Narrow belt sander

[Mad Max]

So I want a narrow belt sander for shaping risers, like 1 or 2" wide belt????
Advice ???
pros and cons?

[Mad Max]

Damn there high.
I have a nice bench sander I could convert to save money

[wood carver 2]

I use my Rigid oscillating sander for risers. There’s only a small amount of hand rasping and sanding left after using it.
Dave.

[Mad Max]

Sorry wood carver 2
Finishing sander for rounding over the corners for the risers
I have all the other belt sanders for shaping.

[kennym]

Have you seen the handheld belt sanders? I'm thinkin about finding one. Saw a pic of someone using one somewhere...

[kennym]

https://www.penntoolco.com/astro-air-belt-sander-1-2-x-18-belt-size-3037/?device=c&keyword=&campaign=328014691&adgroup=pla-4575617639491295:aud-807908464&device=c&keyword=&campaign=328014691&adgroup=pla-4575617639491295:aud-807908464&msclkid=b7ad62ecfbae111e2c1502fd1468e2e8&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=**LP%20Shopping%20(3)%20-%20%24100-%24499.99&utm_term=4575617639491295&utm_content=313690%20%7C%20Astro%20Air%20Belt%20Sander%201%2F2%22%20x%2018%22%20Belt%20Size%20-%203037%20%7C%20%24124.95


This one is air but harbor frt has an electric one for 39.95

[Mad Max]

I do have one of those kennym

[Mad Max]

I want to finish sand without a backer (Platen)

That air sander kenny will use MORE than all the air from the compressor and gets cold in the hand.
I have die grinders, saws, belt sander, all air, loud too 

[mmattockx]

So I want a narrow belt sander for shaping risers, like 1 or 2" wide belt????

Are you thinking of something like a 1"x30" belt grinder? If you take the table and platen off you get a slack belt to work with. I use one like this for sharpening knives.

https://www.amazon.ca/Belt-Sander-1-x-30/dp/B005PBUR9I


Mark

[Roy from Pa]

Make one,  all ya need is a used washer motor, some wide pulleys, a belt and a switch.

Lots of em on you tube.

[Mad Max]

So I want a narrow belt sander for shaping risers, like 1 or 2" wide belt????

Are you thinking of something like a 1"x30" belt grinder? If you take the table and platen off you get a slack belt to work with. I use one like this for sharpening knives.

https://www.amazon.ca/Belt-Sander-1-x-30/dp/B005PBUR9I


Mark

$50.00 would be a good price to try one out.

Roy I have a good bench grinder with some parts (both rollers) I could make this mor simple.
https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-knife-belt-sander-buffer/g1015

[OldRawhide42]

I have a grizzly 1 x 30 variable
Speed. I took the table and platen
Off . I still wish it had more room
And went slower

[Mad Max]

Sanding belt speed: 1900 -3200 FPM Is what it said for the low speed.
Is that to fast? does it burn the wood sometimes?

[OldRawhide42]

It did not burn the wood with a
New belt. But I think I would have
More control if it went slower .

[Mad Max]

 

[Roy from Pa]

Roy I have a good bench grinder with some parts (both rollers) I could make this more simple.

Yup that's what I would do.

[Longcruise]

Sanding belt speed: 1900 -3200 FPM Is what it said for the low speed.
Is that to fast? does it burn the wood sometimes?

My observation is that the finer the grit the more likely to burn.

[Walt Francis]

Herb Meland at Pronghorn Bows uses a Mikita 9031, 1 1/8 x21”
 

[Mad Max]

Thanks walt

[Bowjunkie]

I have a cheap 1 x 30 that has limited usefulness... for anything really. Waste of money.

I also have a 2 x 30 Sorby Proedge which is a really good versatile machine, but mostly for sharpening stuff.

I shape risers on an edge sander and a drill press that I set up with sanding drums.

But I was thinking about getting a 2 x 72" belt sander, like knife makers use, to use on anything/everything. There's a tool place not too far from me that sells one that caught my eye. A Shop Fox W1843. It has a 1 hp motor, and a long 5/8" shaft off the opposite side of the motor that could be used for a sanding drum and/or disk, grinding or sharpening wheel, etc. They want $596 but I think I'd get a lot of use out of it. The whole sanding belt side can pivot from vertical to horizontal, platten can be removed, sand on the belt or the wheel. I don't know. Still kicking it around.