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Re: Tools: Belt sander = linisher
By:Scott Ferguson
Date: 10/1/2003, 1:28 pm
In Response To: Tools: Belt sander = linisher (Pete Notman)

Pete,
I use my belt sander alot and it does have many uses. For those who haven't tried hanging their belt sander from the ceiling (with a rope or bungie) and just leaving it plugged in (careful not to trip on the cord ;) ), I think it's worth a try. It's instant on/off and always ready to go. Could hang it directly above the boat or the workbench.

Good luck on your son's Guillemot. Any pictures?
Smf

: Probably re-inventing the wheel here: Getting close to finishing off my
: second Guillemot s&g for son Number 2.

: I am at the point of making the Cool, name brand Nick Shade backrest. I used
: the ply off cuts to make the little knobs at the back. Problem was: I
: didn't have a bandsaw at home. So I used my tenon saw to aproximately
: straight-saw the arc (after the fashion of greenland paddle making - see I
: am learning). Then I needed to sand these tiny little pieces of ply. Hand
: sanding wasn't working anywhere fast enough.

: So I fired up my beltsander and put it upside down. It rests really nicely on
: its own upside down. And I spent the next 10 minutes with it whirring away
: with me happily rounding off every thing nicely. The upside down belt
: sander was just like having my very own mini-linisher.

: The old beltsander seems to be a good multi functional tool. I have seen
: people using it in a similar fashion with a jig to make strip scarfs. But
: mine has a new future helping make neat little deck fittings.

: Cheers Pete

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Belt sander = linisher
Pete Notman -- 9/30/2003, 5:27 am
Re: safety warning
Shawn Baker -- 10/1/2003, 6:12 pm
Another option is to...
Brian Nystrom -- 10/2/2003, 12:25 pm
Re: Tools: Belt sander = linisher
Scott Ferguson -- 10/1/2003, 1:28 pm
Re: Tools: Belt sander = linisher
Pete Notman -- 10/1/2003, 5:13 pm
Re: Other: Posting Pics and Successful Launch
Scott Ferguson -- 10/1/2003, 5:56 pm