GREGMW Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Would it possible to use a portable belt sander on the top ,back and sides ,instead if a thickness sander or plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I assume you're talking about one of those hand-held jobs. It is very difficult to do this, because you have no way of keeping the surface parallel to the back of the piece. If you had a way of measuring the thickness everywhere (including and especially at the center), then you could probably do a passable job. But I'm pretty sure you'd end up with small undulations or "waves" that would reveal themselves when you started buffing the finish. I'd try to befriend someone with a thickness planer and/or sander. A cabinet maker perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 No. It is not a good thing to try. Remember your going to be dealing with thousandths of an inch (eveything is thin.). Also the back/ top/ and sides are thicknessed flat. Radius is developed from curved bracing and sanding a radius inro the kerfing and rim. A hand plane can get the job done, but make sure it is well tuned. Finish sanding and minor changes to thickness can be done by hand and with a RA sander. If you order your back and top joined and thicknessed (sides thicknessed also) you will beable to do a bit of small adjusting with a long block (again small adjustments). A belt sander is just too agressive and hard to maintain uniform control. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREGMW Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Thanks for that. I wont try that then Regards Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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