Edward Hennessey wrote:
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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On 7/15/2010 12:09 AM, Edward Hennessey wrote:
I picked up a large box of belts. They are new old stock. The belt
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...When you run a belt it snaps apart at the taped joint
after a few pressured revolutions.

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I'm not betting against your probability. What is the storage life on
taped abrasive belts?

Klingspor has been cited in the past as a good bonded abrasive source.
Does anyone have further ideas on any initial customer qualifications
and comparable quality? We could consolidate a good order especially if
they offer diamond abrasives for stone work.
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I have had the conversation w/ Klingspor engineering on the issue. I'll
try to dig out the correspondence if I get a moment and post same. Was
interesting insight.

They don't (because their supplier doesn't) warrant the adhesive for
over a year and had no retail supply for replacement. My experience is
in cool storage they'll last longer than that reliably but not
indefinitely as the posting shows.

Despite that disappointment I still think the Klingspor is as good a
value as there is for individuals and small production folks that I'm
aware of you just have to be aware of how long you'll take to use up
inventory and plan purchasing in accordance. In my case I went from
active moderately high volume usage to just the occasional personal use
after the move and it was several years.

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