- 1. belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: John Niolon <JNiolon@uss.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:32:22 -0500
- I've got a nice little Sears Belt/Disc sander combo that was marketed for wood working... I'm more into metal work now and wonder if that unit would work for metal work as well... it's a 4 x 36" belt
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- 2. Re: belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:48:32 -0400
- Not that I have personal experience with this, but a friend of mine built a belt sander specifically for doing metal work, in his case, for shaping knife blades for custom knives. It's a long belt an
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00147.html (8,063 bytes)
- 3. Re: belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:43:24 -0500
- John asked: would I have an Enco with the same specs as your Sears. I use it all the time for metal for such things as "squaring" saw cuts made by my band saw and my chop saw. I would like to find a
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- 4. Re: belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@isd.net
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:46:11 -0500
- I suggest Silicon Carbide abrasives. Phil Ethier
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- 5. Re: belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: "Chadwick E. Labno" <clab@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:27:54 -0400
- I have a 1/2 hp Craftsman 42" X 2" that I use almost exclusive for metal - steel and aluminum- and high speed steel cutting tools. I have been using the Craftsman aluminum oxide belts and have found
- /html/shop-talk/2004-08/msg00151.html (7,414 bytes)
- 6. Re: belt sander for metal work (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:51:28 -0400
- I'm not a metalurgist and I can't really contribute to the discussion on the grit. My dad has a couple of belt sanders and I think we just use "course", "medium", and "fine". But one thing I'd like t
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