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Title: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Jim on March 25, 2021, 12:42:25 AM

Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs, Belt Sanders etc etc Easily refresh all your belts literally in seconds and also even refresh diamond stones like Ezy-Laps -

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Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Pete49 on March 25, 2021, 02:20:38 AM

yep its works but I just use an old thong (flipflop, jandal for the oz illiterate) for the same result.

Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Jim on March 25, 2021, 02:28:00 AM

Quote from: Pete49 on March 25, 2021, 02:20:38 AM

yep its works but I just use an old thong (flipflop, jandal for the oz illiterate) for the same result.

Good tip and a $ dollar saver.

Really like this stuff when you sand dried varnish or paint off wood using your belt sander, do you know how that gums up the grit and it gets that glazed gummed up deposit? The rubber will strip that straight off.

Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Muzzer on March 25, 2021, 07:36:26 PM

For UK members, these are good in my experience.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-abrasive-belt-cleaner-76mm/16210 (https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-abrasive-belt-cleaner-76mm/16210)

Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Jim on March 26, 2021, 05:42:56 AM

Quote from: Muzzer on March 25, 2021, 07:36:26 PM

For UK members, these are good in my experience.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-abrasive-belt-cleaner-76mm/16210 (https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-abrasive-belt-cleaner-76mm/16210)

Cheers Muzzer

Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Daggers on March 26, 2021, 06:46:54 PM

A number of years ago when visiting a friend with a small woodworking shop i noticed that he cleaned his belt sander using old tightly twisted plastic bags, twisted into a sort of stick.

Title: Re: Work Shop Talk - Cleaning Sanding Belts & Sanding Discs Easily
Post by: Jim on March 26, 2021, 09:45:08 PM

Quote from: Daggers on March 26, 2021, 06:46:54 PM

A number of years ago when visiting a friend with a small woodworking shop i noticed that he cleaned his belt sander using old tightly twisted plastic bags, twisted into a sort of stick.

Even if it worked well, I wouldn't want all that dust and particles in my workshop from plastic bags.