Most people only use their sander for smoothing flat surfaces such as the face of their wood. But by making this table, you can use your belt sander to sand edge grain and end grain too! Since belt sanders come in many different sizes and configurations, this plan suggests how to alter the table to fit any belt sander which uses 21 or 24 inch belts either 3 or 4 inches wide. Some custom fitting will be required to fit your belt sander. Project is made from 1/2 inch thick plywood. This woodworking plan provides full size illustrations, exploded view diagrams and instructions to make the projects shown.
Most people only use their sander for smoothing flat surfaces such as the face of their wood. But by making this table, you can use your belt sander to sand edge grain and end grain too!
If ever a sanding block was a work of art, this is it. Supple to the touch and easy on the eyes, it will serve you well for many years to come.
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This heirloom-quality walnut and maple strip sander is the perfect tool for detail work, like cleaning cabinet joinery. It lets you sand right up to an edge or corner, and leaves the smoothest surface...
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For use with your Arbortech™ mini grinder, this package contains four grits (40, 60, 80 and 120) of the 2 inch (50 mm) diameter heavy duty abrasive pads. The pads screw directly onto the mini grinder ...
For use with your Arbortech™ mini grinder, this package contains four discs of 40 grit 2 inch (50 mm) diameter heavy duty abrasive pads. The pads screw directly onto the mini grinder extension arm (sc...