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Guys, need a tool recommendation

Grizzly H6070 1x30 belt/5" disk combo, or a Raikon 1x30 belt/5" disk combo

How heavy is the use?

Knife sharpening and general metal grinding

Country of origin?

Let me check

Grizzly is US

Rikon is probably asian

Links?

Just because it says US made doesn't mean it's good

Rikon is Chinese

https://www.rikontools.com/about

And Grizzly
http://www.grizzly.com/aboutus

Just looking for a nice intersection between cost, reliability, and efficacy.

Rpm the same?

There's a lot of models

IIRC H6070 is 3500rpm 0.5hp

Try and get one with a sheild and work light

Also make sure you get a fucking grind clearer

If you start getting a film on the wheel stop or you'll mess up

The main concern is going to be your grinding wheels

Yeah Rikon is 0.3hp and 3270rpm

Also yeah, same as caring for whetstones

Not exactly

Gotta keep the grot clean

Grit

It's a little diffrent

I assume dust buildup is more significant

But my fear is dropping 200 on a tool that's shit

Hahaha

So your dressing wheel is going to be your big investment

Nah

Yahhh

A blown wheel can kill your grinder

Trying to just get decent tools that I'm not paying a 50% markup for a name brand on

Go get one from home depot

Also yes, spin a wheel to 3500rpm and it's a frag grenade

Try and get one with good guards