Sanding Belt Direction?

Depends on the vendor.

Vendor A has a seam that is a diagonal. These run in one direction. Vendor B has a seam that is straight across. These run in both direction.

Martin

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Martin Eastburn
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That's BS, and it gets my blood up, too.

The good guys do, especially if the tire was balanced on the car. We did that with the ghost imbalances, probably a brake rotor which has lost the balancing weight (so far back in time that we can't see the actual spot from which it came loose.)

I have seen pictures, and heard many stories when working as a wrench at a body & frame shop, where the body guys had to replace fenders.

Here are a couple real stories, and your flapping steel belt:

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NOW you've seen one.

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Larry Jaques

I don't have evidence of that, either, but I've seen blown belt pics. That was enough to caution me about crosswitching. I have known people who got tires secondhand and they blew, usually quite unspectacularly, so we thought crosswitching was probably the case. No proof, though.

??? I meant what that knew?

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Larry Jaques

I sent a note to "Duck Tape" who's factory is a couple of miles away, to ceate a new super tape to compete with the likes of "Gorilla Tape". My suggestion is to name it: "BOOGER TAPE".

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Tom Gardner

Unless you're just wanting to waste other peoples time, then why even ask when you've already decided to do just whatever in the f*ck it was that you were going to do anyways?

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PrecisionmachinisT

Well have a nice day to you too ;) I did get some useful information before I made the switch, and if you have no interest in the topic, it's not like anyone forced you to read the thread.

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robobass

Well, if anyone is interested, here is my conclusion. Dr: Ludovico, please remove PrecisionmachinisT's eyelid clamps and release him from his restrain ing chair! When reversing the belt I can no longer sand on the platten, but there are many free-sanding jobs which I can still do. By organizing my sanding workl oad, I can increase belt life by at least 50 percent. Even in the middle of the belt, there is a lot of new cutting potential. Less precision, but use ful nonetheless.

Also, be safe. Buy good multiply tires!

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robobass

It's his only interaction with humans. Associating with evil demons all day must bore him a bit so he cruses the NG's.

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Tom Gardner

I have a 4" x 36" belt sander, I've found the Diablo brand from Home Depot lasts longer than the Sears belts, and cheaper too. Mikek

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amdx

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