Never Enough Money wrote:
I thought a belt made a flat surface. The diameter of a wheel gives the
"hollow grind" which makes subsequent sharpening much faster.

I also have a 1" x40" belt but didn't think it would be better than a
grinder. Am I wrong?


Never gave it a thought.

I use it to quickly sharpen things like scissors, scrapers, construction
chisels, etc.

HTH

Lew