Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:03:41 -0800
From: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

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> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:29:49 -0500
> From: Charles Brush <cfbrush@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)
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> >Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> >Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 02:36:15 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)
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> >All the hardwood floor sanders I've used were rotating
> >drums. The sandpaper wasn't a "belt" and attached
> >directly to the drum. I suppose a belt model could
> >exist, though I've never seen one.
> >
> >Adam
>
> Hi Adam,
>
> If you try a search for "belt sander" you'll see what I mean.  They
> are very common, and use a sandpaper belt on a pair of wheels.  There
> are small handheld units as well as large floor standing units that
> typically have a disk sander built in as well.  Here are some
> examples currently on ebay (there are tons of configurations for
> these things):
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2375349446&category=20782
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2591382232&category=25279
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> Charles

	I still think it would be a waste to destroy a good bench sander, but
the hand helds are so cheap that I wouldn't care.  By the way, both the
belt sander and the disk sander make poor men's substituted for a
milling machine, particularly when working soft materials.  I have an
old and cheap Sears Dunlab 12" sander which I've even used to shape 1/4"
CR steel plate on occasion. Just about every construction project here
uses it for the base or whatever.

	Charles, why don't you go ahead with your plans and report the results?

Ed