I learned something today. I’ve been having a rash of sanding belts breaking on my 6 x 48 Delta sander and 4 x 36 sander. Some of the belts lasted only a few minutes before they broke. Previously a belt would last until there was no grit left on the belt. I buy belts from several vendors at a local car show and parts swap meet, usually Klingspor or other German mfg”s because of the good price. A tear down and parts inspection of the sanders didn’t reveal any unusual wear or any reason for the belts to break prematurely. After breaking 12 belts I decided to Google it and see if anyone else has this problem. I learned that these belts with a tape splice only have a one year shelf life. Now I know, don’t buy a trunk load of belts from a source that you don’t know how old they are.
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