Well, I broke 4 belts today.
One broke while I was using it and I went to my box of belts I bought some years ago and put a new one on, broke after a few minutes of use, repeat twice more and I have come to the conclusion that the adhesive on the joint tape is too old and comes apart under stress,
Its just a 1x30 inch sanding belt.
I don't usually change them too often and maybe I should because I before today I had about 12 belts and now they are all worthless.
I have some 4 x 36" bets with the same problem.
How often do you change belts? I dress mine with a belt cleaner periodically and they don't really seem worn out.
Looking at Amazon and the local hardware box stores, they all seem to sell 10 or more belts at a time in assorted grits.
Am I not changing mine often enough that 9 of them go bad at the same time?
Am I not changing grits often enough? I tend to leave about 100 grit on at all times. 80 on the bigger 4x36 belt sander.
Is there any way to salvage them?
I cut up the 4x6 belts and staple them to the sides of a piece of 2x4 to make disposable hand sanding blocks.
One broke while I was using it and I went to my box of belts I bought some years ago and put a new one on, broke after a few minutes of use, repeat twice more and I have come to the conclusion that the adhesive on the joint tape is too old and comes apart under stress,
Its just a 1x30 inch sanding belt.
I don't usually change them too often and maybe I should because I before today I had about 12 belts and now they are all worthless.
I have some 4 x 36" bets with the same problem.
How often do you change belts? I dress mine with a belt cleaner periodically and they don't really seem worn out.
Looking at Amazon and the local hardware box stores, they all seem to sell 10 or more belts at a time in assorted grits.
Am I not changing mine often enough that 9 of them go bad at the same time?
Am I not changing grits often enough? I tend to leave about 100 grit on at all times. 80 on the bigger 4x36 belt sander.
Is there any way to salvage them?
I cut up the 4x6 belts and staple them to the sides of a piece of 2x4 to make disposable hand sanding blocks.
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