ok, i've been doing a bit of work with aluminum lately. hand sanding is getting to be a pain. would this unit work ok? i can get higher grit belts and wheels. wdyt?

 

did you mean to post something?

 

that would help huh?
http://www.deltamachinery.com/...p=834

sorry bout that.

 

i have a HF version of that and it works pretty well on steel if i had more $$$ id get something better but thats way at the bottom of my list since the HF works fine.

make sure you get a nice belt and disc for metal.

 

something like this?
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...36402

 

mine= http://www.harborfreight.com/c...38123

 

awesome. thanks. you dont know a good band saw do ya? lol. thats the last thing i need.

 

i use the HF 160$ one and its small and does a good job for what i need.

 

i have that same delta and it worked great till last night and i shredded the teeth off of the belt. Worked great everyday for the past year though, the machine was not babied. i have sanded down many flanges with it.

 

thanks, thats just what i was wondering. its mostly for adapters and stuff i make out of aluminum. the vice leaves teeth marks and i like to do a quick finish sand. wonder if i can find a 1000 or 1500 grit belts.

 

you would be suprised the finish with a 400 belt. it is very nice.

 

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are you talking about resurfacing a flange after welding? if so what grit would you use?
I was under the impression that the smaller the grit the quicker the process will be. I have a 6"x48" for resurfacing flanges, what grit would you recommand?

 

well not just flanges, but i also make paintball markers parts. mostly drop forwards. the higher the grit, the finer the finish. i use 600grit to get out all the deep knicks and scratchs, then follow up with 1500 to get a almost polished look. i could go to 2000 to REALY get out the scratchs, but my hands would realy hurt.

a 600 grit would be fine, but its not realy a finished product. paint, polish or powdercoat would show scratchs. for flanges that would be ok, cause no one realy cares, but for a paintball product you gotta be near perfect.