1x30 Radius Platen for Open-Frame Belt Grinders | 254 mm & 250 mm

Set your apex on the belt grinder, on the same radius you finish with on your wet grinder.

If you sharpen on a Tormek, a BuckTool or a KFMK system, you know the edge those machines put on a knife. The slow part is the starting point. A badly chipped knife can take five minutes to reach the apex on the wet grinder, and if you run a CBN or diamond wheel, that is wear on an expensive wheel.

The 1x30 Radius Platen lets you do the heavy work on your open-frame 1x30 belt grinder instead. Its face has the same radius as your wheel, so you can grind out the chips and fully raise the apex on the belt, then move to your wet grinder to finish. With the same angle and projection setup on both machines, the bevel you set on the platen carries over to your wheel.

Why use it

• Remove chips and set the apex on the belt grinder, not on your CBN or diamond wheel
• Same radius as your wheel, so the bevel transfers between machines
• Saves time on damaged knives and saves wear on expensive wheels

Choose your radius

• 254 mm: matches the 10 inch (254 mm) CBN and diamond wheels many sharpeners run
• 250 mm: for 250 mm wheels and stones, including Tormek T-8 and SJ-250 setups

Wheels get smaller as they wear. We are making 245 mm and 240 mm sizes for worn wheels, so message us if you need one.

What it fits

Open-frame 1x30 belt grinders, including the Toolcker (sold by VEVOR), VEVOR and KFMK open-frame 1x30 models. The leg mounting holes are sized for M6 screws. If your machine uses different hardware, contact us before you order and we can accommodate it.

Before you order

Please check that your machine's leg holes take M6 screws. Our standard return policy applies, and the customer pays return shipping, so confirm fit first. Not sure? Message us and we will help.

Setting your angles

Use our free Sharpening Angle Calculator (1×30 radius platen mode, beta) to find your bar setting on a 1×30 with the Get Sharp support bar base.

Thinning

The platen can also be used for thinning. That is an advanced technique and we do not recommend it for beginners.

Where it came from

This one started in the Sharpeners Discord. The idea came from Tony, and Tanya developed it for Get Sharp.