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  1. 10-13-2007, 09:36 PM #1
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    Default SCORE!!! Belt Sander

    Picked one up at Crappy Tire for $35 (50% off). I could have got the 4" model for $60 but each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so I opted for the cheaper option and if this one's good enough for Jason, it's good enough for me lol.
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    Nice, Ilija. You're going to enjoy this thing, I'll bet. I'm still pretty euphoric about mine. That was a good price.

    Lee Valley has a lot of gsood 1x30 belts. Isn't that chain based in Canada?

    Looking for some good work from you in the near future...

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    I probably won't get to use it before I come back from NWT, which will be in late November. Until then I have to winterize the bike, paint the garage and finish the body-work on the car and do the 3 week job. I'll look into those belts when I go to pick up a lapping plate and a 1k hone @ LV. They could save me some finishing time.
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    Looks almost identical to mine, though mine is a Delta. LeeValley has sanding and grinding belts all the way up to 1200grit I'm pretty sure. I got a generic 220/1000 hone from LeeValley some time ago too, really cuts down on quite abit of hone work. I have the lapping plate, but never really use it; I just lap the 1k on my norton to flatten it out. If you order from the website, maybe you should try paying in american
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    Lee Valley has a good reputation, I don't see how you'll go wrong there.

    That's a nice unit. The disk grinder is very important for getting things flat. Especially things that use a pivot. Good choice.
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    I wanted to get that one specifically for rough-shaping scales. Jason, how fine can you go with such a fast moving unit, before it's better to just hand-sand it? Can you still use it once you apply CA or does it remove the finish too quickly? Some of this can probably be avoided if I use truoil for finishing, but I'd like to have both options lol.

    Edit: I only saw 1" belts as fine as 320 grit on the LV website. I would like to source some finer grits if they'll make a difference with a fast-moving unit (3500fpm or thereabouts). I guess it's flea-bay or google-time
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