"Leon" wrote in message
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"goodfella" wrote in message
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I have a mitre saw that I don;t use for sawing anymore. I loaned it
out, and didn't get it back in very good shape. I have since replaced
it. I would like to know if I could replace the saw blad and put
sanding disc on it and use it for sanding; just like one of those
combination disc and belt sanders. The motor still runs good and all
I want to sand is balsa.

1. Do you really want to listen to that thing run during a sanding
session? Darn near all of them are too noisy when simply running for a
few seconds.

2. I wonder if the bearings would last taking a load 90 degrees to the
direction that they were designed to take a load and were they or the
motor designed to be run non stop for several minutes at a time.

3. I'd strongly suggest a $150 dedicated 12" disk sander, very QUIET by
comparison.


I think I still have a ten inch disk (I said DISK!) that takes sanding
disks. It came with my first Crapsman tablesaw back around 1980 .
Want to say I've seen them since in a catalogue or some-such.

Dave in Houston