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   nicko | Feb 16, 2010 11:56am | #1

   i think that sears sold them at one time for there 14" band saw

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   SawdustSteve | Feb 16, 2010 12:05pm | #2

   Hi Quickstep... Yes, I remember these sanding belts too. I believe they were made for those 10 inch (tabletop) bandsaws. I don't think you would want to use them on a good saw, as any sanding belt will throw off bits of abrasive, and these bits of abrasive will mess up the guides or bearings on the your saw.

   Many, many moonsd ago I remember seeing a FILING blade (belt) for METAL CUTTING bandsaws. It was a series of short file segments (about 1 inch in length), center riveted to a WIDE band. I've got to assume you had to use a really slow speed and no guides. It may have been used on a dedicated machine, built without guides.

   SawdustSteve Long Island, NY (E of NYC)

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   AlanWS | Feb 16, 2010 01:24pm | #3

   Lee Valley used to carry them in 93.5" and 105" sizes, but they discontinued them a few years ago. You can certainly get 1" wide rolls of abrasive on fairly durable backings, but I don't know what the best way to glue them into belts would be. There might be a vendor that would do it for you.

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   old saw | Feb 16, 2010 07:51pm | #4

   Hi,
   Years ago, at least 'til
   Hi,

   Years ago, at least 'til the 80's, Sears sold sanding belts for their 12 inch bandsaw. Rockwell / Delta sold them for their 14 inch saw as well. Both companies sold a special platten, guides and table insert for bandsaw sanding.

   I used to make my own, either from cloth sanding rolls or from other size belts that I tore to width and glued together. A coarse whetstone and a bit of water can be used to rub off some of the abrasive to make an angled scarf joint. Yellow carpenter's glue can be used for an adhesive, but it does not hold up to heat very well - especially if you want to sand metal. The best adhesive I've found for this is JB Weld original formula epoxy - it is quite heat resistant. The JB Weld Quick 5 minute type doesn't withstand the frictional heat at all.

   If you use a sanding belt on your saw, be sure to move the blade guides out of the way. You will need to make or buy a sanding platen and table insert. The bandsaw will work quite well for sanding, but it's a pain to change back and forth from sawing to sanding. Don't use near as much tension on the sanding belts as you would on a blade.

   Regards,

   JW

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   larry-new | Apr 26, 2011 02:06pm | #5

   belts

   http://www.carterproducts.com make them. They have instructions on how to use them. In order to sand flat, a backup plate needs to be fixed onto the table.

   l.