Kent Swafford wrote: > Anyone else still using the McCall mini belt sander? The things are > fragile and finicky and wear out quickly and do a few jobs better than > anything else, IMO. > > Years ago, I bought a gross of belts (and some sanders too, still have > an unused one) from Mrs. McCall. The belts eventually turned out to all > be bad; the seam breaks almost immediately; the ends of the belts were > overlapped and glued. > > I've been able to get a few good belts from an alternate source, the > seams of which appear to be butted and simply taped. Does anyone know > what the tape might actually be? I just thought if I could find a > suitable tape, I might be able to salvage most of a gross of belts. > > > > Thanks, > > > Kent Kent, I googled abrasive belt splicing and found this: http://www.sheldahl.com/Product/TMSplicing.htm If that doesn't work out, there are more. Luck, Ron N
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