Huston, the sanding belts has landed.

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:36 pm

FYI- The sanding belts are once again in stock. I received my shipment on Fri.

Thanks Shopsmith

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:57 pm

I'm hoping they haven't landed in Houston. We don't need a repeat of the Wayward Belt Sander Adventure.

With all good wishes,

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:05 am

Nick wrote:I'm hoping they haven't landed in Houston. We don't need a repeat of the Wayward Belt Sander Adventure.

With all good wishes,

Now that’s funny LOL!!!

That belt sander is grounded and locked in my shop. I think it likes its new home.

As a side note, I wished I has purchased that belt sander years ago. Works better than I would have ever thought it would.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:05 am

cincinnati wrote:...............As a side note, I wished I has purchased that belt sander years ago. Works better than I would have ever thought it would.

Hi cincinnati,
You know, after reading this, I started thinking. On another thread ( https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=1670 ), I stated that SS was conservative. I believe that, and the beltsander that they produce is another example. When it comes to SS tools, I believe that SS engineers have done a bang-up job figuring out just what a home shop will need and filling that need commendably!

You have found that the SS belt sander "Works better than I would have ever thought it would"]average[/I]...., no, wait a minute; let me rephrase that. SS product has been engineered to do every job that any woodworker needs done, except for a few tasks that need done very infrequently. And SS has done that with tools that are engineered to fit into a small work zone and a smaller yet storage area.

On top of that, SS has engineered several items that are "oversized" and not conservative at all:
~The drill press has no rival for woodworking: Instant speed changes, large table, the capacity for different table inserts.
~The sanding disk is larger then any other that any home shop wood have as a single purpose tool, and so is the table for it.
~How many home shops could justify, either financially or spacially, a horizontal boring machine?
~Even the conservative belt sander can be complemented (Hey, Pinkie; this is the place for that word

) with the conical disk sander to sand the edges evenly on long boards.

Yes, I have some single purpose tools. I prefer to use my 12" TS for cutting large panels and long boards because it is easier then using the Mark V for those tasks, but I could do them on my Mark V (well, most of them). My 20" single purpose bandsaw has a much larger capacity for resawing boards, but I do not need it often. My stationary air compressor produces air faster and for longer then the SS compressor can...oh yes, they figured that one out, i.e., they no longer offer that. Well, no one is perfect.

The Mark V and all the SPT's and accessories are well engineered, made in America (mostly), and yes, for the most part, conservative. That may be why, in addition to the indoctrination to single purpose tool use that Nick pointed out in another thread (post 8 of https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=1672 ), some people overlook the SS product.

Well, I have rambled enough; sorry for the "hi-jacked" post.