I'm considering a new combo belt/disc sander from Rockwell at a good price for when I need to get a perfectly level(flat) surface when making wood or cork rings from rough stock, as an example.
Anyone else use one of these in rodbuilding. I fail at getting tight seams between parts sanding by hand. Using a block, for example. Any other fool(that would be me)proof technique?
Thanks again for all the help you great people have been sharing with me as of late.
HT

Harry T. Bell

I have two standing belt/disc sanders. One is a large commercial unit and the other is a small Delta tabletop model. I find it useful for squaring edges of cut reel seats and for dressing guide feet (belt). In fact, sanding guide feet on a 100 to 120 grit belt is much easier than doing it on a grinding wheel or with a file. I think you'd find it to be a useful tool in rod building, and maybe for other tasks around the house.

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Thanks, Tom. Here goes another purchase....

Harry, I may have a spare table top belt/ disc sander in the garage. It's yours for the asking.

Harry,
I have several belt and disk sanders in the work place and find them all useful.

I have a couple of 42x1 inch belt sanders - all equipped with 3600 rpm motors. I find that the original 1750 rpm motors were too slow for excellent sanding. I find that a power sander works much better if one uses fine grit sand paper with a light touch at high speed, than a heavier grit paper used at slow speed.

Then, a couple of 8 inch disk sanders.

Also, a 30 x1 inch belt sander that I use for a variety of things including knife sharpening, guide prep and general truing.

I also had an issue when I wanted to get the end of a cork gripped rod grip perfectly true and set to 90 degrees with respect to the blank. I had an extra 8 inch disk sander in the shop, so I dedicated this sander to just truing up the ends of rod by installing a cross vise on the bed of the sander as follows:

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The cork grip is secured into the cross vise, and then the cross vise is advanced by means of the threaded rods on the vise to move the end of the grip across the face of the spinning sanding disk. If necessary, the other threaded rod is rotated to move the end of the grip in and out to and from the face of the spinning grip.

Before using the cross vise, I would use my disk sander with a sliding miter gauge, but of the handle was tapered, I would sometimes end up with a grip that did not have an end on it that was perpendicular to the end of the blank. The vise eliminated that issue.

Be safe

Gary.
Just now read your post. I just came in after setting up the new Rockwell belt/disc sander I bought. Arughhhh!!!! Thanks for the offer, buddy.

Gary.
Just now read your post. I just came in after setting up the new Rockwell belt/disc sander I bought. Arughhhh!!!! Thanks for the offer, buddy.