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."
==========

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

"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."
==========

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

"Artemus" wrote

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.

Run a little thin CA glue on the seam of old belts before you start. It
helps.

The Loctite at wally-world is pretty good.
--
Jim in NC

Water proof belts and resin bonded. Great service and long lasting.
I've been using them for 10 or more years. In fact my ID card I have
from them surprises them when I call in. A very old program long
forgotten.

Martin

On 11/24/2010 2:36 PM, Kimosabe wrote:
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."
==========

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

"Martin Eastburn" wrote in message
...
Water proof belts and resin bonded. Great service and long lasting.
I've been using them for 10 or more years. In fact my ID card I have from
them surprises them when I call in. A very old program long forgotten.

Martin


Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years or
more

"George W Frost" wrote in message
nd.com...

"Martin Eastburn" wrote in message
...
Water proof belts and resin bonded. Great service and long lasting.
I've been using them for 10 or more years. In fact my ID card I have
from them surprises them when I call in. A very old program long
forgotten.

Martin


Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years or
more


And I will "GET" myself one at the same time

George W Frost wrote:
....

Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years or
more
....

The adhesive won't hold up indefinitely...I love the belts and the value
but unless you're using them pretty consistently, the adhesive is only
rated for a year. It'll last well longer than that, but I've lost a box
or two over the years when other things intervened or type of work
changed and they haven't gotten used.

Have had long conversation w/ their engineers on resuscitating them w/
no outright success--their adhesive is proprietary and unavailable to
consumer (for one thing, it's cure process is equipment-costly). When
old, they fail within a few minutes when heat builds up...

That said, others of similar age fail, too...

Recommend Klingspor still, just don't expect them to last indefinitely.

--

On 11/24/2010 4:32 PM, Artemus wrote:

..... 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.

My 6 x48 20 year old belt that came apart has been working fine for
months now and all I did was glue it with some super glue gel. I did it
on a lark for a temp fix expecting it to fail in a hurry. My first
attempt did fail, but it was done haphazardly. It lasted long enough
for me to think it might work if I took more care in glue up, so I took
my time, and clamped it together. Damned thing works good as new.

--
Jack
You Can't Fix Stupid, but You Can Vote it Out!
http://jbstein.com

"dpb" wrote in message
...
George W Frost wrote:
...

Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years
or more
...

The adhesive won't hold up indefinitely...I love the belts and the value
but unless you're using them pretty consistently, the adhesive is only
rated for a year. It'll last well longer than that, but I've lost a box
or two over the years when other things intervened or type of work changed
and they haven't gotten used.

Have had long conversation w/ their engineers on resuscitating them w/ no
outright success--their adhesive is proprietary and unavailable to
consumer (for one thing, it's cure process is equipment-costly). When
old, they fail within a few minutes when heat builds up...

That said, others of similar age fail, too...

Recommend Klingspor still, just don't expect them to last indefinitely.

--

Looking at them , the prices comparing them to what I can here is well under
half the cost
but, I really can't justify buying a couple of hundred,
I am not going to live as long as they will last

Jumping to conclusions are we ? I'm their customer for that long.
I have a lot of belts and rolls in the shop. I grind metal with them
so they are tough. They last longer than any type I have found.

Martin

On 11/25/2010 2:06 AM, George W Frost wrote:
"Martin wrote in message
...
Water proof belts and resin bonded. Great service and long lasting.
I've been using them for 10 or more years. In fact my ID card I have from
them surprises them when I call in. A very old program long forgotten.

Martin


Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years or
more

Who says hundreds. You can buy 1.
A box of belts is for those who use them.

I buy box of rolls - fine size. Those are a mixture
of cloth and some paper - vary with and grit - nice sheets
or pads for my palm sander.

Martin

On 11/25/2010 2:50 PM, George W Frost wrote:
wrote in message
...
George W Frost wrote:
...

Must bet myself one or two of those there belts, if they last ten years
or more
...

The adhesive won't hold up indefinitely...I love the belts and the value
but unless you're using them pretty consistently, the adhesive is only
rated for a year. It'll last well longer than that, but I've lost a box
or two over the years when other things intervened or type of work changed
and they haven't gotten used.

Have had long conversation w/ their engineers on resuscitating them w/ no
outright success--their adhesive is proprietary and unavailable to
consumer (for one thing, it's cure process is equipment-costly). When
old, they fail within a few minutes when heat builds up...

That said, others of similar age fail, too...

Recommend Klingspor still, just don't expect them to last indefinitely.

--

Looking at them , the prices comparing them to what I can here is well under
half the cost
but, I really can't justify buying a couple of hundred,
I am not going to live as long as they will last

Subject

Typical German product.

Think of Klingspor as the Festool of abrasives, but at more
competitive pricing.

Lew

"Martin Eastburn" wrote in message
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Who says hundreds. You can buy 1.
A box of belts is for those who use them.

I buy box of rolls - fine size. Those are a mixture
of cloth and some paper - vary with and grit - nice sheets
or pads for my palm sander.

Martin


Martin, I would have to buy hundreds of them to make the transport costs
viable

"Kimosabe" wrote in message
...
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.


Not a bad product but my experience with Klingspore PSA paper is that they
think the "P" stands for Permanent.