How To Sharpen A Knife On A Belt Grinder 

Great video! I sharpen my blades at about a 17 degree angle, right behind the top of the 10" wheel I use. It's where the belt is very stiff. I also run the belt towards me. All the old timers did it that way. You kids are afraid of the belt running towards you! LOL You always make sure your belt doesn't have any nicks and it works fine. You are barely touching the belt like you said anyway, so it's not going to dig into the belt as long as your belt is good. I grind the primary hollow grinds with the edge up and the belt running towards me, (Belt running down) using my 10" wheel as well. I forget why the old guys said to do it that way. I think it's so you get a crisp line for the hollow grind. I do buff with the cutting edge down because my wheel is not stiff enough and you don't want the buffer to grab the blade! I do have a leather belt that I just remembered. I will try your method. I'm not stubborn enough to keep an open mind. I still learn something new every day, after 55 years of being a self taught machinist, that has run a very successful manufacturing business for 43 years. I see your T shirt says Peru, IN. I'm near Chicago Il., in New Lenox, IL. Your 150 miles from me. Do you ever come this way on I-80? I'd love for you to stop over. See if you can find me on Facebook. I'd like to show you my knives. My name is Gary Cullen. My Instagram is; garycullen116

Tried so many ways that didn't work - very sharp very quickly - Thank you!

Thanks for the vid 😊 I am so glad I stumbled onto your services though even if it is a bit of a drive for me. You have a customer for life now. The knives I have dropped off, even our cheap ones, are just amazingly sharp. Will keep them coming for sure. It was great to see your setup. Keep up the great work!

Nice video but one suggestion. Set your camera higher, closer and angled downward to obtain a better view. Your arms were level with the knife so it completely obscured the knife sharpening process. Your narration and tips were excellent.

Can you make a video of all the gear that you use to sharpen the knives? Like the belt sander or sharpening wheels etc

I use the ken onion edition work sharp. I took the guides off and twisted it so that the belt is horizontal where the belt is spinning away from me. I just use an off brand 120 grit belt, and it works perfectly fine. I used a 400 grit, but it wasn't sharpening that well(it was okay), so I just use 120 and that's it. I used a diamond sharpener before this, and it was awesome, but it just took too long, now I sharpen my knives fast and effortlessly.

Great tutorial Matt. 😎

Great video, thank you.

GREAT VIDEO!!! ULINE CATALOG FOR THE WIN!!

Exactly what I needed. Thanks for the video. Can I ask. in general how many knives can be sharpened with a trizact belt?

Great video Matt. It would be nice if the camera was set to show a close up view. Your hands are in the way.

Yes

Nice set up there

What do you find is best for deburring as there are so many options these days? Can you explain why ceramic belts vs others? Thanks, great video.

Hi Matt, why do you prefer horizontal grinding? Also, why do you prefer a radius, platen or large wheel?

You said you are putting a convex edge on the knife, but it looks to me like you are putting a slightly concave edge on it…your platen is bowed out like a wheel. To get a convex edge you would need a slightly slack belt. Am I missing something?

I have a kmg. What is on your platen?