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Strip Sander
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:30 pm
by db5
I've read that one can use a strip sander on a band saw and have found places to buy one. What has been the experience of you who have used it?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:35 pm
by JPG
db5 wrote:I've read that one can use a strip sander on a band saw and have found places to buy one. What has been the experience of you who have used it?
Where da ya get a 1/2" x 6' belt?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:45 pm
by charlese
As far as I know this won't work very well. Shopsmith's Strip Sander is mounted in the same location as their bandsaw. Maybe that's what you heard?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:39 pm
by pennview
Even if you found a belt of the proper length, I don't think it would work well on the Shopsmith because of the way that a bandsaw blade tracks on the back of the upper wheel and uses two of the bearings to keep the blade from dropping off the back of the wheel. I think the bearings would simply shred a sanding belt, similar to what happens when a sanding belt on the belt sander begins to drift off center.
