These have electrostatically oriented particles (on a mylar backing) that cut quickly, but leave a near mirror finish. The belts become finer in use as the silicon carbide particles are reduced in size through fracturing. Very controllable, they are ideal for carving tools, but are equally usable on straight-edged tools like chisels. 15 micron is the equivalent of 1000x in Japanese water stones. Made in USA.
B. Blue Zirconia
Zirconia belts are a combination of aluminum oxide and
zirconium oxide, extremely hard, long lasting, and very
resistant to particle dulling. Designed to grind
hardened steels of all kinds, including stainless, the
40x is used for major stock removal (e.g., lawn-mower
blades), while the 80x and 120x are for hand tool
blades.
C. Aluminum Oxide
Our aluminum oxide belts are all semi-open coat with
resin-resin bond and X-weight cloth suitable for general
sanding.
D. Grinding Belts
Ideal for use with hardened tool steels of all kinds,
these belts are especially well suited for knife
sharpening. Their bonded coating differs from the slurry
coating found on most sheet or belt abrasives. Made by
3M with electrostatically oriented particles bonded to
the mylar backing in a heat-set resin, the belts are
durable and leave a consistent finish. Depending on the
amount of shaping required before final honing, optimal
performance and best value are obtained when several
successively finer grades are used. The 1200x belt is
suitable for final honing in most applications.
Made in USA.
E. Leather Honing
Use these lap-joint leather belts on your belt sander to
hone chisels, plane blades and carving tools to a mirror
finish. In 1" x 30" and 1" x 42" sizes to fit many
disc/belt sanders. We recommend our blade honing
compound for use with these belts.
Made in USA.
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