Not sure if this is the right place for this question but I wanted to pick your brains on this. I just bought a 2x42 craftsman belt sander/grinder for entry level knife making. Im just starting out but I was wondering if I could remove the 6" sanding disk, guard, and bed and mount a buffing wheel to that shaft. From the looks of it, the disk is only held on with a set screw on the shaft and the guard/bed just has a few bolts attaching it to the body. It will all certainly come off, but I am wondering if running this with a buffing wheel will do any damage to the unit. The whole unit looks just like a bench grinder so in theory it should work. Im trying to avoid buying a separate grinder for buffing.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921513000P?sid=comm_sears_productpg
I guess what I want to do is make a poor man's one of these. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Knife-Belt-Sander-Buffer/G1015
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921513000P?sid=comm_sears_productpg
I guess what I want to do is make a poor man's one of these. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Knife-Belt-Sander-Buffer/G1015