The Anvil Edge

I realise after posting my initial question that it may have been helpful for me to post a link of the grinder in question so here it is. http://www.busybeetools.com/products/sander-6in-x-9in-belt-disc-craftex.html I will look into the no weld plans in the meantime.

Ok so I have recently been getting into bladesmithing although I have been doing blacksmithing for a couple of years now. I have a small 2”x18” belt grinder at home which I have used for some small knives I have made but I go through belts incredibly fast and was looking to upgrade to a larger model. That being said the common 2”x72” belt grinder is set way out of my price range right now as the technical building of it is a bit beyond me and in Canada the only supplier sells them for about 2000 bucks. I have found this 6”x48” belt grinder though and think it looks like a promising option but I wanted to know if anyone has any experience working with such a wide belt and any problems I might face. Any advice appreciated.