Belt Sander!
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Belt Sander!
This is more like a celebration thread for me, but here's the point:
At work we had some extra $$$ laying around, so I decided to buy a belt sander, since I knew I needed it for an upcoming job. Holy crap I seriously didn't know what I was missing! I have been an upstart fabricator for the past few years, and neglected to purchase one thinking it was a commodity and not a necessity. Wrong!
Anyways, life in the shop has become easier, and the machine runs for a good hour at a time with all the stuff I run on it. 6" belt and 10(?)" Disc.
Yay
At work we had some extra $$$ laying around, so I decided to buy a belt sander, since I knew I needed it for an upcoming job. Holy crap I seriously didn't know what I was missing! I have been an upstart fabricator for the past few years, and neglected to purchase one thinking it was a commodity and not a necessity. Wrong!
Anyways, life in the shop has become easier, and the machine runs for a good hour at a time with all the stuff I run on it. 6" belt and 10(?)" Disc.
Yay
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My buddy had some rinky dink belt sander from home depot, you could stop the belt with your hand, lol. I kept telling him to buy a nice one, that he'd use it more than anything else in his shop, but he kept putting it off. He finally bought one and called me like a week later telling me how useful it was and how he couldn't believe he went so long w/o one. Definitely a very useful tool!
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Exactly right! Here I was squaring the ends of header tubing by hand. 3 seconds on the belt sander vs 15 minutes using an angle grinder = I was a moron.
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Belt sanders are the bomb! Just watch your fingers and for flying objects... (I've seen pieces of metal go shooting across the shop )
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Haha just today I replicated the scene from Tommy Boy. Except it was a collector and not an oil filter.
Yes the collector was worthless afterwards (16ga header collector)
Yes the collector was worthless afterwards (16ga header collector)
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at my shop we always used a 6" belt sander, but recently picked up a 1" "burr-king" model, and have to say it is a way better all around sander. I dont think anyone has touched the old 6" since.
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Re: Belt Sander! (rlockwood)
I need a belt sander that can do the width of a flange. I have a little delta one for doing headers or making collectors flat... but Im looking for something a little more "industrial strength" any suggestions?
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Re: Belt Sander! (.RTErnie)
I can definitely vouch for the fact that the Home Depot style 4" belt sanders are marginal performance wise. I don't think I'd be sticking my hand on it to stop it, but you can't really take off alot of material very quickly. I bevel els with it, remove some surface for fine fitment....I can't say it doesn't work, but I can imagine a true beasty belt sander is probably a heck of a wonderful thing.
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You guy should look more into belt grinders rather then sanders. Belt grinders have a really high belt speed and rubber contact wheels designed for metal sanding.
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