Me. Yay! I was at Goodwill Friday and found one! It’s a Craftsman 1” x 42” ½ horsepower with 6” sanding disc. And the price? $25!!! Hoo-ha! What a deal! The last time the Harbor Freight one was on sale, I thought about buying it. I’m sure glad I didn’t! Now I’ll need some belts. Not looking forward to that part. That’s why I quit the mouse pad sandpaper thing, because it was too expensive to buy sandpaper that wore out so quick. I hope the belts last a while.

I’ve been using a Spyderco Sharpmaker to sharpen, but that’s a real pain when you have a knife that’s really dull and needs some major reprofiling. If nothing else, I guess I could profile with the sander and finish with the Sharpmaker. Anyone know any stores that might be local that would carry some belts that would fit this of a proper grit to give me something to try out before I order some finer belts?

Any suggestions on the grits I should buy? I want to get the most belt for the money. I already have some green compound; I know I’ll need a leather belt for that. I saw some of you recommended trugrit. Anyone else know of any other sites that are a better deal on belts? I imagine some grit belts will last longer than others, how many of the various grits do you think I should buy? I don’t know how long they last and how many I should buy. Thanks!