New to me 4” x 36” belt sander

[Chicken lights]

Picked that up yesterday off Kijiji. 7 or 8 belts and owners manual for a 4” x 36” King belt sander.

$100, I thought it was a fair price.

 

[Chicken lights]

The belt part flips up to be vertical, but I don’t see a way to lock it like that.

Is that normal?

 

[Janger]

I have a similar sander - it has a bolt to tighten and lock it vertical which is how I use it.

 

[Chicken lights]

I have a similar sander - it has a bolt to tighten and lock it vertical which is how I use it.

I’ll have to look for that. Thanks!

 

[YYCHM]

My band saw doesn't appear to have a vertical lock..... Is that normal?

 

[Janger]

mine does not either but when it's vertical the weight of the motor and casting holds it in place. The hydraulic down feed also keeps it from moving. I have to open the valve lots to put the arm back down and pull pretty hard - so hard I have to put my foot in front of the wheel to keep the whole machine from rolling.

 

[CalgaryPT]

Something nice I learned about King Canada is that they are the only offshore manufacturer that has replacement parts for everything they make in Canada. The warehouse is in Quebec. I called them when I was researching my 7x12 swivel bandsaw a few years back. They were very nice to deal with.

 

[Chicken lights]

First job is to make these two stainless brackets the same length/width. Length more important than width, then I need to drill a couple holes.

I think all the belts are 50 grit. That seems pretty coarse, what do you guys recommend for belt grits?

 

[Janger]

I’d use the grinder and then the sander. I tend to have finer grit typically. One of those giant erasers cleans out the grit and makes the belt clean too.

 

[CalgaryPT]

I use 50 grit disks on my disc sander. 60's on my belt sander.

I go years now without using my grinder.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Why didn't you buy mine? I listed it for 100 and was willing to sell for 90. So far after 10 offers no one gave me my 90.

Granted no extra belts - mine still has original belt - you can see how much it was used.

 

[trlvn]

Why didn't you buy mine? I listed it for 100 and was willing to sell for 90. So far after 10 offers no one gave me my 90.

Granted no extra belts - mine still has original belt - you can see how much it was used.

I don't think the $10 savings was going to offset the 64 hour roundtrip drive!

Craig
@Chicken lights is in Kitchener, ON.

 

[Chicken lights]

I picked this up off kijiji for $40. Probably could’ve paid $25 or $30 but it (in my eyes) was still a deal at $40.

41” tall, as it sits. 36” x 16” top.

Ideally I want to have bench grinder, belt sander, drill press and a vise all together as a “station” so to speak. All in one wall section, not necessarily all as part of the same base unit

I’m not crazy how the legs stick out. They could get cut off, the casters moved, it could get bolted to the floor, I’ve got options.

I’d prefer to leave it on casters for now, we’ll see what we come up with. The angle brackets were “welded” to the top....pair of pliers snapped them all off easily

 

[Dr.Fiero]

Be (very) wary of the bearings used in it. Especially the top roller. They're all made of fine chinesium.
I used to run the service center at KMS tools, and we were a King (amongst others) warranty depot.
Saw....many.... of those roll through.

Far easier and cheaper (due to collateral damage) to replace them before they're totally dead!

 

[Janger]

I don't think the $10 savings was going to offset the 64 hour roundtrip drive!

Craig
@Chicken lights is in Kitchener, ON.

I drove to Ontario to get an anvil!

 

[historicalarms]

I would re-think that leg shortening on the table if it were me, it will add stability and resist tip-over when pushing a bit on the work piece you are to be grinding. I've seen a # of grinding pedestals attached to a small base and then another piece had to be welded on for the operator to stand on so the grinder wouldn't tip away when being used.

Another suggestion if you plan on using this sander for wood & metal de-burring ... place it where it can be vacuum cleaned easily. Our local volunteer fire dept. has had to attend 3 shop fires in the past 5 years from wood dust igniting from metal sparks ( 2 of them at the same shop, the old guy didn't much learn from the first time!!!).

 

[CalgaryPT]

chinesium.
!

LOL. Laugh of the day

 

[Tom Kitta]

I don't think the problem is so much the actual bearing but the fact that the bearings may not be well protected against wood/ grinding dust particle ingestion and thus die quickly. If you want to get EU bearings these are cheap - actually cheaper then princess auto stuff @ eBay. I think the seller name is something similar to Bohemian Seal - they ship fast and it comes from Chechia aka Czech Republic. You can get actual Czechia made bearings which are about the same quality as Germany.

 

[Chicken lights]

I drove to Ontario to get an anvil!

Ok, there has to be a story there....

 

[CalgaryPT]

Ok, there has to be a story there....

Man walks into a bar carrying an anvil....