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Nice tool for small jobs - Edgepal - 11-08-2018
Found this small tool today on internet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7M7YLl0R-/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=150z62xkqqnk7
Thomas
RE: Nice tool for small jobs - EOU - 11-08-2018
Well it is kind of cute Thomas! Thanks!
RE: Nice tool for small jobs - Mark Reich - 11-10-2018
I've seen this before, and yes, these machines look amazing, but they are really tiny. I had to try pretty hard to find any specs, but I'm guessing that's a 1/2"x 12" Work Sharp belt. The Work Sharp was mentioned, and it sounds like these machines are about the same price.
I don't have any idea how these could be so cheap, but I remember thinking the same thing last time I saw them. You just aren't going to get much for $100 or whatever. The problem is that the maker isn't giving any specifications, and isn't answering any questions. I don't see anything indicating that they are actually for sale or how well they work. I can't tell if one has ever been sold, or even used.
RE: Nice tool for small jobs - Bud - 11-10-2018
As the ad in Instagram says "many of you may find an actual purpose for this".
RE: Nice tool for small jobs - grepper - 11-10-2018
They have similar little grinders on Ebay. While cute and cool I see little advantage to having such a tiny thing unless it fits some specific need. Little itty-bitty belts don't last long or carry away heat well and end up costing a lot compared to say a 42" belt in the long run.
That said, I kinda want one just, well, because.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/110V-DIY-Mini-Belt-Sander-Bench-Mount-Grinder-Polishing-Grinding-Machine-Buffer/283222324839?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160323102634%26meid%3D4d791d6cc10b4849b0a47e31c61d824a%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D273498183903%26itm%3D283222324839&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1
RE: Nice tool for small jobs - Edgepal - 11-11-2018
It is a cute tool
I can absloutley se some use of it - but knife sharpening is not one of them.I have a workshop with many machines and tools and I produce things in my workshop, sometimes tiny things that needs to be adjusted to fit. Small tools like this - if they work properly - can be helpful to that kind of work.
Then, sorry to say, I like small things, mostly black things, but shiny small things come in second place
Thomas