You could possibly get by with 1 1/2 hp for belt grinding, but with the amount of surface area and metal removal used for some projects like knife making, it takes a lot of hp to keep up the speeds these belts need to work efficiently.
Bob
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Quick Belt Grinder Question
- Thread starter PHPaul
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You could possibly get by with 1 1/2 hp for belt grinding, but with the amount of surface area and metal removal used for some projects like knife making, it takes a lot of hp to keep up the speeds these belts need to work efficiently.
Bob
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I’ll post some pictures of my belt grinder when I get back to the shop