Finger Sander Belts

[Seano]

Can anyone recommend decent quality belts of the above nature, gone through almost a pack from Screw you and not got even four inch long welds dressed back yet, all break at the same point..... The Joint.

 

[Ashley Burton]

I bought some Zirconia Sanding Belts off eBay & seem to have done well, No idea what brand they are I'm afraid though

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Can anyone recommend decent quality belts of the above nature, gone through almost a pack from Screw you and not got even four inch long welds dressed back yet, all breat at the same point..... The Joint.

I took mine back, got a refund, they had failed to put the direction arrow on them.

So I got my last batch from Axeminster.
https://www.axminster.co.uk/

 

[julianf]

I get the blue ones off eBay. I mean they don't last forever but they last a lot longer than the belts that came with the actual sander.

 

[Seano]

I took mine back, got a refund, they had failed to put the direction arrow on them.

So I got my last batch from Axeminster.
https://www.axminster.co.uk/

Yeah, some of these don't even have a direction on them, money back then down to Axminster, only ten minutes down the road.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I took mine back, got a refund, they had failed to put the direction arrow on them.

So I got my last batch from Axeminster.
https://www.axminster.co.uk/

Yeah, some of these don't even have a direction on them, money back then down to Axminster, only ten minutes down the road.

What do you need an arrow for. Look which way the belts are glued and fit appropriately.

Can't comment on sf finger belts but the 4" I buy for my shop belt sander have been spot on.

 

[Hitch]

We use Klingspor ones at work on the Dynafiles.
Last well, considering theyre used for polishing out internals corners in stainless.

 

[Shedendman]

I get a pack of the full ones
ie these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/75-X-533...BBWJywBB_9k-cBjno5zQ:rk:3:pf:1&frcectupt=true
And cut them to suit,cheaper and you'll get more belts
Arrow will be on the full belt,sharpie mark on the cut ones

 

[Shox Dr]

Zirconium rocks. But if you are doing a lot, I’d look at a different solution as they are far from cheap

 

[Seano]

Zirconium rocks. But if you are doing a lot, I’d look at a different solution as they are far from cheap

Yeah just looked at the Klingspor ones, I want then mainly for knocking back the welds on my squares from Pressbrake, probably time to retire my old B&D sander, seen a nice looking evolution one I'm thinking about.

 

[bletchmonster]

I don't know what size you require, But I would recommend BND abrasives. They sell 3m and Norton for example.
I buy my big belt grinder belts from them and they seem competitive. They have a website, but a phone call seemed to work out cheaper. Ed.

 

[armalites]

I don't know what size you require, But I would recommend BND abrasives. They sell 3m and Norton for example.
I buy my big belt grinder belts from them and they seem competitive. They have a website, but a phone call seemed to work out cheaper. Ed.

^^ Me too, I think the ones I got from them were SIA.

Another thing I do is keep most of them in the house, if you leave them in a damp environment they don't last as well.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Another thing I do is keep most of them in the house, if you leave them in a damp environment they don't last as well.

I keep mine in a old 50 cal. ammo box.

 

[8ob]

Can anyone recommend decent quality belts of the above nature, gone through almost a pack from Screw you and not got even four inch long welds dressed back yet, all break at the same point..... The Joint.

How rough were these welds Sean?

Only joking, I thought these finger sanders were only for shaping filler or wood. Had no idea they would grind steel

Bob

 

[Shedendman]

I take it when we say finger sanders we mean these for Eg
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silverli...b:g:VCEAAOSwCGVX2nsU:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true
@8ob with the right grit/belt they're a god send,right handy tools,for me anyway,go places no grinder can go before,lol

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

How rough were these welds Sean?

Only joking, I thought these finger sanders were only for shaping filler or wood. Had no idea they would grind steel

Bob

Not that far removed from a flap disk and they remove metal at an alarming rate. Handy tool I could do with acquiring.

 

[Seano]

I take it when we say finger sanders we mean these for Eg
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silverli...b:g:VCEAAOSwCGVX2nsU:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true
@8ob with the right grit/belt they're a god send,right handy tools,for me anyway,go places no grinder can go before,lol

Thems the fellas, better for blending small welds that flapdusc on an angle grinder

 

[Seano]

How rough were these welds Sean?

Only joking, I thought these finger sanders were only for shaping filler or wood. Had no idea they would grind steel

Bob

The welds themselves are only inch long, six on each side of the triangle, poor old machine was maxed out at 200, had to tig them as had no gas or wire ( less heat too )

 

[outofthefire]

My boss gets all our linisher belts at work made up for us, he offered to see if they'd do them for my lidl power file because i've had the same problem.

 

[Seano]

My boss gets all our linisher belts at work made up for us, he offered to see if they'd do them for my lidl power file because i've had the same problem.

Yeah, they don't like too much lateral movement on them.