6” Bench Grinder & 2” x 42” Sander Combo BG2600

Good investment

Very mobile and compact. Just what I needed

I am new to knife making, so I don't have anything to compare to really, but so far I like this sander/grinder. It runs smooth and straight. It was pretty easy to put together, even though a few things in the instructions were described or shown in somewhat confusing ways - nothing that you can't figure out with some common sense. I'm looking forward to using th heck out of this thing.

So far its a great Grinder to start out with though for use of more aggressive belts I am going to have to remove parts of the guard, and have access to the wheels. all that aside great product (wish the guard was removable)

First off I had issues with the shipping procedure. First one was that it said my grinder was going to be delivered to an address in Maryland... I live in northern CA. Then I had a hard time getting anyone from buck tool to answer my questions. I finally got answers! The tool its self is fairly good.... The grinding wheel had a bad wobble to it which caused a severe vibration. Having the 40 years of experience working with bench grinders and belt Sanders I used a trick I learned,if you loosen the bolt holding the wheel on the shaft and turn it a little at a time,tighten it back down and turn it back on,if it still wobbles do it again until the wobble goes away or minimizes the wobble. Some of the reviews had said that the shaft was bent on the first one they received but was fine on the second one they got,it may not be bent it may be the wheel... there is more plastic on it than I would like but for the price point it's pretty good. I like that the platen is movable allowing for some flex of the belt. The tracking works well and belt changes are very quick and easy. For an entry level belt sander it is well worth the money. I want to let you know that I have for most of 40 years worked with a $3,000 dollar belt sander so it is difficult to compare the new belt sander to one of the buck tools... Honestly it's pretty good for the money! I worked for 40+ years as a saw, tool and knife sharpener. This works pretty well on sharpening knives and I know what I am talking about!!!