BucktoolLow Speed Bench Belt Grinder Combo, 2.1A 1x30 inch Belt & 6 inch Grinder, 1/3 HP Low Speed Bench Belt Disc Sander Combo for Knife Making, Sharpening, Woodworking, Metalworking

It was exactly as advertised. Alot of engineering went into this grinder to make it great

Gave as gift. Grandson very happy with it.

No dust collocation on wheel so I removed shroud and installed a 8” wheel and 6” psa pad on the shaft end and got a shroud off of eBay to hook the vac to.

This assembly was purchased solely to sharpen our many home knives quickly. I'm pretty good with a sharpening stone, but don't care for that volume of work anymore.My issue: I did not realize that the belt only goes down, which is a bit awkward for me. I would also like a consistent angle that doesn't require a lot of practice to attain. Therefore if you need belt direction to go away from the leading edge, this machine is probably not for you. It can't be reversed. Maybe it can be leaned on it's back?If you are comfortable with the belt grinding into the leading edge, it will work, especially if you're able to hand set the blade angle accurately and consistently. If you're not comfortable with that, I suggest watching this video on YT: "How to get more precision sharpening from you 1x30". There the author demonstrates how to sharpen into the belt using an inexpensive angle setting tool. He also shows how to correct/modify the angle tool so it functions better, allowing the knife bolster to get close to the belt. I'm still setting that up and will modify this review once that's finished and I have some experience with it. I have some concerns about sharpening small pocket knives with this machine, but I won't try it until I've finished the setup above.Ignoring the direction issue, the tool seems robust and well made. It was very easy to assemble and has worked well. I will soon replace the 6" 80 grit grinding wheel with a homemade MDF honing wheel to speed up honing and routine sharpening.

Purchased 2 of these grinders recently and the latching mechanism for the belt side was damaged on the one. I contacted Bucktool and they were very responsive and quickly replaced the part. I was extremely pleased with their customer service response. And more importantly the grinders are working very well for my purpose. At this point I will say they are very good value for the price.

Works great for sharpening knives without heating them up

I use this every day for sharpening knives. Added an angle guide and it works very well. Quiet. Powerful enough. Dust collection port at the back is just right. Love the hinged belt swap cover.

About half of the parts were NOT included. That’s disappointing. It looks like a decent piece of equipment. I will know more when I get the parts and can fully assemble.