Sander Belt Joint Failure
3" sander belts (couple of brands) stored in my unairconditioned garage-shop are coming apart at the seam as soon as they are applied to the wood. Does the glue fail over time or with moisture? Has anybody else had this problem? Ideas for rescuing them?
I have had this problem in the past
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edward woods
3" sander belts (couple of brands) stored in my unairconditioned garage-shop are coming apart at the seam as soon as they are applied to the wood. Does the glue fail over time or with moisture? Has anybody else had this problem? Ideas for rescuing them?
I had a batch of 20 years old belts from B&D I tried to use some years ago: every one barely resisted the handling without glue fail. The ones that resisted that handling, literally, broken apart in a couple of seconds even without any load.
I do not know the kind of glue used in that application but I read in some places it is "programmed" to fail in a couple of years. Since then I do not purchase bulk sand belts - just on demand.