Belt sander - Everything about the device

A belt sander is an electric grinding machine. Since the belt sander can remove a great deal of material from large areas, it is used, for example, to remove paint. The surfaces are sanded flat with a belt sander. It is therefore predestined for coarse sanding. This means that a belt sander should not be missing in any household.

Professionals are able to grind the work piece with the appropriate grit without reworking. The result is fine tuning. The belt sander can also be used for the following work:

Grinding strips,

Deburring plastic,

and much more.

The structure of a belt sander is easily explained. The endless sanding belt is guided over two rollers. They are the drive roller and the deflection roller. The belt sander is driven by an electric motor. As a rule, its output ranges between 650 watts and 1,000 watts.

What types of belt sander are there?

Belt sanders are divided into mobile and stationary belt sanders and belt files. The major difference between a stationary belt sander and a hand-held belt sander is that the workpieces to be processed must be held over the stationary belt sander. The handling of the hand belt sander is different. Many mobile belt grinders are also equipped with a side grinding wheel. The use of the mobile belt grinder is therefore more flexible.

The precision device in belt grinders is the belt file. It is also called finger sander among professionals. The sanding belt on this device usually has a width of 6 mm to 13 mm. Check out our website for effective information about daily tools now.

The name finger sander is based on the fact that the boom for guiding the sanding belt is mounted on the belt sander similar to a finger.

The belt sander variant is suitable for deburring and derusting. Filing in angles and corners can easily be done with the ribbon file.

What are the quality features of a good belt sander?

The following criteria must be checked for the quality features:

Power,

Suction device,

Automatic belt centering,

Handling,

Weight,

Belt speed,

Band dimension.

The wattage plays an important role for an even sanding process. We therefore advise against buying belt sanders below 650 watts.

The belt sander has an integrated extraction system. Their quality should be measured by how high their performance is. This is the only way to prevent the removed particles from being distributed in large quantities around the workplace or the room.

The next point is an automatic belt centering. It is much more effective to work with a belt sander if the activity is not interrupted by retightening the sandpaper. When buying, make sure that the belt sander is easy to use. This also includes changing the sanding belt.

With a belt sander, wearing parts must be easily accessible, exchangeable and available. The weight of a belt sander is important for mobile models. They usually weigh between 2.5 kg and 3.5 kg.

Consideration should also be given to the belt dimensions in the quality features. The test winners had dimensions of 75 mm into 533 mm and 76 mm into 457 mm.