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New(?) Grizzly 2x42 Knife Making Belt Sander // Thoughts and Opinions?
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Can anyone tell a difference between these two grizzly belt grinders? They have the same specs but prices differ. I’m thinking the white shop fox is just newer version of the green grizzly? They would be used for knife making mostly
I was curious if anyone else has seen the, what I believe is new, 2x42 belt sander from Grizzly aimed at knife making. Grizzly 2x42 Knife Making Belt Sander
I am a very occasional hobbyist knife maker and I currently own a 1x30 from Grizzly I bought years ago. I'd love a proper 2x48 machine one day but those often cost closer to $1000 with a motor and VFD from what I've seen. So at initial glances when I saw this, the adjustable positing stand and VFD for $300 I got very excited until I saw it was run off a 3/4HP motor. This would be an obvious step up from the 1/3HP motor on my 1x30 but from the posts I've seen its still VERY anemic for a 2" belt.
Obviously this thing wouldn't be appropriate for more serious use cases but I am wondering what you all think about this? Its a bit outside my realm of expertise but I imagine you could swap out the motor for something more powerful down the road without too much of a hassle.
For my use case my only concern is the motor being so underpowered for what you're doing that it becomes more of a hassle to use than the upgrade provides convenience.
I don't think it comes across like this but just for the record I'm not a grizzly fanboy in any sense. The 1x30 seemed the best quality 1x30 I could afford at the time I bought it and I just came across this while doing my period window shopping of more serious 2x48/2x72 machines. The brand overlap is purely coincidental