Thread: Sanding disc for saws?

Hi Danster

Triton actually make a sanding disk for the saw. I have a 91/4. Just take the saw blade out and bolt the sanding disk in.

Available at any Triton Distributor.

I first brough a GMC table and found it was a waste of money and used it once or twice. But put a sanding disc in it and use it all the time for sanding mitres etc. They are handy.

Regard Goldy

Danster,

Sanding disks are certainly available. Bunnies stock the Triton disks.
A few things to keep in mind:

1) they cut very aggressively - take this into account if final length is an issue
2) disk flex can be a problem, slightly rounding say a mitred edge (approach lightly)
3) burns can also be a problem - avoiding this is a meter of technique.
4) Dust generated will fly everywhere - due to the speed of disk rotation, this is difficult to control. You will want to wear a P2 dusk mask.

For me it has been a relatively cheap attachment that has had quite a lot of use.

Gday Danster

Ditto what Barry said, I also have the Triton 9 1/4 sanding disk and it works well in the workcentre.

Couple of small points.

Recommend having one of those sanding belt cleaning sticks handy to keep the abrasive clear and help make it last.

Be careful centring the stick-on sandpaper disks, on my Makita saw I rushed it and subsequently had to cut away the centre of the paper so the disk didn't foul the slot in the table. You could probably use the arbor clamping washers as a guide when putting the sheets on now I think about it-would have been handy to have thought about it then !

Also check the disk in your saw when you first buy it to ensure it has minimal runout, mine had been mishandled somewhere along the line and wobbled a bit so I had to get it replaced.

Has anyone tried cutting/filing the teeth off an old sawblade for the same purpose? Little bit tedious maybe but could do the job. You could probably buy the stick-on paper from an abrasives supplier cheaper that the Triton ones from Bunnings.

Cheers.........Sean