new grinder a hair raising experience

[snj8198]

Hey gang, I got a new 1"x30" belt grinder from Harbor Freight for sharpening knives. It's giving me static shocks. The shocks can be related similarly to static from dragging feet on the carpet. I can get a little shock with one pass of a knife or a relatively big shock after 5 passes.

What can a guy do for this? Do I need to ground the grinder or myself some how?

Thanks!

Shocked Steve