JP

Jay Pique

14/11/2003 4:22 PM

Zirconium sanding belts

Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
them up like I usually do?

Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?

JP
*****************
Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....


This topic has 9 replies

GR

Gerald Ross

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

14/11/2003 9:11 PM

Zirconia belts can be loaded and cleaned over and over unless you load
it with a molten gunk such as some paints. But they do last much longer.
I have only purchased one for my large sander (80 grit for hogging off),
and it has lasted through many AO finer belts that I use for finishing
off. I used to use a zirconia disk on my outboard spindle on my lathe
for sharpening. Never wore it out.

Jay Pique wrote:
>
> Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
> they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
> them up like I usually do?
>
> Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
> 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
>
> JP
> *****************
> Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....

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"larry in cinci"

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

16/11/2003 10:16 PM

I cannot remember where I read this but somewhere I read that old tennis
shoes can clean sanding belts. Also old crepe soled shoes. Larry
"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
> they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
> them up like I usually do?
>
> Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
> 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
>
> JP
> *****************
> Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....

ET

"Eric Tonks"

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

05/12/2003 1:07 PM

The "big gummy blocks" are blocks of crepe rubber. Before I spent money on a
block, I had some old crepe rubber soled shoes and took the heel, the
thickest part, and used it to clean a sanding disk to see if it would work.
When my old shoes wore down, I then bought a couple of blocks and use them
all the time.

"larry in cinci" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I cannot remember where I read this but somewhere I read that old tennis
> shoes can clean sanding belts. Also old crepe soled shoes. Larry
> "Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
> > they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
> > them up like I usually do?
> >
> > Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
> > 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
> >
> > JP
> > *****************
> > Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....
>

JP

Jay Pique

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

14/11/2003 7:01 PM

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:41:05 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
>> they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
>> them up like I usually do?
>>
>> Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
>> 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
>>
>> JP
>> *****************
>> Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....
>
>there's a rubber gummy thing you can get to unload belts. looks like a big
>eraser.

Does it work?

JP

Cc

"CW"

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

15/11/2003 4:57 AM

Yes.

"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Does it work?
>
> JP

JB

"J.B. Bobbitt"

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

15/11/2003 3:17 AM

Does anybody else out there remember when they used to put zirconium in
toothpaste?

"New Pepsodent!! With zirconium silicate!! Puts pizzaz in your smile!!!!'

I wonder how much tooth enamel was worn away in those days.

-JBB

CS

"Charles Spitzer"

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

14/11/2003 2:41 PM


"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
> they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
> them up like I usually do?
>
> Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
> 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
>
> JP
> *****************
> Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....

there's a rubber gummy thing you can get to unload belts. looks like a big
eraser.

MP

Mike Patterson

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

14/11/2003 7:17 PM

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:41:05 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
>> they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
>> them up like I usually do?
>>
>> Care to share any tips on a) avoiding loading in the first place and
>> 2) salvaging those for which I've ignored (a)?
>>
>> JP
>> *****************
>> Not happy with the tracking adjustment on the PC352VS.....
>
>there's a rubber gummy thing you can get to unload belts. looks like a big
>eraser.
>


Link to a quality rubber gummy thing:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?SID=&ccurrency=1&page=20192&category=1,42500

HTH
Mike
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Steve Knight

in reply to Jay Pique on 14/11/2003 4:22 PM

15/11/2003 3:24 AM

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:22:55 -0500, Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote:

>Are these less prone to loading than Aluminum Oxide belts - or are
>they just longer lasting in the event that I don't irreparably gunk
>them up like I usually do?

they don't seem to load up as much as most belts. they are far more aggressive
and lest a hell of a lot longer. well worth the cost. I use up a lot of them and
AO belts would cost me a fortune and be slower.

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