20x520 electric belt sander do they exist

[whensparksfly]

Hello I have a 520x20 air belt sander I'm looking to replace with electric or cordless.i anyone have any ideas

 

[hotponyshoes]

Do you have a massive stock of belts that you want to keep using or are you just.looking for something about the same size?

 

[Agroshield]

The class of tool is called a 'finger sander' or 'filing sander'. I do not think they come in 20mm width. There are many available, from cheap to expensive. I have a Makita 9032 and it is good, but I would buy the cordless one if I needed one today (https://makitauk.com/products/filing-sander)

 

[hotponyshoes]

Air ones are common enough in 20mm,
Might be 19mm or what the Americans call 7/8".
20x530 might also be a common size as I seem to have a lot of belts that size for some reason.

I was looking for a cordless one a while ago but couldn't find anything over 13mm so I made my own 30x550 from an angle grinder.
They do need a decent amount of power for the wider sizes so if going cordless make sure it's a decent machine and you have (or budget for) a couple of high amp high a/h batterys for it as well

 

[whensparksfly]

I have a large amount of belt 20x520 I see the angle grinder attachment but none 20mm

 

[hotponyshoes]

Or, you could take the arm off the air one and fit it up to a grinder.
That's how I made a 12mm cordless version from the end bits of an air one

 

[whensparksfly]

That's a nice job I alway found the 10mm belts not to last