Self made belt sander belts

[John Formsma]

You know, when I read Ric's post, first thing I thought about was
going out to buy a tool for which I could get supplies.

Seems like all the dinking around to make belts would be
counter-productive.  Unless you don't have anything else to do, which
sometimes I don't.  Most of the time, though, my being a cheapskate
ends up costing me more. <g>

JF

On 9/15/07, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:
> Subject: Re: Self made belt sander belts
>
>
> >I can't see why you couldn't use C/A glue.
> > Copy the size, and angle of the cut. The overlap correctly. Clean off the
> > grit on the overlap, and voila, it should work.
> > Ok, the first couple might fly apart. But with a couple of tries, you
> > should have it down pat.
> > Good luck.
> > John M. Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> >
>     John,
>     I'm Mr. C.A. but I'd stand back from any such experiments. You may be
> correct, but if the thing comes apart with your hand near the belt it could
> be hazardous.
>     In another life I was a grinder-finisher in a sheetmetal shop and got a
> decent laceration from a runaway belt.
>
>     Just an opinion
> Best wishes,
>     Tom Driscoll
>
>