Repairing belt sander wheels

[RAV2]

A friend has an older Craftsman belt & disk sander.

The 'wheels' on the belt (possibly a 6" wide belt) have lost their rubber and are not available as a replacement part.

He is trying to add inner tube sections to the wheels to get traction.

Any suggestions on options for repairing this item.

TIA

[pelligrini]

I wonder if that plasti-coat stuff for tools would work?

[LCHIEN]

I wonder if that plasti-coat stuff for tools would work?

it would probably have to be uniform thickness or the belt will shake and vibrate.

[cabinetman]

A friend has an older Craftsman belt & disk sander.

The 'wheels' on the belt (possibly a 6" wide belt) have lost their rubber and are not available as a replacement part.

He is trying to add inner tube sections to the wheels to get traction.

Any suggestions on options for repairing this item.

TIA

My original Craftsman belt/disc sander I bought new and the wheels were not rubber coated. I've had a few since then including Delta that the wheels were not rubber coated. Tell your friend to mount the belt...adjust tracking...and continue to sand.

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[leehljp]

I have an old craftsman 6" and it does not have rubber coatings on it.

Part 2 - Rubberized items are made for different characteristics for different purposes. Some rubberized items are made to absorb vibration (dampening), some for elasticity, some for gripping, etc. It "might" work with bicycle inner tube on it, but what I would be concerned about is that tubes are not the best gripping agents - and with fine sawdust it become slippery. Not a problem on the free end but it could be on the "drive" roller.