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Is there some special technique to using a belt sander? Blockhead 04-18-2008
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Posted by Blockhead on April 18, 2008, 10:51 am

I bought an oak bookcase from Wood You and stained the unit and the
shelves in Fruitwood. While staining the shelves, I stained one side,
then turned them over (apparently before the stain had full dried) to
stain the other side. When returning to side one, there were light
stripes where the shelves laid across two boards I was using for
support. I decided to attempt to sand the shelves down to the wood
using a belt sander, but ended up with gouges and deep scratches
in the wood. I'm using a B&D belt sander that was right out of the
box. Is there some technique to using a belt sander so I don't roll
the unit from side to side to create gouges? ( I didn't feel that I
was).



Posted by Leon on April 18, 2008, 10:56 am

>
> I bought an oak bookcase from Wood You and stained the unit and the
> shelves in Fruitwood. While staining the shelves, I stained one side,
> then turned them over (apparently before the stain had full dried) to
> stain the other side. When returning to side one, there were light
> stripes where the shelves laid across two boards I was using for
> support. I decided to attempt to sand the shelves down to the wood
> using a belt sander, but ended up with gouges and deep scratches
> in the wood. I'm using a B&D belt sander that was right out of the
> box. Is there some technique to using a belt sander so I don't roll
> the unit from side to side to create gouges? ( I didn't feel that I
> was).
>
>

There is a technique to prevent gouging but a belt sander is normally
reserved for lot's of wood removal. You need to hold the sander perfectly
flat.

You need to be using a random orbit or finish sander to remove stain. These
are much less aggressive, you really don't want to be removing wood, just
the stain finish.



Posted by Swingman on April 18, 2008, 11:23 am

"Blockhead" wrote

> box. Is there some technique to using a belt sander so I don't roll
> the unit from side to side to create gouges? ( I didn't feel that I
> was).

The wrong tool for the job rarely works except in the most skilled of hands,
and you're using a bazooka when you need a pea shooter. While a belt sander
has its place at certain stages of a project, the "finishing" stage is
generally not one of those.

A finish sander of some type would be a better "tool", but that said,
quality sandpaper of various grits, a sanding block, and some elbow grease
may get you better results than anything.

--
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Last update: 3/27/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)




Posted by evodawg on April 18, 2008, 11:24 am
Blockhead wrote:

>
> I bought an oak bookcase from Wood You and stained the unit and the
> shelves in Fruitwood. While staining the shelves, I stained one side,
> then turned them over (apparently before the stain had full dried) to
> stain the other side. When returning to side one, there were light
> stripes where the shelves laid across two boards I was using for
> support. I decided to attempt to sand the shelves down to the wood
> using a belt sander, but ended up with gouges and deep scratches
> in the wood. I'm using a B&D belt sander that was right out of the
> box. Is there some technique to using a belt sander so I don't roll
> the unit from side to side to create gouges? ( I didn't feel that I
> was).
That's not the right tool to be using for that process. Try a finish sander.
--
"You can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"

Posted by John Gilmer on April 18, 2008, 12:45 pm

THE important thing for most usage of a belt sander is to KEEP IT MOVING and
let the weight of the sander do the job. If the sander isn't removing
material as the rate you want you put on a belt with a courser grit.
Obviously, you try to have the belt move in the direction of the grain.

Most of us with belt sanders have violated these rules deliberately when we
are just trying to get rid of as much material as we can as quickly as we
kind or we want to get closer to an edge than the "nose" permits.


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