent than someone who is in front of different belts every day. I will certainly re-order these next round, but who knows how long out that will be since they seem to last like crazy! Id give em a big thumbs up from my experience, but that was more on performance than trying to weigh if that performance was worth the % price increase these have....
 
I have been been using these belts for the last batch of knives that I have been working on. So far I like them very well. They seem to stay sharper and grind more agressively than any I have used in the past. When it is time to reorder I will be getting some more of them.
 
I've been using the new Blaze belts on some steak knives I've been remodeling / refinishing. They are an outstanding belt. I would say at least the equal of the 981s from Norton - The 977F from 3M and the 610s from Klingspor.

I have two concerns. I'm of the impression that the 60 grit belts leave 36 grit scratches. Second, while they are better, I'm not sure they last 1/3 longer as claimed (compared to 981 hoggers). I've been sending a few samples out to some customers but so far no feedback.

Watching this thread closely for opinions.

Rob!
 
Rob! said:
I've been using the new Blaze belts on some steak knives I've been remodeling / refinishing. They are an outstanding belt. I would say at least the equal of the 981s from Norton - The 977F from 3M and the 610s from Klingspor.

I have two concerns. I'm of the impression that the 60 grit belts leave 36 grit scratches. Second, while they are better, I'm not sure they last 1/3 longer as claimed (compared to 981 hoggers). I've been sending a few samples out to some customers but so far no feedback.

Watching this thread closely for opinions.

Rob!
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that's what is worrying me. will the sharp grit, leave deeper scratches in the steel.
 
Rob! said:
I've been using the new Blaze belts on some steak knives I've been remodeling / refinishing. They are an outstanding belt. I would say at least the equal of the 981s from Norton - The 977F from 3M and the 610s from Klingspor.

I have two concerns. I'm of the impression that the 60 grit belts leave 36 grit scratches. Second, while they are better, I'm not sure they last 1/3 longer as claimed (compared to 981 hoggers). I've been sending a few samples out to some customers but so far no feedback.

Watching this thread closely for opinions.

Rob!
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That is what worries me, will they leave deeper scratches in the blade. As to them being better that the 3-m belt, the Norton Hogger is already much better for me. Mike
 
Okay, another question here. Would it be better to use a 60 hogger on my 1x42, or an 80 in the cubitron ceramic? Being a newbie can be so annoying!!
 
What I meant to say is a 60 grit norzon compared to the 80 grit hogger. Apparently they dont make the 60 in 1x42.
 
Maybe I am just old fashioned or whatever, but Ive gotten into the file thing after grinding lately. I hog out a blade in 50 grit then use a huge 18" bastard mill file and can draw file the flats faster than I could ever grind the blade...
 
In the past I have been using the Norton Hoggers. But I am going to make a full conversion to the Blaze belts. They cut very aggresively for me. I use alot of speed and pressure when I am hogging out rough forged blades. The Blaze belts lasted about 2 1/2 to 3 times longer for me yesterday when I ground a group of blades side by side with the Hoggers. I am not putting down the hoggers as they were my belts of choice, I just think the Blaze belts are a much more economical belt for me. When I say economical I mean blades ground and the time they were ground in, as oppossed to direct belt to belt pricing.
As for the deeper scratches I did not notice this. I heat treated some of the blades I ground yesterday and did not have any problems with deep scratches causing any unwanted warps twists or cracks.
Fo me personally and my style of grinding I give them a big thumbs up!:thumbup:
 
They do hog absurdly if you lean into them. A new fresh belt didnt even pull sparks and there was just a steady stream of metal going into the bucket.
 
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