Reassembling a Belt Sander 6x48
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Belt Sander, The Assembly of a
This was a very helpful and well prepared photo dissertation of the reassembly process of a reconditioned Magna Belt Sander. Thank you for the effort and the great photo images (all 32 shots, 3.90MB worth).
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Very easy! However it is not heavy enough for what you intend. It is 1 1/2" EMT electrical conduit. I believe what I have in mind will work, but it will not have either way tubes nor a carriage and headstock. Now if you filled these tubes with concrete or grout and r-bar. . .h-bomb wrote:That is a hell of a long shopsmith.
I was thinking of something similar to turn long spindles or columns.
Mighty impressive.
Love to know how easy it was to find the tubing.
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Belt Sander Reassembly Table
Table is reassembled, but here are the details.
[ATTACH]13404[/ATTACH]a large washer,
The carriage bolt passes through the slot in the back brace(the table pivot), through a square holed washer, the separator tube, a washer, the other table pivot(the front brace), the washer with pointer, and finally the lever nut. Make sure the washer with indicator seats properly into the brace slot before tightening.
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The tension pin that the table pivots on is best driven out from the inside as the holes in the table are larger(clearance so as to pivot) than the holes in the table support.
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The stud that the slotted braces pivots on is ribbed and has a shoulder under the head. It is driven loose from the edge of the table and when put back, is driven until it bottoms out on the shoulder. Make sure the degree scale side of the braces face out.(at least on the pointer side)
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This shows the tension pin and stud from the edge of the table.
[ATTACH]13404[/ATTACH]a large washer,
The carriage bolt passes through the slot in the back brace(the table pivot), through a square holed washer, the separator tube, a washer, the other table pivot(the front brace), the washer with pointer, and finally the lever nut. Make sure the washer with indicator seats properly into the brace slot before tightening.
[ATTACH]13405[/ATTACH]
The tension pin that the table pivots on is best driven out from the inside as the holes in the table are larger(clearance so as to pivot) than the holes in the table support.
[ATTACH]13407[/ATTACH]
The stud that the slotted braces pivots on is ribbed and has a shoulder under the head. It is driven loose from the edge of the table and when put back, is driven until it bottoms out on the shoulder. Make sure the degree scale side of the braces face out.(at least on the pointer side)
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This shows the tension pin and stud from the edge of the table.
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Very nice write up.
I took my belt sander apart yesterday, not this far though!
I have had issues with it since I purchased it with tracking and adjusting the tracking. Since I am a newbie with belt sanders PERIOD, I just struggled through it and wondered if it were a shopsmith thing, or me?
Basically I found that the tension knob was out of adjustment. So I adjusted the tension, fine tuned a few other things, and it is working like a champ now. Belt slid on, adjusted in a minute, life is good.
My belt sander is a 84 model. It had a flat roller on it also. I don't think it had ever been apart, I don't think it had been used that much.
I also polished the base? plate that the belt rides over.
I took my belt sander apart yesterday, not this far though!
I have had issues with it since I purchased it with tracking and adjusting the tracking. Since I am a newbie with belt sanders PERIOD, I just struggled through it and wondered if it were a shopsmith thing, or me?
Basically I found that the tension knob was out of adjustment. So I adjusted the tension, fine tuned a few other things, and it is working like a champ now. Belt slid on, adjusted in a minute, life is good.
My belt sander is a 84 model. It had a flat roller on it also. I don't think it had ever been apart, I don't think it had been used that much.
I also polished the base? plate that the belt rides over.
Did ya also wax that plate?ddub wrote:
I also polished the base? plate that the belt rides over.
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Super job JPG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since I have that Menards clone, as you said not to normal thinking, I pick up a SS book and tells all on it.
Measure once, cut as many times as needed to get it right! Bob
56/57 Greenie with jointer, 85 Mark V with band saw, 63 Goldie with jointer, 3 ER 10s, 1951 vintage, Hernia from the Er 10s, Tool Shop SS clone 6" jointer, and 6" belt sander, Delta 10" TS, Buffalo 6" jointer, Craftsman 12" BS, 10" Ryobi planer. Compound Miter, and misc.
56/57 Greenie with jointer, 85 Mark V with band saw, 63 Goldie with jointer, 3 ER 10s, 1951 vintage, Hernia from the Er 10s, Tool Shop SS clone 6" jointer, and 6" belt sander, Delta 10" TS, Buffalo 6" jointer, Craftsman 12" BS, 10" Ryobi planer. Compound Miter, and misc.