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NorCalluthier -> Wide-belt sander? (May 19 2018 15:07:22)

Hello All,

When I lived in Palo Alto CA twenty years ago I had access to a good wide-belt sander, at the shop of a fellow that I made furniture with for a couple of years. It replaced a big drum sander that clogged up its sandpaper with resin from rosewood and other oily/resinous woods.

I've coveted a WBS ever since, but can't imagine that buying one would increase my productivity enough to justify the expense. Has anyone treated themselves to the luxury?

Cheers,

Brian Burns



Tom Blackshear -> RE: Wide-belt sander? (May 19 2018 15:32:50)

Brian,

I can't imagine being without one since most of my thickness work is being done with it. Tops, sides, backs, brace material, etc. Even sanding fingerboard width, side to side on a taper, with a little jig I made.

However, too wide is not necessary but to pick one that has enough width to allow you to feed rosewood through on a slant to avoid resin build-up, clogging the sand paper.

I have a 37" wide Proformax double barrel, which is not necessary for this operation. I wind up using a little over half the width, sealed off with duct tape. And the second barrel I never use. A one barrel unit about 25" wide is pretty efficient.

And if you are talking about a wide sander like Brune is using, then I would think your out put in guitars might not warrant the expense.



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