Belt Sander
| ToolInfoBox AlphaTools BBS 720 | |
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| Synonyms: | DE: Bandschleifer, Bandschleifgerät |
| Material: | wood, metals |
| Location: | Wood Workshop |
| Access Requirements: | after commissioning: upon personal introduction |
| Tutors: | Lukas |
| Manual: | identical Einhell tool |
| Similar (More or Less): | eccentric sander |
This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is also tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!
| Task | comment | Status |
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| Name the tool: | AlphaTools BBS 720 | done |
| Take a picture | - | pending |
| Find the manual as PDF | identical Einhell tool | done |
| Documentation | this page, status: in commissioning | pending |
| Print QR-Code | use the wikicrawler | pending |
| Introduction | to be written here: "Handheld Sander Introduction" | pending |
| Security Check | to be done or witnessed by a manager | pending |
| Test | only one old belt available, fresh ones should slip less; dust bag zipper is broken | done |
| tool's name, owner and approx. value | provide to Patrick for inventorization | pending |
| Last step: make it available | physically and in the wiki - then delete this template | pending |
This tool will be a great addition for woodworking as well as other projects as it can also be used to grind metals. There are even advantages over stone-based grinders such as the larger surface and no chance of exploding stones. Belts may rip and go flying though, especially if they are installed in the wrong direction.
Belts
This sander requires 76 × 457 mm belts. We only have one used belt, so please bring your own for now!
If the belt often slips under pressure, it may have become stiff - this may be fixed by "massaging" it a bit in tight bends or replacing it with a new one.
TODO: explain/illustrate belt direction
Stand
The Spanish Maker Román Palma shared instructions for a nifty three-position stand in Make: magazine, see the article and video here!
With such a stand we could use the belt sander as a simple substitute for a planer (DE: Hobelmaschine) or bench grinder.
