Richard wrote:
Folks, it has been ~ 10 years since I have been active in my
woodworking shop, for a variety of reasons, and recently I tried using
some of my sanding belts and had them all separate at the joint. These
were brand new belts (10 years ago) and the ravages of being in a hot
Houston TX garage have probably taken their toll on the adhesive.
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or had tried using some
adhesive on sand belts that had separated at the joint? Is this a
common problem? I hate to toss these belts, as they were very good
zironium aluminate belts, and they have not been used, but don't work
in their present condition.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated, Thanks so much!!

Back in the olden days in high school shop, we made our own from long
pieces begged from a plywood factory. We cut the pieces to length
diagonally, put a grinding wheel on the old DeWalt RAS and ground off
half an inch of grit on one end, Put Elmers glue on it, overlapped the
ends and ironed it with a home laundry iron. They worked fine.

Moral: Try white or yellow glue and clamp overnight. What's to lose?

Zirconia is the best grit material in my opinion, but a little pricey.

Another place to try for abrasives is WWW.supergrit.com Good Luck.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

I couldn't care less about apathy.





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