Best sander belts according to redditors
We found 12 Reddit comments discussing the best sander belts. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 12 Reddit comments discussing the best sander belts. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
That's why I linked to the ~$50 kit/tutorial that is much more foolproof than whetstones...
Also the whole belt sander set up cost me about $100 bucks so I'm not suggesting anything outlandish:
That'll get you from a chipped dull blade to razor sharp in about 5-10 minutes and with much more consistent results than a newbie on a whetstone too.
I honestly don't have anything against whetstones but they take quite a bit of technique for someone doing it for the first time, so that's why I linked to the youtube tutorial that I did.
Depends on what you're doing with them really.
You can go the expensive route and get some Norton Blaze ceramic grit belts for $10 per belt.
Or get some cheap Powertec belts that last half as long, but are 1/5th the price.
As far as grits go, I look at it like this:
36 grit - good for removing tons of material, leaves giant, giant marks though.
80 grit - a good point to start when removing material.
120 grit - good for removing a fair amount of metal, leaves a basically acceptable surface finish
400 grit - doesn't remove a ton of metal, but leaves a nice finish.
800-1200 grit - good for final sharpening steps.
Micron range - black, green and then white buffing compounds, in order of decreasing roughness - good for mirror polishes. I usually don't go past 400 grit if I am going to use the buffer on something, as higher grits past 400 don't seem to make much if any difference in how long it takes to buff something smooth.
> 35-40 grit sandpaper is pretty rough.
Pretty rough? I didn't know they even made rougher grits.
edit: ok well there's these
I use 24/50 grit for Micarta and G-10. The lower the grit the less they tend to load up.
Some things just load up no matter the grit though like aluminum for instance. In which case I highly recommend picking up a sanding belt cleaner.
https://www.harborfreight.com/sanding-belt-cleaner-30766.html
https://www.amazon.com/Silverline-Tools-224688-Sanding-Cleaning/dp/B00GY4D6HA
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00GY4F3RQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467065572&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=belt+sander+cleaner&dpPl=1&dpID=41K%2BSv7sdmL&ref=plSrch
This works really well, it's like a big eraser.
Wow! Thank you so much! Do you know where I can find a "sanding belt cleaner" in Sweden? How are they called in Swedish? I found this on amazon but the shipping costs almost the same as the product itself https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00GY4F3RQ Any idea if I could find these at a local hardware store like Biltema or such?
EDIT: grammar
Woodstock D4673 220 Grit Aluminum Oxide Sanding Belt, 2" x 27" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYDWX14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yCUYDbMBEDR7X
If you go for the DIY belt sander, have a look at these belts:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008S3CY1E/ref=psdc_552586_t3_B00SUMTD8U
You could try using grit cloth found in the plumbing section of your local hardware store. There are two types(that I know of), one is blue and solid and the other is a dark gray squared open mesh
it's the one i have. it works fine. Not really ready to pull the trigger on a 2x72, but this works a lot better than a grinding jig and files.
If you search amazon for 1x30 knife sanding belt, you come up with a couple of sample packs with varying grits.
https://www.amazon.com/Knife-Makers-Sanding-Belts-Assortment/dp/B01GOOY8VW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1495221736&sr=8-4&keywords=1x30%2Bknife%2Bsharpening%2Bbelt&th=1
Absolutely