Curiousity; Does anyone know who makes a 6 by 54 inch belt sander?

On Feb 28, 9:04=A0pm, marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey All,
> Just wondering if anybody knows what manufacturers made 6 x 54 inch
> belt sanders? =A0Do you know if these were edge sanders or flat, or
> both? =A0Thanks for any info.
>
> Marc

Maybe this one?:
http://owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=3D240

That sounds like it would one of those flat\vertical sanders that
sometimes has a disk also. Not sure but seems about the right size.

On Feb 28, 7:04=A0pm, marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey All,
> Just wondering if anybody knows what manufacturers made 6 x 54 inch
> belt sanders? =A0Do you know if these were edge sanders or flat, or
> both? =A0Thanks for any info.
>
> Marc

Thanks Dennis,
That looks similar a Delta edge sander I once saw about 5 years ago.
(probably like the one that Kate referred to above.) I'm glad you
posted the OWWM site. Maybe someone there would want the belts.
Marc

On Mar 1, 10:41=A0pm, "Denis G." <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mar 1, 3:54=A0pm, marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Dennis,
> > That looks similar =A0a Delta edge sander =A0I once saw about 5 years a=
go.
> > (probably like the one that Kate referred to above.) =A0I'm glad you
> > posted the OWWM site. =A0Maybe someone there would want the belts.
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Marc
>
> Hope you can find a good home for them. =A0Depending upon how many you
> have (and you time and inclination) you could maybe modify an old
> 6x48" sander to use them (in the spirit of Larry Jaques' advice).

Hey Larry and Dennis,
I would love to find a good home for them but I won't be
"Frankensteining" my 6 x 48's. I was in the habit of picking up out
of commision machines and trying to rebuild them but each time I work
on a machine as contrasted to working with a machine I start to get
frustrated. No more mods for me.
Just to go tangential here a bit, while I was rebuilding the upper
belt portino of a 6x4 /12 inch disk sander I can across a great deal
on a nearly perfect 6 x 48 belt only machine. That one stays in my
basement and the combination machine is in my garage. No power in the
world will get me to modify them unless they stop making 6 x 48
belts. But thanks again for the suggestions and offer.
=20
Marc

On Mar 1, 3:06=A0am, "LDosser" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Hey All,
> > Just wondering if anybody knows what manufacturers made 6 x 54 inch
> > belt sanders? =A0Do you know if these were edge sanders or flat, or
> > both? =A0Thanks for any info.
>
> > Marc
>
> How about a 6x48?http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combination-Sander-6-x-4=
8-Belt-12-Dis...

Thanks guys but I have a 6 x 48 belt/12 inch disk sander in my
garage. I have a box of 6 x 54 belts and was going to call some
machinery dealers today to find out what they fit but I thought I'd
give the group a try first.
=20
Marc

On Mar 1, 3:54=A0pm, marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Dennis,
> That looks similar =A0a Delta edge sander =A0I once saw about 5 years ago=
.
> (probably like the one that Kate referred to above.) =A0I'm glad you
> posted the OWWM site. =A0Maybe someone there would want the belts.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Marc

Hope you can find a good home for them. Depending upon how many you
have (and you time and inclination) you could maybe modify an old
6x48" sander to use them (in the spirit of Larry Jaques' advice).

"marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey All,
> Just wondering if anybody knows what manufacturers made 6 x 54 inch
> belt sanders? Do you know if these were edge sanders or flat, or
> both? Thanks for any info.
>
> Marc

How about a 6x48?
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Combination-Sander-6-x-48-Belt-12-Disc-1725-RPM/G1276

Delta used to...

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:04:32 -0800 (PST), the infamous marc rosen
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:

>Hey All,
>Just wondering if anybody knows what manufacturers made 6 x 54 inch
>belt sanders? Do you know if these were edge sanders or flat, or
>both? Thanks for any info.

If you buy my spare copy of _Making and Modifying Machines_, you can
make your own, Marc. http://fwd4.me/HTB ($22-$75 + s/h Amazone)

I'll have it delivered it to your door for $19. (15+4s/h)

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