"Kimosabe" wrote in message
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Has anyone here ever used Klingspor sanding belts? I got a catalog in
the mail and they look like a legit place. In addition to selling a
lot of stuff they also say that they are a manufacturer of abrasives
and have a deal where you can get 30 assorted belts for $29. I would
usually think that belts for that price would have to be junk, but
they make a pretty good case for their stuff. So I went online, and
their site is awful, but the rest of what they sell doesn't look like
junk, so maybe this is a real deal.

I would recommend requesting a catalog, It's put together a lot
better than the site was.

Belts:

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-b...onthsBetween=0

If you go to the site, it's worth a click to look at "Customer
Projects."
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These belts are manufactured from the same "industrial" material as
our other belts. To increase our manufacturing efficiency, we can use
the smaller "leftover" pieces to make these standard size belts for
your portable belt sanders. This helps us use up material and helps
you because we can make these out of our best material very
inexpensively.

Includes one 5 pack of the following grits: 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, &
180

They're quite legit. I buy my sheet and ROS sandpaper from them
in bulk and have been very satisfied. As for belts I have found that
the glue joint on the belt (anybody's, not just Klingspors) usually
fails after a few minutes of use when the belt gets a year or two old.
As I don't use my belt sander often I don't buy belts in bulk, just one
or two at a time from the local HW store.
BTW, busted belts last a looooooong time when sanding at the lathe.
Art