sanding on tablesaw and bandsaw

[dtam]

Has anyone tried sanding outside curves on the tablesaw using one of these 10" sanding disc:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

Will this damage the tablesaw over time? I don't do too many curve pieces, so won't be doing this too often. I have a Delta 36-675? contractor tablesaw that was on clearance at HD a year ago.


I also got a sanding belt for my HF bandsaw, but haven't used it yet.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...61&cat=1,42500

Can this be used for outside and inside curves? Is this also bad for the bandsaw?

thanks for any advice
David

[cgallery]

I previously used the sanding disk on a Craftsman table saw w/o problems. The first time I tried it on the BT3K I noticed the BT3K spins too fast. Popeye just started another thread and discovered that a router speed control allows you to slow the unit down enough to use the sanding disk.

Thanks,
Phil

[lrogers]

I've used a 10" disk on the Bt once. It went through the wood VERY quickly. A light hand was required to prevent burning and other wise messing up the piece. The piece I was doing was fairly large, so the BT's table was a plus.

[mdutch]

You might want to consider a speed control
Here's another thread talking about disc sanding on the BT3K

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=21519

[MURPHY-D]

David,

I purchased a BTS10 saw and mounted a 10" disk on it just for sanding, it works fine only a little too fast, needs a speed control. You can order different grits of paper for the disk.

[JimD]

I used a sanding disk on my BT3100 Sunday night. Worked nicely. It does take a light touch.

Jim