Originally Posted by
Ron Selzer
a 36-grit belt will remove a lot of material fast for a sander
I use a 36-grit belt to clean up the glued up boards, then go with a 50, 60, 80, 100, 120 for one pass on each side
36-grit will run less amps at 1 full turn then the 120-grit at 1/2 turn
keep an eye on the dust collector when doing much 36-grit work
I have a fair amount of time running wider than 15" glue ups thru my sander it works however have ended up with wide cupped glue ups when trying up around 24" or wider
Ron