Belt sander cleaning

[tommyt654]

Has anyone ever used an old tennis shoe to clean up the belts on a stationary belt sander?

[cabinetman]

Has anyone ever used an old tennis shoe to clean up the belts on a stationary belt sander?

Actually I wear my old tennis shoes. Does it work? If it does, do I have to take them off to run them on the belt?

I've been using those cleaning sticks.
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[sweensdv]

Never done the tennis shoe route but I've read that it works.

I've also seen where you can use a tube of caulk that has solidified up. Just tear off the outside cardboard and you're good to go.

[tommyt654]

Grabbed an old pair of Asics out of the closet and lo and behold it works pretty darn good, cleaned up the pine I had been sanding right off the belt in about 45 sec. COOL.

[scmhogg]

My belt sander is mounted nearly four feet of the ground. How do you get your foot up that high??

Steve

[Tom Slick]

My belt sander is mounted nearly four feet of the ground. How do you get your foot up that high??

Steve

Hand Stands!

[tfischer]

The cleaning sticks work awesome. I clean the belt as part of putting the tool to bed at the end of every session...

The sticks are cheap and last forever. I wouldn't trust a shoe, can't imagine it works as well and could wreck the belt, depending on what the shoe was made of, if there was a hidden rock embedded, etc...

[Tom Miller]

I've heard the tennis shoe trick, too, but that probably started back in the days when they were made of rubber. Who knows what tennis shoe soles are made out of now.

I'd be wary of the dried caulk trick, too, as silicone or similar substances could really bite you.

I bought a cleaning stick -- at the current usage rate, I may never need another.

Regards,
Tom

[Santa Clarita Len]

My belt sander is mounted nearly four feet of the ground. How do you get your foot up that high??

Steve

Someone steal your ladder?

[sweensdv]

I'd be wary of the dried caulk trick, too, as silicone or similar substances could really bite you.

Tom

Excellent point Tom, I'm glad I never tried it.

[Uncle Cracker]

One of those gum rubber cleaning sticks will last for years (I've got 10+ on the one I'm using...), so finding an alternative has not been a priority of mine...