Ran across this in Workbench Feb 2006 magazine:
<http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/main/wb293-races01.html>
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marc rosen wrote:
> Hey John,
> I saw a small write up in an old issue of Fine Woodworking showing two
> competitors at the starting ramp for a belt sander race. The sanders
> were "beefed" up with longer extension cords and very coarse paper.
> Marc
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G'day Marc,
Glad to see that I wasn't the only hooligan when I was youngster ;)
regards
John
Mark & Juanita wrote:
> Ran across this in Workbench Feb 2006 magazine:
> <http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/main/wb293-races01.html>
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Amazing what blokes will do for fun.
When I was cabinet making, working at the factory on a weekend or some
other time the boss was not around we used to do similar thing, but with
belt sanders.
We'd scavenge as many extension leads as we could, clear a space on the
floor the length of the factory and fire up a couple belt sanders.
Good fun, damaged a couple of things that were not moved far enough out
of the way, and won or lost a few beers at the pub after work.
Never buggered a sander though. Must have built 'em tough in those days ;)
regards
John
Looks dangerous. Some one call OSHA. ;~)
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