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I buy rolls from Industrial Abrasives.
I keep 60, 80 and 120 grit on the sander mostly. 80 grit 75% of the time.
I have 150 and use it rarely. It clogs up quickly and burns, too.
Here's a nice way to clean rolls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0NY9TUXw7Q
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(03-18-2024, 01:25 PM)rwe2156 Wrote: I buy rolls from Industrial Abrasives.
I keep 60, 80 and 120 grit on the sander mostly. 80 grit 75% of the time.
I have 150 and use it rarely. It clogs up quickly and burns, too.
Here's a nice way to clean rolls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0NY9TUXw7Q
Thanks for posting the vid.
I've been cleaning belts with that method since shortly after I got the sander. I can't remember if I saw it somewhere or if I just took a notion to try it one day. Anyway, I've been using Simple Green in a coffee can. Like in the vid, I use it over and over. In fact, if I need some simple green for cleaning something else, like a floor, I use some of the cleaner out of the coffee can and then replenish the next time I need it.
Like in the vid, I use a wire brush to remove stubborn bits. I stretch them out on the shop floor to let them dry.
I'm going to load up a 120 grit belt for my next project over the next few days and just use that and see how it goes. I have not really tried to avoid the finer grits, but I have had issues with loading and burning on those.
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I lay the strips on the driveway and use the pressure washer.
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(03-19-2024, 04:06 PM)EdL Wrote: I lay the strips on the driveway and use the pressure washer.
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That's a thought, except that my pressure washer is broken.
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(03-10-2024, 05:04 PM)EdL Wrote: I use Mirka and cut my own...
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This^^^^
Though I bought rolls through Woodmaster Tools at the time, and saved a used strip from the 20" Grizzly that I had and used it as a template to cut from the roll.
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