my wide belts are in the way. always. does anyone have a storage suggestion?
my wide belts are in the way. always. does anyone have a storage suggestion?
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Here is my solution. I pieced it together from plywood off cuts.
Hang them on the wall. Use floor flange with a piece of iron pipe. Over iron pipe, slip a piece of 4" PVC pipe to hang belts on.
nest them inside each other in order and stand them on the floor 16"x54"
when using go from outside 40 grit to 60, 80, 100, keep 120, 150, 180 separate as don't go that far until after glue up, etc
like the plywood rack just need that much room
Ron
hang on pipe from the ceiling with a rope and some pulleys
Bill D
Throw them over the dc pipes
Mine are hanging from a home made rack hanging on the wall similar to Bruce's only with plywood "fingers" instead of pipe. It's pretty high up above the wood lathe adjacent to the wide belt but not so high I can't take them on and off without a stepstool.
My former employer's shop has a couple of racks with 3/4" pipe floor flanges mounted to the wall and 4 or 5 pipes on tees mounted between them. The horizontal pipes can be folded back against the wall or swung out for access and are covered with 4" cardboard tubes to keep the belts from kinking.
I made a rack with 6” PVC attached to ply and braced above the wbs. I have to climb up on the outfeed table, but sander is 3 head so not many changes. New belts I keep in the box till a couple days before needed.
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Last edited by Joe Calhoon; 08-31-2020 at 2:10 PM.
My solution was very simple. A SYP 2x12 x 7', several pieces of 55" EMT, and a forstner bit. The belts are 52" wide and usually we nestle several belts inside of one another on the EMT.
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We box up the belts that need cleaning and ship them to the belt cleaners every month or so.
The Kindt- Collins "pitch solvent" works well. Best to use it out doors.