Fred wrote:
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> For years my problem with my belt sander was the paper coming apart at the
> glue joint with not much use and not pushing it hard. It does get hot and
> glue fails. Is this normal?
For cheap belts, yes.
For quality belts, not typical ime until the belts are quite old.
However, I had Kingspor tell me that they only warrant the adhesive used
for a year. I had one set that had been stored for probably 10 years
(they were sorta' lost in a move and forgotten) and they definitely
showed the problem. For belts used within a couple years of purchase
I've never had a problem.
George wrote:
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> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Thanks guys. I'll try not to buy a bunch of belts and store it for years
> > like before.
> >
>
> Not to worry. New belts are butted, not overlapped, and use a different
> method to keep together. Two is enough for me, given delivery time.
How belts are jointed depends wholly on the manufacturer and the
belt--not all manufacturers use butt joints...
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thanks guys. I'll try not to buy a bunch of belts and store it for years
> like before.
>
Not to worry. New belts are butted, not overlapped, and use a different
method to keep together. Two is enough for me, given delivery time.
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On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:17:31 -0700, the opaque "Fred" <[email protected]>
clearly wrote:
>For years my problem with my belt sander was the paper coming apart at the
>glue joint with not much use and not pushing it hard. It does get hot and
>glue fails. Is this normal?
<blush>
When I pulled my trusty (?) old B&D belt sandah out of the closet
after maybe a decade of disuse, I put a new belt on it (NOS from my
closet) and it ate the thing in seconds flat. I figured it was bad
glue. I then put another one on and it ate that in a minute or so, but
as I was removing it from the sandah, a disturbing icon caught my eye.
Yes, that little arrow meant only one thing: it was a directional
belt. I immediately asked myself "Why hadn't I seen that on the first
one OR the second belt?" After putting the third one on properly and
running it for half an hour, I decided that the glue was probably
still OK on the rest of the belts. <big sigh> </blush>
FWIW, never push down on a sander. Let the weight of the machine work
until it doesn't seem to be removing wood as well as you like, then
change the abrasive belt/pad/sheet. Save the used sheets for hand
sanding of a different finishing project.
You might also look into using a cabinet scraper or scraper plane to
limit your use of the sanders. They leave a nicer surface and they
don't put all that -dust- into the air.
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"Fred" <[email protected]> writes:
> For years my problem with my belt sander was the paper coming apart at the
> glue joint with not much use and not pushing it hard. It does get hot and
> glue fails. Is this normal?
You may also want to look at graphite sanding plate upgrade.
My metal underplate wore out, and I bought a graphite one for about $10-$20.
It's suppose to help the belts run cooler.
p.s. I've never had that problem, even before I replaced the plate.
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I had the same problem--broke 2 belts in quick order after several years of
not using the sander. New belts broke also. I checked the sanding plate (or
platen) and found it to be slightly rusty. I cleaned that off with
sandpaper, finishing with 600 grit wet-or-dry (purchased in the automotive
section of Wal-Mart). No problems since then.
Bob Broach
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> For years my problem with my belt sander was the paper coming apart at the
> glue joint with not much use and not pushing it hard. It does get hot and
> glue fails. Is this normal?
>