Thread: Which Belt Sander?

Originally Posted by Burnsy

Here is a picture of my 9924db showing how the aluminium housing can be worn away as was mentioned earlier for those who need a mental image. Not that I am complaining, I picked this up from roadside chuckout and after a new set of bushes it may not be the prettiest sander in the shed but it gets my vote. $9 for a $350 sander

Thats had some serious sanding. Mine isn't quite as bad as that. Like you say they still work a treat.

JAMC

Thanks Gerhard, another splendid piece of history .. not boring at all, on the contrary actually. Also, the photos do illustrate the story nicely.

Just a side comment on the "sci-fi" bit, it does look as if the Hitachi SB8V2 is just a frilled-up version of the SB75.

I won't tire you further with questions on other brands

Cheers!

Hi, Groggy, Jarrahrules, Ashwood and others! Thanks very much for the compliments, i'm honoured and grateful! I'll try to find some vintage pics of belt sanders and some technical drawings to tell a bit more about the inner workings.

greetings from Holland!

Hi all!

There is an excellent German website, owned by the firm of Hans Sauer, a machine tool dealer, repair shop and spare parts merchant. There are lots of exploded views and spare part listings to be seen here. I wanted to post some of these drawing here, but most of them are well beyond 800 x 600 pixels, and of course there are copyrights from Sauer and the original manufacturers. It's not my aim to bring Woodworkforums into trouble, so i invite you to visit www.hans-sauer.de yourself. You may find drawings or parts specifications here that you've been looking for, but couldn't find. For myself, i always try to have a glimpse of a machine's inside before i choose and buy one. I take notice of the way a machine is constructed and of the sizes of critical parts (like ball bearings or sleeves). This information may give more enlightenment than any folder, brochure or editorial comment. I found drawings of e.g. the Bosch GBS75AE, the Elu MHB90/DeWalt DW650, the Hitachi SB110 and the HolzHer 2410.

all the best

I order from Hans Sauer all the time. It's the duck's nuts. I usually call up me old mate Herr Geilke. Been around since Adam was a boy and always shows the kind of patience needed till we have everything sorted.

Great reference if you're looking for schematics.

Damien
P.S. The best router for my money is the 100mm Made in Japan Ryobi that I've mentioned in another thread. Hasn't let me down in 15 years and has a design I've yet to see surpassed.

Hi all,

here are some tool company history weblinks. When the upload works, you may also find them attached and pasted in a Word doc to save on your PC.

Large selection of companies:
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/index.html

DeWalt:
http://www.dewalt.com/us/service/company/history.asp

Black & Decker 1:
http://www.blackanddecker.com/CustomerCenter/Company-Information.aspx

Black & Decker 2:
http://www.blackanddecker.co.uk/about/history/

Elu:
http://www.elumatec.de/English/Unternehmen/Historie/index.html

Holz Her:
http://www.holzher.com/seite11.htm

Holz Her / Karl M. Reich (in German, but you can download a profile-PDF in English here):
http://www.kmreich.com/index.php?article_id=50

Bosch:
http://www.bosch.com/content/language2/html/2859.htm

AEG:
http://www.aeg-pt.com/internet/CmsTEST2003A.nsf/vwSL2PagesLinkNav/COMPANYAEG%20MilestonesHtml%20Version!OpenDocument

Flex (Ackermann + Schmitt):
http://www.flex-tools.de/gb/Unternehmen/Historie___Vision.php?navid=19

Skil:
http://www.asktooltalk.com/articles/toolhistory/divide.php

Bosch/Scintilla (jig saw article):
http://www.asktooltalk.com/articles/toolhistory/jigsaw.php

Fein:
http://www.fein.de/corp/de/en/fein/history.html

Makita 1:
http://www.makita.com/co_why_history.htm

Makita 2:
http://www.makita.co.jp/global/company/history.html

Originally Posted by damienhazo

P.S. The best router for my money is the 100mm Made in Japan Ryobi that I've mentioned in another thread. Hasn't let me down in 15 years and has a design I've yet to see surpassed.

I think you meant BELT SANDER Damien.

P.S. I agree with you about Japanese Ryobi.

I have the Makita - go get it you won't be disapointed. Make sure you get a good range of belts. Also see if you can get a belt cleaner/dresser (its like a big yellow rubber) it cleans all (most) of the gunk in the sandpaper and extends their lives dramatically

One thing that i don't think that has been mentioned and is a big influence for me when buying a belt sander is the size of the base plate.
The greater area the belt contacts the surface the better. I have a 100mm wide Bosch which was the old Stanley is its a great machine. But i had the chance to use super expensive Festo 100mm wide with sanding frame awhile ago and its by far the best belt sander i have used.