Knife Sharpening Angle Guide for 1 x 30 Belt Sander

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I had to return the 1 x 30 in. belt sander. If I were to do it again I would get a slow speed sander. It chewed up my knife. Quick. I could take the time and learn to use it on the fast speed 3600 rpm machine , or get a slower speed sander like I did.

I bought this to put on my Dremel 1x30 sander and it was easy setup and has angles on the side and then you lock them down I wish I could go a little flatter but it stays on and does not fall off from the vibration. Good product and works as intended

This is easy to use, and works well. They also sell a set where one is reversed to you can do 'toward' or 'away' from the blade. It's kind of crunchy which can make adjustment touchy. I took it apart and used a fingernail sanding file to smooth the surfaces. I even took the nuts off and smoothed the surfaces. Any place metal moves and rubs I make sure there were no 'nubs' and now it's like a high priced precision tool

Haven’t used yet but appears well made

1. Angles not correct 2. Corner of guide plate hits bolster, preventing grinding of entire edge. The corner needs to be partially removed (see pic). 3. Guide plate leaves a large gap between it and the belt which disallows smaller width blades. I'm hoping this can be remedied by expanding the slots for the pins to allow the guide plate to touch the belt. Not there yet. 4. The plate doesn't achieve a small enough angle for knife sharpening. Expanding the slots may remedy this. We'll see. I suggest watching this YT video: "How to get more precision sharpening from you 1x30". I'm in the process of attempting to modify the guide for my use case. I'll update this review when I'm finished.

It works well but it takes a little time and practice to learn to use it well.

Works well enough

Hay que ajustarlo con un inclinómetro, pero funciona bien como respaldo

You have to fine tune this if you’re going to be using it a lot for knife sharpening. The angles marked aren’t even close so disregard. Alexandria sharpening on u tube has an excellent video on what needs to be done to fine tune this little gauge. Works as advertised but not accurate until it’s modified

Pointless product,do better freehand.

The sping broke off when I put it on the platten I'll have glue it on to the platten