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Old 05-31-2009, 08:48 PM
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I was given some good advice and thought I would pass it on. The leather belt on my upside down belt sander (which is only 4 months old) got so stretched out that even with the tension turned all the way, the belt still flaps when running. A friend of mine suggested lightly spraying the belt with water will shrink it, then when the machine is not in use loosen the tension. I did this a week or so ago and it seems to help. BTW when the belt is tight it works great !

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Old 05-31-2009, 09:50 PM
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Sounds very much like the recommended procedure for bandsaws: remove tension when not in use. Thanks, Dave - I probably wouldn't have thought to remove tension on a belt sander with a leather belt, but now that you mention it, it makes sense!

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Old 06-08-2009, 09:24 AM
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Thanks for the tip!
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Old 06-08-2009, 01:02 PM
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Your welcome Michael. Claude, it does make sense, that is if I can remember to loosen the tension

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Old 06-08-2009, 02:41 PM
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I just got a 30" belt sander and will be keeping the sander belt on it. Is it also recomended to releive tension on those or just the leather?
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Sorry Tom I am not sure, maybe one of the others might know. I also have an older Delta 1x30, I use this one only for sanding, I never loosen the tension and never had a problem ??

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