There are disc sanders in the stationary belt sanders. The bench grinder may be good for the initial rough work and get the basic shape of the knife.
Multitool 8 In 120v Bench Grinder W 2 X 36 Belt Sander Attachment
Bench grinder vs belt sander. Bench grinder is restricted to only one size of contact wheel. A belt sander comes in different sizes and a small belt sander can be mounted on the bench. Belt has many options. The sander can be moved onto the material that is mounted on the bench or the material is moved on the sander belt. Beltdisk sander ive found myself needing to grind steel a lot lately but i cant keep turning the hand held belt sander upside down and using it as a flat surface. Bench is stuck to a few grits belt has many plus small wheel and platen or slack belt work can not be done on a bench grinder.
There is no speed control on the bench grinder they are not the same machines. Bench senders are needed to be mounted on the desk to sand the material. It is capable of grinding away rough edges smoothly on items like drill bits scissors knives and chisels. Is a belt grinder worth the cost. But the belt sander can do the fine tuning and really smooth out the metal. It needs to be fixed steadily to a workbench or any other kind of mount.
Its not really intended to be an apples to apples comparison. Of course it will depend on the metal you are using to make your knife. Its a 100 grinder vs a 1000 belt grinder. Difference between bench grinders and belt sanders the bench grinder is designed to sharpen specific items. Here we tip the hat to the belt sander. Lets put it to the test against 2 bench grinders.
Been looking into a little bench grinder or maybe a freestanding beltdisk sander.
Gallery of Bench Grinder Vs Belt Sander
