What eats sanding belts for lunch?

[LCHIEN]

Hmmm, something's been hiding in my garage and is apparently hungry enough to eat 120 grit sanding belts.

What the heck kind of bada$$ animal eats sanding belts???

That's a four-inch Norton belt. Maybe they like the glue that binds the aluminum oxides to the belt? or the paper? Maybe it sharpens their teeth?

OMG: maybe he'll develop a taste for tungsten carbide?

[jdon]

I vaguely recall that rat teeth keep growing, so to keep them at a workable length, they need to keep grinding them down... just saying

[Carpenter96]

Very Scary!

Regards Bob

[capncarl]

My first thoughts are:
Don't doze off in the chair in your shop. You might loose something you need.

What kind of ppe would you need for protection against a rat?

Maybe you could train him to carve or cut dovetails for you!

capncarl

[woodturner]

What the heck kind of bada$$ animal eats sanding belts???

Spiderpig? ;-)

Roaches like to eat glue - maybe roaches nibbled away at it over time.

Mice or voles is another possibility, and very difficult to keep out of the shop.

I suspect if you put out a few glue traps you will figure it out

[lrr]

Hmmm, something's been hiding in my garage and is apparently hungry enough to eat 120 grit sanding belts.

What the heck kind of bada$$ animal eats sanding belts???

That's a four-inch Norton belt. Maybe they like the glue that binds the aluminum oxides to the belt? or the paper? Maybe it sharpens their teeth?

OMG: maybe he'll develop a taste for tungsten carbide?

I think you should set out a variety of grits, such that your critters can get the best possible sharpening of their teeth. And definitely premium belts. We are talking about an animal's health.

[cork58]

Shrew's! Run for your life!

[phrog]

Sand crabs?

[Brian G]

It probably took your Rockler sillicone glue brush, too.

[LCHIEN]

It probably took your Rockler sillicone glue brush, too.

Found that! Uneaten.
I was looking for a old B&D Piranaha saw blade - can't find that. Probably eaten..

[phrog]

Found that! Uneaten.
I was looking for a old B&D Piranaha saw blade - can't find that. Probably eaten..

Caimans eat piranha. Maybe you have a caiman in your garage. Don't stand in the same spot too long.