Belt Sander

[wolf78uk]

Hi, I'm looking for a decent belt sander to sort out our summer house, to take off the weathered layer and treat it, its 4m by 4m so a lot of work, I did do 1 side witn a sheet sander which took 2 days, so want something a little faster around the £100 mark would be nice

 

[matt]

I guess it depends what you mean by weathered layer but I'd jet wash it to clean and remove any loose material. I certainly wouldn't want to try and wield a belt sander, nor would I want to sand previously treated wood (i.e. preservative based treatment).

 

[wolf78uk]

it wasn't treated, I put it up and never got rount to protecting it, I know, bad move, anyway the wood has faded a lot and looks rubbish. The side I done last year with the sheet sander and protected looks amazing in comparison so its time to finish the lot

 

[Blister]

Hi, I'm looking for a decent belt sander to sort out our summer house, to take off the weathered layer and treat it, its 4m by 4m so a lot of work, I did do 1 side witn a sheet sander which took 2 days, so want something a little faster around the £100 mark would be nice

Hi , I have a BIG belt sander for sale , ITS BIG AND HEAVY :shock:
Hitachi

I can post some photos if you are interested , its good used working condition . Not new :wink:

 

[wolf78uk]

yeah if you could that would be great please and what sort of price your after please, what size belt has it got and how old is it?

 

[SBJ]

Hi , I have a BIG belt sander for sale , ITS BIG AND HEAVY :shock:
Hitachi

I can post some photos if you are interested , its good used working condition . Not new :wink:

Suprise, suprise!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Blister]

Hi , I have a BIG belt sander for sale , ITS BIG AND HEAVY :shock:
Hitachi

I can post some photos if you are interested , its good used working condition . Not new :wink:

Suprise, suprise!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Stuart

Whats Cilla Black got to do with it :?


:lol: :wink:

 

[Blister]

OK , Its a Hitachi SB-110

Belt size 110 x 620

950 watt motor

230 volt 4 amp

Looks like this :lol:

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It has 2 speed settings , high and low

The sander weighs approx 7 kg. :shock:

looking for £70 + postage

not sure how old it is must be 5 + years old , in good working order , the belt that is on at the moment is new

 

[chipchaser]

Hi Wolf,

I can’t tell you which are the best belt sanders as I haven’t tried all the others. I have an old Makita the nearest current equivalent is the 9910 but only the 9911 variable speed model seems to be available. My Makita has been around a long time, at least 10 years, and has never given any trouble. The 9911 is quite light, 2.7kg, useful for what you are doing as a heavier model can be tiring if you are holding it up to and pressing it against the area to be sanded. A heavy belt sander can be better for working on the flat on a bench or similar. Maybe not important to you but this model Makita is made in their UK factory.
Take a look at the Axminster catalogue for other belt sanders from Bosch and Skil for under £100. CharliesDirect.co.uk have the 9911 at £82.

Before you spend a lot on a sander I have found the poly abrasive discs good for surface preparation, Toolststion have them to fit a 4 ½” angle grinder (Cat no 18114) and Screwfix to fit a drill (Cat no 77797-97 in 2009 cat.). I also found the Nylon abrasive brushes, also from Toolstation or Screwfix, useful but not so quick or aggressive as the poly abrasive disc.

I built a summerhouse clad with sawn featheredge board. Some of the boards were quite rough so I tried sanding one panel down. It looked better but after decoration with an opaque water based paint there was not enough improvement to make it worth preparing all the boards. HTH.

Graham

 

[chipchaser]

That looks like a good bit of industrial quality kit Blister. I have a Hitachi circular saw of similar vintage. it's quite heavy, noisy but very powerful and tough. I expect it will last me many more years.

One neat thing about my Makita sander is that it will clamp to the bench upside down and with a 240 grit belt is excellent for sharpening chisels and plane irons! I'm going to duck behind the parapet now.

Wolf, I am wondering whether it is really necessary to sand all the boarding back to get an acceptable finish. Has it weathered that badly?

Graham

 

[wolf78uk]

That sander does sound a bit heavey for my liking, sorry to have wasted your time. The summer house has weathered quite badly but it more that I'm a perfectionist, time isn't an issue (when I have it) and as I've done 1 side, it looks a git oh and I know what it could look like now and its bugging me

 

[chipchaser]

I think everyone on this site will understand that. I admit to spending time on getting things just how I want them too :wink: I'm sure it will look excellent when finished

Graham

 

[George_N]

I don't know about belt sanders but I be inclined to clean up the timber with a wire brush. A cup type brush mounted in a power drill is very effective in removing surface crud without leaving the timber looking like new wood. With a belt sander you'll never get all the bit between the boards anyway and you'll end up with stripes which will look worse. After wire brushing you can then apply a preservative.

 

[OLD]

The weight is your enemy especially when using vertically .Makita are well thought off but as its a one off i would get a inexpensive one say aldi or ebay.

 

[woodguy7]

I don't fancy doing that with a belt sander. They are tiring enough on horizontal surfaces. Vertical will be a killer, speaking of which, dust extraction is a must. I have changed all my power tools to Festool & in my opinion the sander you need is the Festool Rotex 150 ebq hooked up to a shop vac. The problem is your budget, you would need to x4 to get the Rotex.

Good luck, Woodguy.