Mr Rob
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 03:13 PM |
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Belt+disk sanders
I was wondering if one would be a good investment when building a Locost. I was thinking for taking off burrs on cut tubes and tidying up brackets
ect.
They don't cost much..
 
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 03:21 PM |
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The cheap ones are mainly intended for light use on wood. The first time I tried using my mates one it stopped the belt. You get what you pay for was
never truer.
Now having said that, a cheap B&Q belt sander of the type that you hold, held upside down in a vice works a treat and will really shift metal with
a coarse belt. Use blue zircon belts not the red garnet ones. HTH.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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clockwork
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 03:29 PM |
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I've got a clarke/draper one, it's handy, but not essential, also where I have it sited I sometimes don't have room to use it, so
use an angle grinder. which works just as well if I'm honest.
Mine was a gift, and I wouldn't get rid of it.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.
"Well if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Morons the world over.
Locost/Kit builders info and FAQ website:- www.carbuilders.info
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BenB
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 03:29 PM |
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And don't forget to wear safety glasses. Preferably the wrap-around types with a good seal at the edges. I managed to get a metal splinter in my
eye despite wearing safety glasses (non-sealing type). No-one in eye casualty believed that I was wearing glasses..... Pesky little flying metal
fragments...
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Ivan
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 04:32 PM |
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Flap discs on an angle grider do it for me and are long lasting - if money is tight an angle grider is the one tool you can't do without in my
opinion, although a belt sander is useful for many tasks.
A disk sander would be way down in my order of priorities.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 05:01 PM |
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I got one from B&Q supertore with normal grinder on the left side and vertical belt on the other side.
Was under £40.
It's been one of the best things I've bought.
Pat..
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Fred W B
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 05:57 PM |
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Seconded, this is mine, I find it extremely usefull. I have had to replace the switch though.
Cheers
Fred W B
 
linish
[Edited on 5/9/07 by Fred W B]
[Edited on 5/9/07 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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designer
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 07:43 PM |
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I use the Machine Mart model to finish off all the angles on tube ends.
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caber
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| posted on 5/9/07 at 07:59 PM |
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I bought a belt sander from Lidl. It came with brackets for bench mounting and it has been bolted to the bench since I got it. I wish I had it during
the chassis build and I use it pretty much everytime I work on the car. cost £19.99 and was deffo a good buy!
Caber
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