18 Pack 2 x 42 Inch Silicon Carbide Sanding Belts Assortment- 80, 120, 240, 400, 800, 1000 Grits Premium Sander Belts For Knife Sharpening and Metalworking

Bought for sharpening knives. Work great without over heating the steel

1000 grit on a sanding belt ... Love it ... I'm a guitar player and that grit destroys pointy frets right now!!!

I've done a lot of sharpening. I started with whetstones. I mastered those to the point where I could get every single knife I touched hair whittling sharp. As I sharpened more and more, I realized it was taking forever. Flattening the stones, soaking them, increasing the grit, all took forever.So I transitioned over to a diamond stone. This was better as diamond stones abrade much faster than whetstones. They also need almost no maintenance. No need for flattening or soaking. But it was still a lot of manual labor and if I just sharpen with 1000 diamond it took about 2 to 5 minutes. There had to be a better way.After researching the many devices available including electric sharpeners, machines like the tarmac, jigs like the wicked edge, etc. I finally decided on a belt sander. I didn't want to pay a lot of money, and I wanted a flat edge (not concave or convex). I figured a belt sander is basically a stone but it moves on its own. So I bought one of those 1x30 belt sanders for around $60. For months, I've been using the belt that came with the sander. It's about 120 to 240 grit. I could get knives sharper than brand new ones to the point where they could shave arm hair (not cleanly and face shaving was very uncomfortable) within 1 minute. But I was never really happy with the results. I thought people were right when they told me that an edge from a belt. Sander was not as good as he whetstone.But these belts changed that. I immediately tried the 1000 grit belt on my already pretty sharp knife. The difference was immediately noticeable. I could cleanly shave all my arm hair in one pass and I could even semi-comfortably shaved my face. The belt construction even though it seems thinner than the Harbor freight belts, the gluing seems to be a lot better. The Harbor freight belts have a bump where the seam is and it causes a lot of vibration and it slightly pushes the knife away from the platen on each rotation. The 1000 grit belt was very smooth and very quiet. The only bad thing I noticed was after only two or three sharpenings, I noticed there was significant wear on the edges of the belt. I could see the white paper backing where the grit has completely worn down. I've used the Harbor freight belts for about a dozen sharpenings and re bevels with no signs of wear.I will definitely be looking for even higher grit belts. I'm very happy these belts helped me discover a better way to sharpen.

good value, and shipping was prompt. However they do wear a little quickly when used on steel

I liked these belts but they are on the cheaper side of things, they do the job well enough, I really liked the fact that you can get them in some really fine grits that others just don't have and that's great. I have used these several times and they are quick to fill up but they can be cleaned with the rubber belt bars but only one time at max. I would purchase these again if for nothing other than the fine grains they offer

Product came quickly, Simple black bag package. Received 3 of each as ordered. They fit sander. Used them for sharpening.

These work great for knife making. I’m impressed with the quality in general but this is unreal at this price point

Very good l'm Very happy with them.

Buena calidad, se sienten de buena calidad los materiales

je recommande

These seem like decent belts for the price but don’t have much else to compare them to yet

Excelente producto fácil de instalar resistente duradero

These belts don't last very long but for the price, they will work for finishing.