How to fix old sanding belts?

generally, there is no fixing this. consider these as high grade very
rough and a bit over stiff sheets for scary sharp.

the best fix I have found is to use the fiber reinforced packing tape
on the in side and superglue on the joint. that will last for a little
while.

Thanks, folks, for the suggestion. As it has been awhile since I have
purchased any belts, what are some good sources for woodworking
supplies these days? We didn't have the Internet when I was last into
woodworking in a major way; I remember Trendlines and some other
places that I purchased things from. What is a good abrasives company,
and is there any thing better these days than the blue Zirconium
Aluminate belts that I used back then? Thanks again, Richard

Richard wrote:
> Folks, it has been ~ 10 years since I have been active in my
> woodworking shop, for a variety of reasons, and recently I tried using
> some of my sanding belts and had them all separate at the joint. These
> were brand new belts (10 years ago) and the ravages of being in a hot
> Houston TX garage have probably taken their toll on the adhesive.
> I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or had tried using some
> adhesive on sand belts that had separated at the joint? Is this a
> common problem? I hate to toss these belts, as they were very good
> zironium aluminate belts, and they have not been used, but don't work
> in their present condition.
> Any help is GREATLY appreciated, Thanks so much!!
>
Back in the olden days in high school shop, we made our own from long
pieces begged from a plywood factory. We cut the pieces to length
diagonally, put a grinding wheel on the old DeWalt RAS and ground off
half an inch of grit on one end, Put Elmers glue on it, overlapped the
ends and ironed it with a home laundry iron. They worked fine.

Moral: Try white or yellow glue and clamp overnight. What's to lose?

Zirconia is the best grit material in my opinion, but a little pricey.

Another place to try for abrasives is WWW.supergrit.com Good Luck.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

I couldn't care less about apathy.





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Thanks, Gerald. I'll try your idea! Yes, Zirconia was my favorite
grit, back when I was doing a lot of woodworking, and that is why I
want to find a way to keep my blue zirconia belts. The abrasive has
not loosened on them, but they only last a few revolutions in the belt
sander before they come undone where they are joined. Thanks again,
and I'm open to any other suggestions for using these belts.

I'd share the experience with the manufacturer. They may take pity on you.
Gorilla glue?
Wilson
"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Folks, it has been ~ 10 years since I have been active in my
> woodworking shop, for a variety of reasons, and recently I tried using
> some of my sanding belts and had them all separate at the joint. These
> were brand new belts (10 years ago) and the ravages of being in a hot
> Houston TX garage have probably taken their toll on the adhesive.
> I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or had tried using some
> adhesive on sand belts that had separated at the joint? Is this a
> common problem? I hate to toss these belts, as they were very good
> zironium aluminate belts, and they have not been used, but don't work
> in their present condition.
> Any help is GREATLY appreciated, Thanks so much!!
>

Here is the most complete site and source for woodwork abrasives:
http://www.klingspor.com/

Close runners up:
http://cms.3m.com/cms/US/en/2-188/kriilFR/view.jhtml
http://www.nortonconsumer.com/



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"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks, folks, for the suggestion. As it has been awhile since
> I have
> purchased any belts, what are some good sources for woodworking
> supplies these days? We didn't have the Internet when I was
> last into
> woodworking in a major way; I remember Trendlines and some
> other
> places that I purchased things from. What is a good abrasives
> company,
> and is there any thing better these days than the blue Zirconium
> Aluminate belts that I used back then? Thanks again, Richard
>

I use new belts, cut at the seam and glued on glass, to flatten the
soles of bench planes, &tc. So they may not be a total loss, as long
as the adhesive holding the grit to the backing still holds.

On 15 Jan 2006 07:08:29 -0800, "Richard" <[email protected]> wrote:

>recently I tried using
>some of my sanding belts and had them all separate at the joint.

Last time I had that problem I threw them onto the pile of "odd scraps
of sandpaper for use by hand".

Then all the grit fell off anyway. By the time the joint failed, they
were really too far gone for anything.